VÝZNAM, POTENCIÁL A LIMITY SLEDOVÁNÍ DIGITÁLNÍ VÝKONNOSTI REGIONŮ: PŘÍKLAD ČR
THE IMPORTANCE, POTENTIAL AND LIMITS OF MONITORING THE DIGITAL PERFORMANCE OF REGIONS: THE CASE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Author(s): Martina Kubíková, Martin Pelucha
Subject(s): Regional Geography, Economic development, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: digitalization; regional development; monitoring;
Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on the evaluation of mainstreaming of the availability of statistical indicators and their use in the design of the national and regional development strategies. Although a large amount of funds (from the EU structural funds and new instruments, e. g. National Recovery Plans or the process of Just Transition in coal regions) is being invested in the development of the digital economy. The question is the effectiveness and efficiency of the expenditure and the reflection of the real needs of regional and local entities. The analysis of key documents for regional development of the Czech Republic (i.e. the Regional Development Strategy 21+ and the development strategies of the regions) showed that these strategies reflect the area of digitalization only to a limited extent, which is due to the sectoral concept of digitalization within the national Digital Czechia Strategy under the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The consequence is a weak reflection of the territorial dimension of this topic and a lack of adequate data at the regional level. According to these findings, the authors point to a dichotomy between the set implementation system of interventions for digitalization and minimal reflection on monitoring and creation of contextual statistical indicators for assessing the progress of digitalization at the regional level (especially by the Czech Statistical Office). The paper concludes by arguing for the need to increase funding for the necessary changes and to expand the monitoring and statistical coverage of digitisation in the Czech Republic.

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