<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The basis for SMART VILLAGE development is a high-quality infrastructure for civilian equipment and services, including the coverage of rural villages by high-speed Internet. The aim of the article is to evaluate the support and impacts of these activities through the Czech Rural Development Program in the period 2007–2013 and, according to the ex-post evaluation, to further identify policy-implications. The results of the analysis show a clear positive impact of the support of the service infrastructure on the development of supported municipalities, on the contrary, the results of supporting the connection of the rural population to the Internet are patchy.</p></abstract>

The basis for SMART VILLAGE development is a high-quality infrastructure for civilian equipment and services, including the coverage of rural villages by high-speed Internet. The aim of the article is to evaluate the support and impacts of these activities through the Czech Rural Development Program in the period 2007–2013 and, according to the ex-post evaluation, to further identify policy-implications. The results of the analysis show a clear positive impact of the support of the service infrastructure on the development of supported municipalities, on the contrary, the results of supporting the connection of the rural population to the Internet are patchy.

Smart Villages and Investments to Public Services and ICT Infrastructure: Case of the Czech Rural Development Program 2007–2013

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The basis for SMART VILLAGE development is a high-quality infrastructure for civilian equipment and services, including the coverage of rural villages by...

Smart Villages and Investments to Public Services and ICT Infrastructure: Case of the Czech Rural Development Program 2007–2013

Published Online: Dec 30, 2019

Page range: 584 - 598

Received: Mar 23, 2019

Accepted: Oct 24, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2019-0032

Keywords
public services, rural development, SMART village, ICT infrastructure

© 2019 Martin Pělucha, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Smart Villages and Investments to Public Services and ICT Infrastructure: Case of the Czech Rural Development Program 2007–2013

Published Online: Dec 30, 2019

Page range: 584 - 598

Received: Mar 23, 2019

Accepted: Oct 24, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2019-0032

Keywordspublic services, rural development, SMART village, ICT infrastructure

© 2019 Martin Pělucha, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
public services, rural development, SMART village, ICT infrastructure