International Practices of Smart Development

Robertas Juceviius is Professor of Strategic Management at Kaunas University of Technology in Kaunas, Lithuania. He is also member of the Council for National Progress of Lithuania. Jurgita Bruneckien is Associate Professor at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania.Gerd-Bodo von Carlsburg is Professor at the Heidelberg University of Education.

• Contents: Robertas Jucevicius/Jurgita Bruneckiene/Gerd-Bodo von Carlsburg: Introduction Giedrius Jucevicius/Shlomo Maital: National Strategies of Smart Development: Turning Constraints into Growth Opportunities Robertas Jucevicius/Palmira Juceviciene: Smart Social System Jaime del Castillo/Jonatan Paton/Belen Barroeta: Clusters and Territorial Development: The Great Basque Transformation Towards Smart Specialisation Jurgita Bruneckiene/Julia Lopez Ventura: Building Smart Economy: Barcelona Case Pekka Lindroos: Evolution and Concurrent Thinking on Industrial Strategy: Case of Finland Inmaculada Periez Forte/Manuel Palazuelos Martnez/Dimitris Kyriakou: Strengthening Decision-Making Capacity Through Stakeholders Engagement in Smart Specialisation Jaime del Castillo/Jonatan Paton/Belen Barroeta: A Governance Model for Smart Specialisation Thomas A. Bryer/Pamela Medina: Smart Virtual City: Applying Smart Design to a Citys Online Structure and Identity Billy Fields: Evaluating the Challenge of Conceptualising the Smart City in Urban Planning: Greenway Planning in Texas Palmira Juceviciene/Justina Suchankaite: Smart Decisions as a Critical Indicator of a Smart City: The Case of Druskininkai Town Michiel S de Vries/Iwona Sobis: From Evidence-Based Policies to Evidence-Based Public Sector Reforms Paul Joyce: Case Studies in Public Governance, Strategic Management and Economic Performance Rita Juceviciene/Giedrius Jucevicius: Emergence of Trust in Inter-Organisational Relations: Overcoming Dilemmas in Trust Development.