It has been said that “in a world of global economies and technological change such as information superhighways facilitating transfer of often exponentially growing data, it is likely that the challenge for firms may not always be to be among the first to produce the new information, but may instead be how to recognise, obtain, employ and complement the relevant innovative information” (De Bondt 1996).
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Creti, A. (2009). Interconnection-Infrastructure as a Prerequisite for the Development of Territories — The Role of Network Externalities. In: Fratesi, U., Senn, L. (eds) Growth and Innovation of Competitive Regions. Advances in Spatial Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70924-4_10
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