1. Silvano de Iesu Lazio Region “Economic participation in the age of networking: Digital Ecosystems of knowledge, business and services”, Bruxelles 07/11/07

2. Regions unquestionable objectives Sustainable and distributed economic developmentTrasparency and efficency Citizen Participation in decision-making, social, economic, cultural and productive processes “Economic participation in the age of networking: Digital Ecosystems of knowledge, business and services”, Bruxelles 07/11/07

3. ICT can help Regions in realizing this objectives but they have to change the way to look at them:  New ICT interpretation: not only tecnological instruments (broadband, portals, eGovernment) but a crucial opportunity to increase the socio- economic development and the harmonization of territories, an active sustain to equality and participation;  Proactive role: PA has to change his role from simple sponsor for private iniziatives to catalizer, to create the best conditions, doing the first steps on a new way.  Democracy Guarantee: ICT have great potentialities but even great risks! “Economic participation in the age of networking: Digital Ecosystems of knowledge, business and services”, Bruxelles 07/11/07

4. “Economic participation in the age of networking: Digital Ecosystems of knowledge, business and services”, Bruxelles 07/11/07

5. REDEN analysis Regional sustainable development Precondition to achieve EU economic development Strategies have to be inspired from social and economic sustainability aspects Efficient utilisation of regional territorial resources and skills Partecipation of all actors to social, cultural, economic and productive processes “Economic participation in the age of networking: Digital Ecosystems of knowledge, business and services”, Bruxelles 07/11/07

6. Economic participation in the age of networking: Digital Ecosystems of knowledge, business and services”, Bruxelles 07/11/07 Figure 1: Innovative approaches to sustainable regional development Economic sustainability Growth Productivity Development Social sustainability Equity Accessibility Participation Empowerment Knowledge Regional level European level