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Lithuanian Regional Research Institute
Donelaicio 60, LT-3000 Kaunas,
Lithuania
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e-mail: lrti@lrti.lt

Lithuanian Regional Research Institute

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT - 2002 

October 3 - 4, 2002
KAUNAS 

The main coordinator - Lithuanian Regional Research Institute.

During the conference the problems of economic conditions and development were discussed, the newest researches and their adaptability results were analyzed.

THE PROGRAME OF THE CONFERENCE

THEORY AND PRACTICE OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Theories of regionalization, their analysis, and evaluation of practical application possibilities 

• Regional development models and their analysis 

• Research of regional economic potential and infrastructure and related evaluation on the national and global scales 

• Regional economic development strategies, their planning and management 

• Analysis of regional policies in EU and pre-accession countries

• Economic regionalization (experience) in EU and pre-accession countries

• Peculiarities of economic regionalization in Lithuania 

• Learning region

RURAL REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Relations between rural and urban areas 

• Rural regional disparities and their identification 

• Rural regional development models and policy 

• Rural regional economics and development strategies 

• Aspects of regional development in agriculture and food product sector 

• Evaluation of rural economic activities in regions

INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN REGIONS

• Enterprise application integration and regional integration models 

• Knowledge management and information systems 

• Internet and its influence on regional development 

• Influence of human, social and organizational dimensions to the informational development in the region 

• Current issues in education and training of information systems personnel and users 

• Impact of information technology on regional development