Identifying knowledge-based factors supporting regional development. Theoretical frameworks and systems of indicators

The aim of this chapter is to address the lack of clear, coherent and shared frameworks for identifying, managing, assessing and reporting knowledge-based factors at regional level. According to a knowledge-based interpretation about territorial strategic resources, the Knoware Tree as framework to identify and classify territorial knowledge-based factors and the Knoware Dashboard as framework driving the design of potential indicators and metrics to assess territorial knowledge-based factors are presented. Finally, a set of key indicators for identifying and assessing the knowledge-based factors potentially supporting regional development paths is elaborated.