Bănică Alexandru, Ţigănaşu Ramona, Nijkamp Peter, Kourtit Karima
Faculty of Geography "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Romania, Center for Geographic Research Romanian Academy Iasi Branch 700506 Romania.
Centre for European Studies "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi Iasi 700507 Romania.
Glob Chall. 2024 Aug 20;8(9):2400031. doi: 10.1002/gch2.202400031. eCollection 2024 Sep.
This paper assesses the National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs) of EU member states and regions to uncover commonalities and differences between green and digital transitions, focusing on the role of institutions, among additional socio-economic drivers, in modeling them. To that end, relevant indicators have been assembled, and several econometric models have been developed and tested to evaluate institutional performance in relation to green and digital transformations. The study reveals discrepancies in the two explored transition fields and highlights the power of institutional factors in boosting them. Specifically, the findings demonstrate that the green transition in EU regions is positively associated with variables such as life expectancy, institutional quality, tertiary education attainment, and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with innovative activities, while the fruits of digitalization are mainly allied to population with higher studies, core creative class employment, accountability of institutions, and innovative SMEs. These insights offer valuable guidance for decision-makers to draw lessons from high-performing or successful regions and strategically assign resources. This includes paying attention to regional financial allocations and their alignment with territorial planning and long-term policies.
本文评估了欧盟成员国和地区的国家复苏与韧性计划（NRRP），以揭示绿色转型和数字转型之间的共性与差异，重点关注机构在其他社会经济驱动因素中对塑造这些转型所起的作用。为此，收集了相关指标，并开发和测试了多个计量经济模型，以评估机构在绿色和数字转型方面的表现。研究揭示了两个探索领域中的差异，并突出了机构因素在推动这些转型方面的作用。具体而言，研究结果表明，欧盟地区的绿色转型与预期寿命、机构质量、高等教育程度以及开展创新活动的中小企业等变量呈正相关，而数字化成果主要与受过高等教育的人口、核心创意阶层就业、机构问责制以及创新型中小企业相关。这些见解为决策者提供了宝贵的指导，以便他们从表现出色或成功的地区吸取经验教训，并进行战略资源分配。这包括关注区域财政拨款及其与领土规划和长期政策的一致性。
