CEEC
Central and Eastern European country
EU
European Union
GDP
Gross domestic product
ICT
Information and communication technology
NPM
New Public Management
NRM
Natural Resource Management (Australia)
RAI
Regional Authority Index
RAP
Administrative and Planning Regions (Colombia)
RCI
Regional Competitiveness Index
RDA
Regional development agency
RDC
Regional development council
SDG
Sustainable Development Goal
SME
Small and medium-sized enterprise
SPA
Special provincial administration