Owing to the good reception of that first SI, a new one was published in 2004 as Vol. 8 No. 5. under the heading: “Knowledge-based Development II: Knowledge Cities”. The increasing attention that Knowledge Cities have been receiving in recent years allowed the collection of a substantial set of contributions that on the whole provided a stimulating state-of-the art account. That second SI won the Emerald prize for the best special issue out of 140 special issues in 2004.

After those experiences, the SI on KBD became annual starting 2006. What begun as an glimpse of the KM community into the social dimension of knowledge value dynamics, is now consolidating as a regular line of contribution to social development. This trend is indicative of the institutionalization of KBD as field of study and practice. Annual KBD Issues have been published in 2006 and 2007. The 2008 Call for Papers has now been launched.

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