TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The purpose of this article is to discuss issues raised at The 1st World Conference on Intellectual Capital for Communities in the Knowledge Economy: Nations, Regions and Cities, which took place in Paris, June 20, 2005.Design/methodology/approach– The conference was structured into four sessions: intellectual capital and the knowledge economy; intellectual capital for nations; intellectual capital for regions; and looking at the future.Findings– Finds that there is a gap that must be addressed. There are very few actual case studies that articulate how a knowledge economy is nurtured and operates on a regional and local basis.Originality/value– This article is based on the first conference, which was a remarkable convocation and springboard event and will be of interest to those in the field of intellectual capital. VL - 7 IS - 2 SN - 1469-1930 DO - 10.1108/14691930610661908 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/14691930610661908 AU - Chatzkel Jay PY - 2006 Y1 - 2006/01/01 TI - The 1st World Conference on Intellectual Capital for Communities in the Knowledge Economy: Nations, Regions and Cities T2 - Journal of Intellectual Capital PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 272 EP - 282 Y2 - 2024/04/23 ER -