Governments around the world are investing a great amount of resources on the development of an information society. These investments are particularly important as an attempt to close digital divides among countries and regions within countries. However, there is no clear evidence that suggests that current Information and Communication Technology (ICT) policies are helping align investments with the actual needs of the local contexts. Based on data about the allocation of 2014–2020 EU Funds, this paper analyzes the relationship between local needs and investment decisions aiming at bridging territorial digital divides. The results identify four different regional strategies developed around four policy goals: broadband, digital inclusion, digital government services, and the use of ICTs in enterprises. The results also show that unlike the past 2007–13 period, the allocations to these goals appear to be consistent with the ICT local context, i.e. funding for a given goal is higher in the regions that need it the most. Therefore, our main recommendation for the European Commission and Member States is to keep existing requirements for developing evidence-informed “Digital Growth” strategies for the next 2021–27 period. We also suggest to strengthen existing support tools for regional governments.

世界各国政府正在为信息社会的发展投入大量资源。这些投资对于缩小国家之间以及国家内部区域之间的数字鸿沟特别重要。但是，没有明确的证据表明当前的信息和通信技术（ICT）政策正在帮助使投资与当地情况的实际需求保持一致。基于有关2014-2020年欧盟资金分配的数据，本文分析了旨在缩小地区数字鸿沟的地方需求与投资决策之间的关系。结果确定了围绕四个政策目标制定的四个不同的区域战略：宽带，数字包容，数字政府服务以及企业中ICT的使用。结果还表明，与过去的2007-13年度不同，对这些目标的分配似乎与ICT的当地情况相吻合，即，在最需要该目标的区域中，为给定目标提供的资金更多。因此，我们对欧洲委员会和成员国的主要建议是保留现有要求，以便在下一个2021年至27年期间制定以证据为依据的“数字增长”战略。我们还建议加强针对区域政府的现有支持工具。我们对欧洲委员会和成员国的主要建议是保留现有要求，以便在下一个2021–27年期间制定有据可依的“数字增长”战略。我们还建议加强针对区域政府的现有支持工具。我们对欧洲委员会和成员国的主要建议是保留现有要求，以便在下一个2021–27年期间制定有据可依的“数字增长”战略。我们还建议加强针对区域政府的现有支持工具。