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Intensive Business Services (KIBS) to inform and guide policymakers in general, and especially those of the Basque Country, about the importance of these B2B firms for achievement of the aims of public policy. KIBS play a role in the distribution of knowledge throughout the economy, and contribute to the development of innovation systems. They are not just intermediaries, but can also generate and apply new practical knowledge of their own, which can span technology, administrative matters, and even social and cultural issues. KIBS sectors of the economy are associated with high-skill, high-wage jobs; and while traditional KIBS companies exist in most localities, advanced and innovative KIBS tend to cluster in creative cities. The report outlines major policy issues arising in connection with KIBS development.