This targeted analysis aims to provide a comprehensive comparative assessment of ITI across EU Member States to help better understand how the various legislative, institutional, and financial frameworks shape ITI implementation, and how ITI fosters competitiveness and cohesion, which translates into the disparity in ITI impacts between central and peripheral regions. ESPON COMP-ITI will also arrange for a detailed mapping of how ITI is integrated into national legislative and institutional frameworks, with insights into the scope and specificity of legal instruments, governance structures, financial mechanisms and resource allocation. It will deliver a database of best practices, focusing on governance, financing, and policy recommendations for improving legal frameworks to enhance ITI outcomes across different territorial contexts.