WHAT'S THE ISSUE?
Innovation is the key to unlocking opportunities in rural regions. However, what drives innovators and early innovation adopters in a rural context is not well understood. Exploring and understanding this knowledge will:
Critically, it reinforces the resilience of societies and economies in the face of global mega-trends such as demographic, technological and environmental change, and crises such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic.
WHAT CAN THE OECD OFFER? The OECD is engaged in a new project on harnessing the innovation potential of rural areas. Rural regions across the OECD now depend on a wide range of economic engines for growth. Increasing networks through improved communications and reduced geographic distances are important drivers of economic change in rural areas.
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A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
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WEBINAR: ADAPTIVE ECONOMIES - STRATEGIES FOR RESILIENT REGIONAL POLICY MAKING
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Areas of work
RURAL POLICY REPORTS & PAPERS
Rural well-being: Geography of opportunities Linking Renewable Energy to Rural Development Northern Sparsely Populated Areas Business Development and growth of rural SMEs Classifying small (TL3) regions based on metropolitan population, low density and remoteness |
EVENTS
3rd Meeting of the Expert Advisory Committee on Rural Innovation, 26 July (Agenda) 1st Meeting of the Expert Advisory Committee on Rural Innovation, 3 & 5 June 2020 (Summary report) |
PARTNER ENGAGEMENT
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Contact
For more information or to find out how to become a project partner contact Michelle MARSHALIAN, Email: michelle.marshalian@oecd.org.
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