Unlocking Rural Innovation
In the midst of a global slowdown in productivity, unlocking the innovative potential of rural places is more important than ever. As part of a series on supporting to help rural areas thrive, this thematic report provides the latest analysis and research on rural innovation, and proposes ways to ov...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
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Paris :
Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development
2022.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | OECD Rural Studies
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009704581106719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations and acronyms
- Executive summary
- Understanding innovation in rural regions
- How we measure innovation matters
- Governments need to look beyond the STI framework in rural regions
- Reducing barriers to innovative entrepreneurship is a priority in rural regions
- Entrepreneurs in rural regions face significant challenges with respect to access to basic framework conditions for innovation
- Governments need to address barriers to key framework conditions such as unequal access to education and digital infrastructure
- Young entrepreneurs in rural regions are at a disadvantage
- Social entrepreneurship and innovation have room to play a strong role in bringing innovation and opportunities to rural regions
- References
- 1 Assessments and recommendations
- Understanding rural innovation
- The importance of defining innovation through a rural lens
- Entrepreneurs as drivers of innovation
- Assessment
- We need to overcome biases and expand beyond traditional measures of innovation in rural regions
- Innovation, and its adoption, is a function of skills and capital, yet little is known about how to support individuals as drivers of entrepreneurship in rural regions
- Better indicators can give us a more accurate picture of innovation in rural areas
- Entrepreneurs are drivers of innovation
- Building the case for social innovation
- Recommendations and takeaways
- References
- Notes
- 2 Introduction
- Innovation as a predecessor of rural well-being
- References
- Notes
- 3 Innovation measurement through a rural lens
- Defining rural using physical and driving distances within administrative boundaries
- A fresh look at measuring innovation in rural regions
- Better indicators can give us a more accurate picture of innovation in rural areas.
- Beyond the national science and technology framework for innovation in rural regions
- References
- Notes
- 4 Rural entrepreneurship and start-ups
- Firm dynamics and innovation potential for firms in rural regions
- Young entrepreneurs and the potential for innovation in rural regions
- Characteristics of young start-up entrepreneurs in rural areas
- Understanding alternative scenarios for young entrepreneurs in rural areas
- References
- Notes
- 5 Innovation as a driver of opportunities for rural regions
- Social innovation in rural regions
- Effects of innovation on several dimensions of well-being in rural regions
- Conclusions
- References
- Notes
- Annexes
- Annex A. Understanding explained and unexplained differences between two groups through a counter-factual exercise: The Oaxaca- Blinder decomposition
- Annex B. Regression analysis on the probability of starting a firm for young entrepreneurs
- Annex C. Impact of innovation, by regional characteristics
- Annex D. Patentable occupations
- Annex E. European national innovation trends
- Innovation trends using the EU Community Innovation Survey and national percentages of rural populations
- Notes
- Annex F. Creative occupations in the US
- References.
