Enhancing Rural Innovation in the United States
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When it comes to high-tech innovations, the United States leads the path amongst OECD economies. However, in the context of the national record-breaking activities in high tech innovation, there lies distinct and growing geographical disparities. This report dives into strategies for better understanding innovation that occurs in rural places, and places outside major metropolitan areas, often going beyond science and technology. It provides analysis and recommendations to support regional development initiatives aimed at closing the gaps in innovation between rural and urban areas. The report includes a special topic chapter on the role of broadband and education in rural areas, exploring trends and providing policy recommendations to enhance rural innovation through these specific and critical framework conditions.
Understanding innovation in rural United States
This chapter undertakes a diagnosis of productivity and innovation levels in the United States, by comparing metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties with predominantly urban or rural characteristics. It identifies strengths and challenges for innovation in rural areas, and sets the scene for the policy discussions of the report. It pays special regard to geographic disparities and to equal opportunities for education, entrepreneurship and innovation in rural counties.
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