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NRE2 IntegrationKeeping it Together

NRE2 IntegrationKeeping it Together

Bill ReimerBill Reimer

Concordia UniversityConcordia Universityreimer@vax2.concordia.careimer@vax2.concordia.ca

2004/09/092004/09/09

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ASSETS•Economic Capital•Human Skills and Abilities•Social Capital•Natural Resources

OUTCOMES•Economic wealth•Social and political inclusion•Social Cohesion •Environmental security•Social and self-worth•Health•Personal security

COMMON FOCUSCOMMON FOCUS

RELATIONS & CHOICES

Market

Bureaucratic

Associative

Communal

outcomes can become outcomes can become new assets and new assets and

liabilitiesliabilities

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Cross-Cutting ProjectsCross-Cutting Projects• Capacity AnalysisCapacity Analysis

Multiple capacities, Multiple optionsMultiple capacities, Multiple options Context mattersContext matters

• The Informal EconomyThe Informal Economy Growing in the new economyGrowing in the new economy Integrated with the formal economyIntegrated with the formal economy

• The Social EconomyThe Social Economy Under reorganizationUnder reorganization Under-recognized in rural areasUnder-recognized in rural areas

• Rural-Urban RelationsRural-Urban Relations Rural at riskRural at risk Many common interests, Strategic optionsMany common interests, Strategic options

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The Rural Canada DatabaseThe Rural Canada Database• Completed:Completed:

Census (CSD) databasesCensus (CSD) databases Site profiles (1998, 2001, 2003)Site profiles (1998, 2001, 2003) Rural Editors’ survey (1999)Rural Editors’ survey (1999) Capacity interviews (1998, 2001, continuing)Capacity interviews (1998, 2001, continuing) Household survey (2001)Household survey (2001) Municipal finances (2003)Municipal finances (2003)

• Activities Ongoing and Planned:Activities Ongoing and Planned: Innovative ServicesInnovative Services Environmental ValuesEnvironmental Values GIS and key indicators (with Rural Secretariat)GIS and key indicators (with Rural Secretariat) Integrate health dataIntegrate health data Integrate Justice dataIntegrate Justice data Update on Rural Canada ProfileUpdate on Rural Canada Profile

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The Rural ObservatoryThe Rural Observatory

• Common focus for Common focus for discussion and discussion and developmentdevelopment

• Common challenge for Common challenge for ‘ground-truthing’‘ground-truthing’

• Common basis for Common basis for comparisoncomparison

• Common commitmentCommon commitment

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Common VenuesCommon Venues

• Think TanksThink Tanks

• WorkshopsWorkshops

• ConferencesConferences

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Common ProductsCommon Products

• BooksBooks

• Academic articlesAcademic articles

• Policy documentsPolicy documents

• Community Community materialsmaterials

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Themes and Steering CommitteeThemes and Steering Committee

• Theme teamsTheme teams EnvironmentEnvironment GovernanceGovernance CommunicationsCommunications ServicesServices

• Steering CommitteeSteering Committee 6 Members6 Members Bi-weekly contactBi-weekly contact 2+ meetings/yr2+ meetings/yr

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Building Rural Capacity in the New Economy

Building Rural Capacity in the New Economy

The New Rural Economy ProjectThe New Rural Economy Projecthttp://nre.concordia.cahttp://nre.concordia.ca

http://www.crrf.cahttp://www.crrf.ca2004/09/092004/09/09