Innovation centres as growth points for smaller towns and rural areas

Abstract

This article addresses the role of innovative centres in the development of surrounding areas beyond large cities. At the same time, the innovative development of rural areas should be of a composite nature; municipality development strategies take innovations into account. International practices serve as a an argument in favour of establishing innovative centres in smaller and medium-sized towns in order to facilitate the socioeconomic development of the territory and surrounding rural areas. Science parks created in smaller towns give a boost to socioeconomic development. The authors analyse the case of the science park in the town of Gusev in the Kaliningrad region and emphasise the role of development and adoption of legal acts at regional and municipal levels, for example, the law «On the production policy of the Kaliningrad region»

Pengaruh Sentra Industri Kecil Somber Terhadap Kondisi Sosial-Ekonomi di Kelurahan Muara Rapak, Balikpapan

“…Literatur ilmiah menyarankan bahwa mengintegrasikan pusat inovatif di kota-kota kecil dan daerah pedesaan dapat secara substansial meningkatkan perkembangan sosial-ekonomi dengan berfungsi sebagai titik pertumbuhan. Pendekatan ini mendorong adopsi undang-undang di tingkat regional dan munisipal, memfasilitasi strategi pengembangan yang lebih terstruktur dan berdampak (Belova & Levchenkov, 2012). Selain itu, peran industri kecil dalam mengubah pertanian subsisten menjadi praktik komersial melalui penyediaan pasar, peluang kerja, dan layanan sosial juga sudah terdokumentasi dengan baik (Hosseinabadi, Poortaheri, & Sekeravani, 2012).…”

Between Urban and Rural: Sustainability of Small Towns in the Czech Republic

“…Spasić and Petrić (2006) relate the increasing interest in small towns to the growing recognition of the importance of exchanges between rural and urban households, enterprises and economies. Belova and Levchenkov (2012) speak about innovative centres in small towns as an incubator of rural development.…”

“…It is not easy to define the small town. In central European countries there is no official definition of small towns except in Germany where "Kleinstädte" have between 5 and 20 thousand inhabitants and/or the lowest centrality function within the German settlement system 3 . For the purpose of this paper, the upper limit (in contrast with a medium-sized town) has been delimited consistently with Hampl and Marada (2015) at 15,000 inhabitants.…”