Smart Village Development Principles and Driving Forces: The Case of Lithuania

Atkočiūnienė, Vilma; Vaznonienė, Gintarė

doi:10.2478/euco-2019-0028

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“…Several studies explain the need for synergies between actor activities and policy synergies with the instruments used are resource mobilization, network areas, clusters, formal and informal associations, and are community-driven on the concept of local economic development (Atkočiūnienė & Vaznonienė, 2019;Iwara & Kilonzo, 2022;Nordberg et al, 2020) The second strategic priority is the search for other legitimate sources of financing to fund infrastructure maintenance and the provision of adequate infrastructure with a geometric mean value of 0.27718. The third strategic priority is to build the capacity of Technopark managers to provide the best training and coaching for the community, to increase social capital in the form of trust, and increase public interest in being involved in technopark programs with a geometric mean value of 0.16009 This is in line with one of the studies which revealed that to build a technopark, capable human resources are needed (Wolniak et al, 2019).…”

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Does Technopark Play a Role in Local Economic Development? Case Study in Samosir Regency

Kuntias

Novianti

Fariyanti

2023

JESP

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Local economic development is one of the development policies that is considered appropriate and strategic in the context of regional development in Indonesia by optimally utilizing local resources. In line with this concept, the Government of Samosir Regency established a technopark as a centre for innovation based on inland fishery resources to encourage local economic activities for the community. The purpose of this study is to examine the strategy of the local government of Samosir Regency in developing the local economy through technopark based on inland fishery resources. The analytical tool used by the Analytical Network Process (ANP) includes analysis of aspects of factors, problems, solutions, and alternative strategies. Based on the results of the ANP analysis, the collaboration factor is the most influencing factor in strategy development. Meanwhile, in the problem aspect, the problem of limited infrastructure, low public interest and weak commitment, are the main problems that need to be resolved, so that the solution aspect becomes a priority is building trust between stakeholders, allocation of financing for infrastructure and socialization of coaching programs to the community. The formulation of the main strategy for local economic development through the development of technoparks based on the results of the ANP analysis is to build multi-stakeholder synergy to support local economic development in Samosir Regency.

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Section: Strategy Prioritymentioning

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Does Technopark Play a Role in Local Economic Development? Case Study in Samosir Regency

Kuntias

Novianti

Fariyanti

2023

JESP

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“…Three out of five villages are known as small capitals of culture in Lithuania; 5. The villages have adopted co-creation processes: local organizations work to integrate and transform resources and competences (Atkočiūnienė and Vaznonienė, 2019). Analysing compliance with the criteria for smart villages, it was concluded that “there are high levels of community-driven activity in all the selected villages (.…”

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Factors in the development of smart villages regarding tourism in the Baltic states

Dembovska,

Klavinska,

Dimanta-Svilpe

et al. 2023

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PurposeThis study aims to examine the nature of smart villages and the factors in their development in relation to the tourism industry in the Baltic states.Design/methodology/approachThis research employed theoretical literature analysis to conceptualize the factors contributing to smart village development, discourse analysis (analysis of good smart village branding practice), a qualitative approach and descriptive analysis to analyse semi-structured expert survey e-questionnaires to identify the nature of smart villages, as well as to analyse factors in the development of smart villages in relation to tourism in the Baltic states. Specialists who represent tourism, other businesses and the discipline of economics were chosen as experts.FindingsThe experts indicated that the development of smart villages can contribute to essential and important factors in the development of tourism such as the growth of a creative economy, the development of community culture, values, traditions and symbols, the production of local food, the establishment of unique natural, cultural and recreational objects, as well as improvement in infrastructure and the introduction of new technologies.Originality/valueThe study contributes to an understanding of the development of smart villages, given the important factors that were examined. The smart village approach is a relatively new approach to sustainable rural development and tourism promotion. In Europe, it is a better-known approach to developing local areas and tourism, yet each region has its own distinctive features.

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“…The more recent SV concept focuses on the use of modern digital technologies in rural areas and small urban communities (Van Gevelt et al, 2018). Rather than for development in public transport or citizen awareness per se, technologies in SV are more oriented towards facilitating agricultural work (Taylor, 2017), or making efficient use of available local resources (Atkočiūnienė and Vaznonienė, 2019). Rural 680/809 development through the SV concept responds to the gradually disappearing agricultural sector, underdevelopment in relation to cities, as well as social and economic disparities in the development of rural settlements (Atkočiūnienė and Vaznonienė, 2019).…”

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“…Rather than for development in public transport or citizen awareness per se, technologies in SV are more oriented towards facilitating agricultural work (Taylor, 2017), or making efficient use of available local resources (Atkočiūnienė and Vaznonienė, 2019). Rural 680/809 development through the SV concept responds to the gradually disappearing agricultural sector, underdevelopment in relation to cities, as well as social and economic disparities in the development of rural settlements (Atkočiūnienė and Vaznonienė, 2019). When implementing SV aspirations, smaller municipalities can benefit from cooperation with other communities and actors not only from other rural areas but also from cities located in their vicinity (European Commission, 2020).…”

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Barriers to the Implementation of Smart Projects in Rural Areas, Small Towns, and the City in Brno Metropolitan Area

Ševčík

Chaloupková

Zourková³

et al. 2022

European Countryside

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The implementation of smart projects can contribute to solving the current development problems of municipalities and cities of varied sizes. Although the concept of smart development is a vague term in the literature, in practice it refers to projects based on the use of modern technologies, to improve the quality of life considering economic, social, and environmental dimensions. However, not all local governments in the Czech Republic implement smart projects, even though the smart city concept is currently receiving considerable attention from national governments and from the European Union. This paper characterizes the perception of barriers to the implementation of smart projects from the perspective of fifteen representatives and officials of local governments located in the Brno Metropolitan Area in the Czech Republic. The research was conducted using semi-structured interviews with these fifteen territorial actors. It was found that the barriers to the implementation of smart projects are related to internal factors in the municipalities, such as the lack of interest of municipal leaders and officials or potential technical complications accompanying the implementation of projects. However, external factors such as the Czech government’s vague grasp of the smart cities concept or cyber threats also play a role. Perceived barriers were categorized according to their type and schematized.

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Smart Village Development Principles and Driving Forces: The Case of Lithuania

Cited by 19 publications

References 21 publications

Does Technopark Play a Role in Local Economic Development? Case Study in Samosir Regency

Does Technopark Play a Role in Local Economic Development? Case Study in Samosir Regency

Factors in the development of smart villages regarding tourism in the Baltic states

Barriers to the Implementation of Smart Projects in Rural Areas, Small Towns, and the City in Brno Metropolitan Area

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