Rural & Regional Questionnaire

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This poll focuses on a number of issues which are crucial for successful development of New Working Environments in rural and regional settings. If you have gotten through to this site, we assume this area is of certain importance to you, and you would be willing to share your view with us. It will take you 5-8 minutes to answer the questions, and we would appreciate very much to be able to know your opinions.

The results of the poll are going to be used in preparation of a roadmap on rural and regional m-workspaces and m-working which is going to be one of the key outcomes of the MOSAIC project.

Thank you for your valuable contribution!

Rural Questionnaire
How many examples of successful application of ICT in rural areas are you able to indicate?
  1
  2 - 5
  6 - 10
  more than 10
Do you know about governmental initiatives in your country that aim at stimulation of rural development through ICT?
  Yes
  No
  if YES, what are they?
Are there such initiatives funded by private/non-government sector?
  Yes
  No
  if YES, what are they?
Which services do you find especially important for stimulation of the rural areas development?
  eGovernment
  environment monitoring
  emergency services
  food safety
  precision farming
  subsidy control
  support for delivery chain
  IT support for forestry and wood industry
  rural tourism
  eHealth
  eLearning
  other...
 
Please assess if, in your country, the phenomenon of the inverse migration (i.e. people moving from cities to rural areas)…
  … does not exist at all
  … exists to a very small extent and in isolated cases
  … has already begun and increases in significance
  … began some time ago and is clearly visible nowadays
If it exists, does it concern urban citizens who have chosen to live outside cities?
  Yes (mainly)
  No
  To Some Extent
If it exists, does it also concern companies which move their offices/plants to rural areas?
  Yes (mainly)
  No
  To Some Extent
If it exists, does it concern employers who allow their employees to telework?
  Yes (mainly)
  No
  To Some Extent
If it exists, is it limited to specific groups of people?
  Yes
  No
  if YES, please indicate which groups
Do you know about any initiative in your country that aim at the collaboration between rural workers (traditional understanding of rural jobs)?
  Yes
  No
  if YES, what are they?
Do you know about any initiative in your country that aim at the collaboration between people working and living outside cities (jobs not perceived as “traditionally rural”)?
  Yes
  No
  if YES, what are they?
Which of these technological aspects do you find specially important for the rural collaborative settings?
  context sensitivity and location-based services
  increased connectivity
  mobility
  knowledge technologies
  natural interfaces
  simple access
  spontaneous and dynamic connections
  other... (what?)
 
What socio-economic aspects need to be considered to ensure that meaningful applications and services development and implementation takes place in rural areas?
  resistance of those involved in traditional activities to uptake innovations
  digital divide
  low profitability of ICT implementation
  high cost of infrastructure development
  lack of good practices
  other... (what?)
 
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