How can communities work together to promote economic development?
Smaller communities interested in participating in regional partnerships with other local governments may need assistance through regional economic development organizations in establishing new working relationships through telecommunication and other technology. These economic development organizations can be found by contacting your county cooperative extension office. County cooperative extension offices can be located through the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES). As rural communities transition from economies based on agriculture and manufacturing to those based on technology and other industrial clusters they are confronted with the challenges of meeting the digital divide, the gap that exists in the ability to use and benefit from the Internet and other information technologies. Bridging the digital divide provides an opportunity to promote economic and social development along with community and individual empowerment.
Smaller communities interested in participating in regional partnerships with other local governments may need assistance through regional economic development organizations in establishing new working relationships through telecommunication and other technology. These economic development organizations can be found by contacting your county cooperative extension office. County cooperative extension offices can be located through the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES).
