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Economic Performance and Development

This study explores the dynamic role of knowledge-sharing networks in enhancing economic performance and development within rural district municipalities. Conducted by Dr. Peter Jacobs and Mr. Tim Hart, the research highlights the importance of purposeful interactions among enterprises, revealing that 75% of rural businesses report engaging in knowledge sharing for innovation. The findings underscore the interplay between enterprise characteristics, innovation objectives, and government support, offering critical insights into fostering equitable rural change through effective collaboration.

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Economic Performance and Development

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  1. Economic Performanceand Development

  2. Understanding knowledge networks from the bottom up in rural district municipalities: spaces for intervention Dr. Peter Jacobs Mr. Tim Hart Tsogo Sun Hotel Cape Town 15 November 2013 Economic Performanceand Development

  3. Innovation in Rural Areas Holistic & multi-dimensional snapshot of innovation activities in 4 Rural District Municipalities Purposeful survey & snowball sampling used for broad-based evidence mapping- 482 enterprise Enterprise survey- intermediate step between: exploratory scoping visits to each local municipality self-reflection workshop with stakeholders in RDM

  4. Knowledge sharing & networking… • “Is your organisation /enterprise part of any type of innovation system whereby you share resources including equipment, knowledge, skills, ideas with other enterprises/organisations engaged in similar activities?”

  5. Question width, depth, purpose and stability of enterprise interactions… • 75% of interviewed rural enterprises self-reported that they share knowledge for ‘innovation • Unanswered critical questions: • What are the strengths and weakness of how local innovation actors interact? • Are these networks affected by enterprise characteristics and the core purpose of innovation? • How are these local innovation-sharing networks influenced by government support for innovation, local, sectoral and national innovation systems?

  6. District Municipalities- Rurality & Poverty

  7. A birds-eye view of RIAT concepts

  8. Big Picture: Connecting Innovation Value Chain (IVC)/ Activities & Types

  9. Enterprise types and knowledge sharing

  10. Economic Profile of Enterprises

  11. Internal Resources- Basic ICT Access

  12. Innovation Activities and Knowledge Sharing

  13. Government Support & Networking

  14. Concluding insights and puzzles • Innovation can raise living standards and enhance equitable rural social change- through improved & purposeful interactions among “innovators” • Know-how sharing and networking across all enterprise types- 43% of NPOs active collaboration • Knowledge sharing & networking strongly related to pursuing innovation for social and human wellbeing & two types of activities (adoption & diffusion)

  15. Concluding insights and puzzles • Economic sectors and market distribution matter for innovative collaborations- enterprises in primary sector & output distribution beyond local municipality • Role of access to ICT for innovation networking generally high (60%-97%) but no stats-sig ‘group diffs’ • Government support for networking acknowledged but a very small share of enterprises are encouraged to take practical steps to access state support • Innovation networking concentrated among self-reported participants of formal networks as against informal networks

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