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Explore the policy context of the IDARI project in the EU, focusing on rural competitiveness, environmental sustainability, social capital, and governance issues. Learn about the research teams and themes addressing organic farming, entrepreneurship, and social resilience. Discover the project's way forward in delivering outputs and fostering future cooperation.
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IDARI Workshop Tartu, June 2005 Welcome & Opening Address Professor Michael Cuddy National University of Ireland, Galway The IDARI project is financed under the FP5 Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources, Key Action 5
Welcome & Opening Address • Policy context • Project framework • Way forward
Policy Context • Enlargement • Budgetary constraint • CAP reform: 2007-2013: Competitiveness; environment and quality of life in rural areas • Pillar I • Pillar II • LEADER - institutional and governance issues • Structural and cohesion funds
Project Framework - themes • Context • EU Policy • CE socio-economic-institutional context • WPI: Biological diversity and environmental sustainability; social capital; rural entrepreneurship; migration (Bio-diversity, environment,organic farming, success of rural SMEs, networks/partnerships,migration) • WP2: Learning for social-ecological resilience and innovation diffusion (Agent-based model of innovation adoption, social networks, common pool resources, agri-tourism) • WP3: Social capital, governance and institutional innovations (Co-operation for market development (producer groups, land fragmentation and consolidation), co-operation between communities (rural tourism, regional labels, producer groups),and in environmentally protected areas)
Some comments • Context • EU Policy • CE socio-economic-institutional context • 3 Research Teams
NUIG Team • Multiple themes • Environmental, • Organic farming • Entrepreneurship • Social capital/partnerships • Labour migration • Irish template --> CE cases
Project framework - research teams • Research teams (3) - NUIG, HUB, LEEDS • Researchers • Senior and post-doctoral researchers • Doctoral students • Collaborators - sub-contractors
Towards a conclusion • Project extension • Delivery of outputs and integration of results • Dissemination of results • Future co-operation