Rural co-working: New network spaces and new opportunities for a smart countryside
Rural co-working: New network spaces and new opportunities for a smart countryside
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jrurstud.2023.01.003
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发表时间：
2023-01
影响因子：
5.1
通讯作者：
G. Bosworth;J. Whalley;Anita Fuzi;Ian Merrell;P. Chapman;Emma Russell
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作者：
G. Bosworth;J. Whalley;Anita Fuzi;Ian Merrell;P. Chapman;Emma Russell
尽管农村地区正在出现新的举措，但共享办公主要是城市现象。农村共同工作部分是为了满足对信通技术日益增长的需求，而信通技术在农村地区的提供并不均衡，部分是为了满足自由职业者和在家工作者的社会需求。通过结合技术和社会功能，联合办公空间可以在智慧农村的发展中发挥关键作用，支持农村地区的数字化、知识化和创造性的发展，从而减少大量通勤和向外迁移的需求，特别是年轻和高技能工人。随着新冠肺炎疫情后工作实践的发展，这些新的物理空间有望促进新的网络连接。Castells的网络协会提供了一个有价值的透镜，通过它来调查联合工作的创始人和管理者如何促进内部和外部网络的组合，这些网络可能会创造新的、上级的创业机会。这项研究强调了促进合作的战略以及适应各种农村环境以满足农村工人新需求的方法。随着一系列不同的农村合作模式的发展，我们还反思了包容性和身份在决定他们与当地经济中其他参与者关系方面的重要性。
Coworking has been a largely urban phenomenon although new initiatives are emerging in rural areas. Rural coworking is partly a response to the growing need for ICT, which is unevenly provided across rural areas, and partly to the social needs of freelancers and home-workers. By combining technological and social functions, coworking spaces can play key roles in the progress of a Smart Countryside, supporting digital, knowledge-based and creative entrepreneurswithinrural places, thus reducing the need for extensive commuting and out-migration, particularly among younger and higher-skilled workers.As working practices evolve in the aftermath of Covid-19, these new physical spaces are expected to facilitate new network connections. Castells’ Network Society provides a valuable lens through which to investigate how coworking founders and managers promote a mix of internal and external networks that might create new, and superior, entrepreneurial opportunities. The research highlights strategies to promote collaboration as well as methods of adapting to meet new demands from rural workers in a range of rural settings. As an array of different rural coworking models evolve, we also reflect on the importance of inclusivity and identity in determining their relationship with other actors in the local economy.