Small and medium entrepreneurship in holistic development of the Irish rural areas

Issue № 8, 2021, article № 2, pages 14-24

Section: International relations and world agricultural experience

Language: Russian

Original language title: МАЛОЕ И СРЕДНЕЕ ПРЕДПРИНИМАТЕЛЬСТВО В КОМПЛЕКСНОМ РАЗВИТИИ СЕЛЬСКИХ ТЕРРИТОРИЙ ИРЛАНДИИ

Keywords: RURAL AREAS, STATE SUPPORT, AGRICULTURE, INVESTMENTS, DIGITALIZATION, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, EDUCATION, RURAL POPULATION, GRANTS, IRELAND, GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND, SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (SMES), MICRO-ENTERPRISES, RURAL COMMUNITIES, ORGANIC AGRICULTURE(FARMING), FEMALES(WOMEN), YOUNG FARMERS, COASTAL ZONES, REMOTE(DISTANCE) WORKING, THIRD SECTOR, SOCIAL ENTERPRISES, BROADBAND INTERNET, COWORKING (CO-WORKING)

Abstract: By comparing set of demographic and socio-economic indicators, it is shown that Ireland is more "rural" country being compared to most EU countries. The Irish Government has set an ambitious goal for the period 2021-2025 to motivate the urban population to migrate to rural areas through the development of infrastructure that allows for a sufficiently high quality of life and employment diversification. In socio-economic terms, this task focuses on the support and development of rural communities, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Digitalization based on broadband Internet is the most important technical tool for rural development. The article analyzes in detail the rural development plan for Ireland (Our Rural Future, 2021-2025).Among the main objectives of this plan, the main streams of support for the development of SMEs, as well as support for the use of broadband Internet resources, are shown.

Authors: Sokolova ZHanna Evgenevna