Enterprise & Culture

Rural enterprise is an essential element of rural development and is both a way of attracting new populations to the countryside and sustaining existing populations. There are many challenges facing rural enterprise, including poor access to infrastructure, lack of high-speed Internet access, isolation, and a dispersed population lacking major educational and cultural centres. In combination these prevent successful participation for rural communities in a digital world.

Projects:

Agent & Semantic Support for Rural Enterprise (ASSURE)
Cultural Repositories & Information Systems (CURIOS)
Satellite Internet for Rural Access (SIRA)