Purpose: Innovations in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are essential for increasing resource efficiency and sustainability in the agri-food system. An innovation support service (ISS) can benefit SMEs but the provision and access to it can be restricted across national borders thereby hindering cross-border regions' economic potential.…

In the early 21st century, food security has become an urgent public concern, arguably more entangled with social, political and environmental problems at multiple scales now than in the past. This paper examines approaches to food system change emphasizing regionalization, rather than either localization or globalization, to consider framings of…

This document presents an evaluation report of the New England Regional Student Program, a program that is a unique effort on the part of the 6 New England states to expand opportunities in postsecondary education for citizens of the region, and to use all regional, postsecondary instructional facilities in the most economic manner. In the major…

This document presents a review of the activities of the Committee of Presidents of Universities of Ontario during the academic year 1967-68. During that academic year, great progress was made toward increased interinstitutional cooperation and coordination, specifically in the areas of graduate level planning, shared library resources, common…

The Academic Common Market is an interstate agreement among Southern states for sharing academic programs. Participating states are able to make arrangements for their residents who qualify for admission to enroll in specific programs in other states on an in-state tuition basis. Thus far, the arrangements have been limited to unusual graduate…

Two final resolutions were adopted by the Council of Europe at the October 1978 European Conference of Ministers Responsible for Regional Planning. Resolution 1 focused on guidelines for the planning of rural areas in Europe. Strategies and policies called for: a more balanced development which makes the living conditions of different regions as…

Regional planning has been proposed as a method for dealing with the various societal problems which cross local boundaries and which can be dealt with better in a wider geographic or regional context. The report of the California Postsecondary Education Commission is based on interviews, review of the existing literature, and visits to regional…

MIDNY'', an acronym for Mid-New York--a five county area, was involved in a six year Cooperative Extension Service pilot effort in community resource development. (Author/RK)

For many school districts, planning, developing, and implementing a technology infrastructure has become very expensive, time-consuming, and knowledge-intensive. Following Hartford, Connecticut's example, districts should expand cooperative purchasing, try outsourcing, develop vendor partnerships, and use regional educational service centers. (MLH)

The report to the presidents of six New England Land Grant Universities examines possibilities for joint ventures in various areas. The report recommends creation of a committee with representatives from each of the six colleges to jointly plan programs, supervise work of cooperative committees, and make recommendations to the presidents. (AG)

The conference described in these proceedings was designed to bring regional parent education program (PEP) personnel from six states together to plan and improve networks and linkages among PEP workers. Twenty-nine persons from four levels of parent education/involvement attended the two day conference and worked in four groups on specified…

Following a discussion of Federal legislation as related to regional programs, this 1970 report presents an assessment of attitudes toward regional educational cooperation. The 4 groups of respondents (n=426) were school administrators, teachers, school board members, and influential laymen from 25 school districts in Washington, Fayette, and…

The final 1970 report of a 3-part study on regional education services focuses on a unit for (1) planning cooperative educational programs in terms of financial considerations, resource allocations, program operation, governance, and roles relative to operation; (2) making provisions for evaluation of the regional cooperative; (3) providing for…

Describes the cooperative community education program begun by three Galveston County public school districts and the local community college. (Author/DN)

IN NOVEMBER 1966 A CONFERENCE WAS HELD TO (1) EXCHANGE INFORMATION ABOUT ONGOING AND PLANNED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN IOWA, MINNESOTA, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, AND WISCONSIN, (2) EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COORDINATING ACTIVITIES, (3) DEVELOP A PRIORITY LIST OF CURRENT SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS IN THE REGION, (4) SELECT A HIGH-PRIORITY…