[VBbuilders] HINTERLAND - Germany and Poland (-> spatial patterns)

[Thompson, Steve]

I too have been a pedestian today. Snow quite a challenge here. Barry and I play to fly out from Teesside next Sunday. Hoping flights will be OK

Steve Thompson
Community Media Manager
Institute of Digital Innovation
Teesside University
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From: videobridgebuilders-bounces at globalvillages.org [videobridgebuilders-bounces at globalvillages.org] On Behalf Of Phil Turner [p.turner at ruralnet.org.uk]
Sent: 09 January 2010 16:59
To: Franz Nahrada
Cc: Arthur Spiegler; videobridgebuilders at globalvillages.org
Subject: Re: [VBbuilders] HINTERLAND - Germany and Poland (-> spatial   patterns)

Franz

Good thinking

Phil

PS
Snow and frost here has prevented me from travelling further than the
local shop since Wednesday.
The car has not moved since Tuesday.
The forecast for southern and eastern UK is for more snow and conditions
may not improve for a week - even then it could be a problem.
Pam McClean and I fly from Gatwick on Subday 17th.  That airport has
suffered delays and cancellation in recent days.
I see from TV this afternoon that Fankfurt airport is suffering from
cancelled flights.

How is Vienna?
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"Franz Nahrada" <f.nahrada at reflex.at> writes:


>Mark Petz <ravenwyn at gmail.com> schreibt:
>
>>Reminds me of
>>
>>[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_town
>>]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_town
>>
>>these Market Towns held a charter and thence all sorts of other rights
>>and responsibilities could en-shew. DO we see a similar concept with a
>>VideoBridge Quartermaster role where the smaller video bridge
>locations
>>in a surrounding village could be supported?
>>
>>So in Greece for example every village hall / church / ouzu café (1
>per
>>village) could have a Vbridge location and thus this be the hub to
>>connect with the newly created district councils?
>>
>>I wonder what the costings on such a network might be AS WELL AS THE
>>SAVINGS for environment and fuel costs for the citizen participation.
>>
>>Mark.
>
>
>I think we need to think and work pragmatically here.
>
>1.
>
>We are far from even the realisation of the first VB location (besides
>Kirchbach which comes with its own experiences) and we need to think how
>we can start up something which is not only sustainable, but really also
>feeding the process.
>
>One model that could work is the one I discussed with governor Wilcinsky
>of the Opole Region in Poland, and that is also a special reason why Jakub
>participates.
>
>The idea is to intentionally build the competences of one place per
>region, could be in a small town, could be even in a theme village, as a
>hub for the communication within European projects. (a very plausible
>concept of "Global Village" that can be embedded even in a
>regional
>development plan and can get us in the regional policy domaiin). It is
>very clear that a Europe of Regions can only exist with dedicated regional
>communication centers that allow for communication and co-operation.
>
>The new regional comissioner is Austrian, and he might beinterested in
>that.....
>
>So the initial purpose of such a place or "Global Village" is
>to attract
>many networks that need to communicate and interact, give them the best
>possible work conditions (Holiwork) and the ability to host and showcase
>events at one particular place. A good and authentic local development
>stage is very very favorable to such a process.
>
>This might be still far away from the everyday life of the regional
>inhabitants, but it could create the ground from which to start by cross -
>subsidising basic education....
>
>Call it "rural collaboration center" or something similar. We
>could dock
>into the many movements, hub movement etc. - What about CARREFOUR and
>stuff, I am not that knowledgeable. But by having the International
>Council of ECOVAST embedded in the middle of our workshop its a unique
>opportunity to send a message and include ECOVAST fully in this mission.
>
>2.
>
>In a microskale this might repeat in districts, as you rightfully observe.
>There is a trend in politics to enforce collaborative structures between
>communities in microregions, villages in physical proximities and so on.
>The reason is a simple economic calculation, the calucation that they have
>to share dwindling resources and that means for example that not every
>community can have a government supported sports pool.
>
>So there is a vital chance that several neighbouring villages might start
>to overcome century old jealousies, and start to act as an alliance of
>forces that declares a mild version of zoning. So we might have the
>wellness village, the cultural village, the techno-business village and so
>on.
>
>Then its very clear that video bridge locations might be part of such a
>setting, whilst not yet every "piazza" becomes a
>"telematica". There might
>be again one village out of five or ten that offers this
>"specialty". Car
>or other means of local transportation is still needed - but short
>rides..... It could be very similar like a watchmakers or piano repair
>service - not enough to be sustained within a village, but a district may
>have critical mass. So in the end it is a saving.
>
>And you are right Markus with the "Quartermaster" concept, so
>we could
>imagine setups that can be mobile in districts. Places could be available,
>internet connections could be available, and then comes the minibus and
>brings cameras, mixers, sound system etc.
>
>
>All this is what I want to include in the assignment of spatial patterns,
>and I hope Jarmila and Thomas Cs. take special notice of that. I Include
>our dear geography master Arthur Spiegler whoi will assist the work on
>spatial patterns for learning plaves during the workshop. We have a mighty
>braintrust here (Phil, Pam, Guiseppe and many others) and we should be
>able to come up with something really good. I also organized inspirational
>input - Dr. Ingrid Schwarz, a head of an NGO has completed a Grundtvig
>Learning Partnership on "Learning Places", she was awarded the
>titlke of
>Austrian Grundtvig ambassador and she is a geographer too by education.
>
>sorry for being silent some time, but we have quite a lot of preparation
>work to do here that nobody sees.....
>
>Franz
>
>
>
>
>
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