Although collaborative and hybrid workspaces have traditionally been concentrated in major urban centres, owing to better accessibility, the availability of essential services, and proximity to universities and other places where knowledge workers can meet and exchange ideas, the COVID-19 pandemic has generated growing interest in hybrid spaces as environments for well-being and innovation in peripheral and rural areas. The establishment of collaborative and hybrid workspaces in rural and peripheral areas across Europe serves a variety of purposes. In some cases, these spaces are designed to accommodate digital nomads and remote workers, offering services such as co-living and coworking. In others, they function as innovative work hubs, primarily aimed at providing local young people with training in entrepreneurship and innovation to counteract brain drain and facilitate knowledge exchange through the cyclical movement of skilled workers between different territories. This process, known as brain circulation, involves individuals moving elsewhere to pursue educational or professional opportunities and subsequently returning to their places of origin, bringing back the knowledge and skills they have acquired. Other initiatives provide workspaces for remote workers and digital nomads wishing to relocate permanently from urban to rural areas. These facilities may also offer childcare services, opportunities for professional development, and spaces for community engagement and social interaction. Collaborative and hybrid workspaces are often supported by public incentives and form part of organised networks. Against this background, the chapter examines two European initiatives that promote youth training and innovation through collaborative and hybrid workspaces, with the aim of reducing brain drain while encouraging brain gain and brain circulation: Ireland’s Connected Hubs network and France’s Tiers-Lieux initiative.
Sebbene gli spazi di lavoro collaborativi e gli spazi ibridi siano stati principalmente localizzati nei grandi centri urbani per la migliore accessibilità, la presenza di servizi essenziali, la vicinanza a centri universitari e altri luoghi di ritrovo e scambio per i lavoratori della conoscenza, a seguito della pandemia Covid-19, si è assistito ad un crescente interesse verso gli spazi ibridi come luoghi di benessere e innovazione nelle aree periferiche e rurali. Diversi sono gli obiettivi che sottendono alla creazione di spazi collaborativi e spazi ibridi in aree rurali e periferiche in Europa. In alcuni casi, questi spazi sono pensati per accogliere i nomadi digitali e i lavoratori a distanza, offrendo loro diversi servizi, quali co-living e coworking. In altri casi, si tratta di luoghi di lavoro, hub innovativi con l’obiettivo di offrire, soprattutto ai giovani locali, corsi di formazione su imprenditorialità e innovazione per combattere la perdita di talenti (brain drain) e facilitare la circolazione del sapere attraverso il movimento ciclico di manodopera qualificata tra diversi territori: gli individui migrano per opportunità formative o professionali e successivamente ritornano nel loro territorio d’origine, portando con sé le conoscenze e competenze acquisite (brain circulation). In altri casi ancora, si tratta di luoghi di lavoro adatti per ospitare lavoratori a distanza e nomadi digitali che vogliano trasferirsi casi ancora, si tratta di luoghi di lavoro adatti per ospitare lavoratori a distanza e nomadi digitali che vogliano trasferirsi stabilmente dalle aree urbane alle aree rurali e possono offrire servizi per la cura dei bambini, l’aggiornamento delle competenze professionali, l’aggregazione e la socializzazione, ecc. Gli spazi collaborativi e spazi ibridi sono spesso sostenuti da incentivi pubblici e appartengono a network organizzati. In questo contesto, il presente capitolo si propone di descrivere due esperienze di spazi collaborativi e ibridi in Europa che promuovono la formazione per i giovani e l’innovazione per ridurre il brain drain e facilitare brain gain e brain circulation 4. Le esperienze descritte sono il caso irlandese di Connected Hub e il caso francese di Tiers Lieux.
SPAZI COLLABORATIVI IN AREE PERIFERICHE E RURALI PER FAVORIRE IL BENESSERE E L’INNOVAZIONE
I. Mariotti
2025-01-01
Abstract
Although collaborative and hybrid workspaces have traditionally been concentrated in major urban centres, owing to better accessibility, the availability of essential services, and proximity to universities and other places where knowledge workers can meet and exchange ideas, the COVID-19 pandemic has generated growing interest in hybrid spaces as environments for well-being and innovation in peripheral and rural areas. The establishment of collaborative and hybrid workspaces in rural and peripheral areas across Europe serves a variety of purposes. In some cases, these spaces are designed to accommodate digital nomads and remote workers, offering services such as co-living and coworking. In others, they function as innovative work hubs, primarily aimed at providing local young people with training in entrepreneurship and innovation to counteract brain drain and facilitate knowledge exchange through the cyclical movement of skilled workers between different territories. This process, known as brain circulation, involves individuals moving elsewhere to pursue educational or professional opportunities and subsequently returning to their places of origin, bringing back the knowledge and skills they have acquired. Other initiatives provide workspaces for remote workers and digital nomads wishing to relocate permanently from urban to rural areas. These facilities may also offer childcare services, opportunities for professional development, and spaces for community engagement and social interaction. Collaborative and hybrid workspaces are often supported by public incentives and form part of organised networks. Against this background, the chapter examines two European initiatives that promote youth training and innovation through collaborative and hybrid workspaces, with the aim of reducing brain drain while encouraging brain gain and brain circulation: Ireland’s Connected Hubs network and France’s Tiers-Lieux initiative.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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