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IMPORTREPLACEMENT-A COST EFFECTIVE RURAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

Award Information
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 6882
Amount: $32,125.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1987
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
81 Main St #25
Cortland, NY 13045
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 DR BRIAN BELL
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Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

THROUGH THE INTRODUCTION OF AN INFORMATION SYSTEM, RURAL GOVERNMENTS MAY EFFECTIVELY INITIATE SUCCESSFUL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES CURRENTLY BEING EMPLOYED ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL IN ASSISTING RURAL ECONOMIES AND ARE EXTREMELY COSTLY. PROGRESSIVE STRATEGIES WHICH ARE MORE COST EFFECTIVE AND CUSTOM DESIGNEDTO ADDRESS RURAL NEEDS MUST BE INTRODUCED. ONE SUCH STRATEGY IS BASED UPON THE IMPORT REPLACEMENT CONCEPT. THE OBJECTIVE OF PHASE I IS TWOFOLD: FIRST, TO ESTABLISH IN WHAT TYPES OF RURAL COMMUNITIES THE IMPORT REPLACEMENT CONCEPT IS SUPPORTED; SECOND, TO DETERMINE WHAT VITAL ELEMENTS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE INFORMATION SYSTEM TO INSURE A COMPREHENSIVE AND COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH IS TAKEN TOWARD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

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