Sustaining Consistent Communication and Collaboration
Crucial to building a Rural Islands Economic Partnership (RIEP) is the ability to generate and sustain ongoing communication and relationship building across all sectors – economic, cultural, financial, educational, and governmental.
“To actualize all this potential, and continue to sustain connections with inspiring people and opportunities, we need inter-island communication platforms that can facilitate this process both virtually, and in-person.”
— FORUM ATTENDEE
Phase I- 2020-21
Building upon the learning experiences of the Forum via these initial communication and educational initiatives:
Networking & Advocacy
Beginning in 2020
o Weekly social media news posts; FB and twitter
o Inter-island conversations via private digital platform
Launching Summer - 2020
o E-newsletter
o Blog area for posts
Information – Education
Launching Fall - 2020
o Facilitated On-Line Discussions; Topical Roundtables
o Webinars sourced from the real-time Forum Program Sessions
Launching in 2021+
o Quarterly Online Program Sessions – Expanding Forum Program Stream Areas
o Green Business Learning Lab Start-Up– Online ‘Primer’
o Rural Business Accelerator Online Course For Entrepreneurs
