Problem
Limited availability of technical expertise in remote communities
Other Names:
Shortage of industrial skills in rural areasLow-level technical skills in outback regions
Insufficient reservoir of technical abilities for local development
Technological knowledge void in small communities
Nature:
Local people require knowledge of business and finance, the use of construction and mechanical equipment, and improved farming methods, in order for the community to become self-sufficient and self-reliant. However, the necessity of devoting all efforts to the pursuit of subsistence-level farming, and the distance and travel cost to any practical training schools makes it virtually impossible for working adults to obtain these skills.
Incidence:
[Developing countries] In vast areas of developing countries, there are hardly any systematic facilities for the training of operatives such as tractor drivers, truck drivers, cement mixer operators and processing machinery operators.
Broader Problems:
Underdeveloped technological skillGeographically isolated settlementsLack of skilled manpower in rural areasUnequal global distribution of basic skillsIncomplete understanding of new societal service systems Narrower Problems:
Unqualified local bargemenLimited agricultural adviceInadequate cartographic skills Related Problems:
Deficient business leadership Aggravates:
Lack of local industriesLow-quality construction workLoss of biodiversity in rural areasInadequacy of agricultural educationInappropriate emphasis on prestige technologyEnvironmental exigencies in tropical villages Strategies:
Advancing integrated rural developmentConsulting on development issuesTraining in industrial developmentIncreasing access to technical expertise in remote communitiesIncreasing industrial skills in rural areasRaising technical skills in outback regions Subject(s):
Society → CommunitiesSociety → Local
Social Activity → Human resources
Information → Expertise
Amenities → Rural
Transportation, Telecommunications → Storage
Industry → Industry
Societal Problems → Scarcity
Education → Educational level
Technology → Technology
Technology → Technical
Development → Development
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
02.11.2017 – 18:34 CET