

In building a purposeful and differentiated magazine product, we are leveraging FORESIGHT´s existing brand and business model, and are establishing partnerships with relevant companies, academic institutions, medical associations, intergovernmental organizations, NGOs and foundations to extend the magazine´s quality, reach, and impact. Through this project we aspire to shed a new light on NCDs – a major and growing obstacle to public health and global development agendas – and to stimulate more knowledge sharing, multidisciplinary dialogue and solution building amongst the many different stakeholders that shape the health sector at the micro and macro levels. The Papers were commissioned by the Rural Ontario Institute as part of the Measuring Rural Community Vitality initiative.In collaboration with FORESIGHT, an independent journalistic magazine, Dalberg Media is developing an entirely new magazine product with a focus on non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The Visitor Economy and Rural Cultural Amenities.Watch: Tracy Birtch gives a brief overview of her paper, Rural Volunteerism.Rural Volunteerism: How Well is the Heart of Community Doing?.Rural Business Succession: Innovation Opportunities to Revitalize Local Economies.Broadband Infrastructure for the Future: Connecting Rural Ontario to the Digital Economy.

Watch: Michael Fenn gives a brief overview of his paper, The Impact of Megatrends ?.The Impact of Megatrends on Rural Development in Ontario: Progress through Foresight.Watch: David Freshwater gives a brief overview of his paper, Growth Beyond Cities.Growth Beyond Cities: Place-Based Rural Development Policy in Ontario.Included with each of the Papers is a corresponding northern commentary prepared by the Northern Policy Institute.Services pour une population rurale vieillissante.Aperçu du développement de la main-d’œuvre dans les régions rurales de l’Ontario.Nouvelles approches pour le développement de l'infrastructure des Premières Nations.De l’eau, de l'eau, partout de l'eau : quand les eaux pluviales ruissellent.Accès à des services médicaux et de santé de qualité.Consommation d'énergie et propriétaire de maison en milieu rural.Services for an Aging Rural Population, Mark Skinner (lead), Professor and Canada Research Chair in Rural Aging, Health and Social Care, Trent University Elizabeth Russell, co-author, Assistant Professor, Trent University Northern Perspective prepared by Hilary HagarĢ019 Rural Ontario Foresight Papers - FRENCH.Workforce Development in Rural Ontario - A Snapshot, Carol Simpson (lead with workforce planning boards of Ontario), (former) Executive Director, Workforce Planning Board of Waterloo Wellington Dufferin Northern Perspective prepared by Amanjit Garcha.

