The Research and Social Practice of Regional Innovation in Local Towns: A Culture Approach

Traditional theory of economic growth alone can no longer help us in bringing up the vitality needed by society; this shall be more clearly shown by the effect of COVID-19 on global economy. We also propose that if we want to rejuvenate our social system and bring back innovation in our society, we must look up to spiritual level and contextual culture more carefully. The past experience of this author in carrying out USR-related Hakka innovation in Chiung Lin Township and the recent innovative case of Atayal people near Jian Shi Township have all validated this belief. Hakka has regained its energy and spiritual level not so much as by how much they gain control over public power in a traditionally Hakka-excluded society as in how much they educate their children to love Hakka Legacy and try to explore the historical development of Hakka people. Also during the collaborating with Atayal people in Jian Shi Township, we once more found that only the elements of spiritual culture can nurture the seed for sustainable regional development, and Cultural Renaissance and awareness is indeed the first step toward the successful renovations of local places.

關鍵字

USR ； Regional Innovation ； Hakka ； Atayal ； Local Culture ； Life Vitality

並列摘要

面對後疫情時代的來臨，全球持續關注的是如何早日帶領社會走出陰霾，締造永續、健康與可持續的人社會發展模式。傳統的經濟生產與成長理論體系，均受到莫大的挑戰，本文基於目前情勢的發展，與及從事於USR（芎林地區）與區域創生（尖石前山）經驗發現，其臺灣地區各族群的創生與發展，除了傳統經濟面向外，更應該關注於精神與文化層面。傳統成長與生產導向的經濟規模思惟，似乎已經日漸不足以因應快速變化的時代挑戰，尤其無法給予目前市場需求停滯與去全球化的動態趨勢。本研究特別指出，人文價值的創新與精神層次的歷史溯源探索，矯正過去城鄉發展失衡與商業利益過度重視的弊病，是值得我們深思的一個重要課題。本研究並嚐試用比較觀點探索邊陲鄉鎮，在資本資源與關注的分配下，應該嚐試提供文化與創造力的完整論述，締造邊陲小鎮的永續發展。