Examining the challenges of connecting rural areas and trans-regional networks with the approach of regional social innovation (Study area: rural areas of Semirom county)

Innovation is very important in strengthening transregional networks. Innovative regional networks can establish strong connections with extra-regional networks by using the approaches of connecting rural areas. The unexpected situation around which this research was formed is that in the area of Semirom city, despite the many possibilities that exist for the formation of a regional innovative network, this region has not been able to form any network around regional innovation, including the network Achieve social innovation. The purpose of this research is to examine the challenges of social innovation networks with the approach of linking rural areas with trans-regional networks, the main question is that the key challenges are the barriers to the creation of innovative social networks as well as companies. What are social? This article intends to investigate the challenges of innovative rural networks by analyzing the qualitative content based on semi-structured interviews with experts in this field. The qualitative research method is exploratory based on semi-structured interviews with local officials and experts of regional planning and rural development. In data analysis, research findings were presented using the qualitative content analysis of the interviews, using the MAXQDA software. The results indicate that the rural areas of Semirom have infrastructural, managerial and economic weaknesses and the lack of participation of the people in the development of the village is also one of the important challenges, which is due to the distrust of the people towards the local officials and also the tribalism in this region. Regions have been created. In the rural areas of Semirom, it is possible to develop and create innovative social networks by using agricultural extension engineering companies that operate under the supervision of Jihad Keshavarzi, because they have a mechanism close to the social companies examined in theoretical foundations.