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Discover Rural Innovation in Practice with Three PoliRuralPlus Videos
Explore how Open Calls, conversational geospatial AI and regional co-creation connect local needs with practical approaches to rural development across Europe
3. listopadu 2026 • Sarka Horakova (CCSS)
How can a local challenge become a digital application? How can a question in everyday language open the door to geospatial analysis? And how can communities turn a shared vision for their region int
Mapping Circular Economy Projects in the Irish Pilot: Carrickmacross Toy Library
A Model for Community Circularity and Sustainable Play
29. října 2026 • Jeyald Antony Rasaratnam
PoliRuralPlus and the Irish Regional Action PlanThe PoliRuralPlus project supports sustainable regional development by strengthening rural–urban linkages and identifying opportunities for regional in
Connecting Rural Stakeholders with Policy Change
EU CAP Network workshop | Ireland
14. října 2026 • Marieta Okenková, Slovak University of Agriculture
How can stakeholder engagement translate into tangible policy change for rural areas?This question was central to the EU CAP Network workshop Engagement of Rural Stakeholders in National & Region
Slovak Rural Forum 2026: Shaping the Future of Rural Areas in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Exploring how responsible AI, digital innovation and strong communities can shape a resilient and sustainable future for rural Europe
8. října 2026 • Marieta Okenková, Slovak University of Agriculture
Nitra, Slovakia, 1 October 2026 - How will artificial intelligence reshape rural life, agriculture, public services and local communities? And how can rural areas benefit from AI while p
From Project Results to Reusable Knowledge: Explore the PoliRuralPlus Atlas of Practices
Connecting places, people and ideas – 126 practices showing rural innovation in action across Europe
5. října 2026 • Sarka Horakova (CCSS)
PoliRuralPlus is generating a wealth of knowledge across Europe – from digital tools and new approaches to rural development to regional cooperation models, pilot activities, Open Call projects and p
Upcoming Webinar: Funding the Future – EU Funding Opportunities for Farmers and Rural Projects
The Malta Pilot invites farmers, rural businesses, agribusinesses, SMEs, start-ups, researchers, rural organisations & all those interested in rural innovation to join a free online webinar on EU funding opportunities for agriculture and rural projects
3. září 2026 • Maria Elena Muscat
On 3 September 2026 at 17:30 CEST, PoliRuralPlus Malta Pilot will host “Funding the Future: EU Funding Opportunities for Farmers and Rural Projects,” the second session in its four-part event series
Testing JackDaw in Cyprus: What users, weather data and local sensors revealed
2. srpna 2026 • Maria Maslioukova, Catalink
GeoAI tools can make geographic and environmental information easier to explore through everyday questions. However, a quick and clearly written answer is not necessarily a complete or reliable one.
When farmers ask for more: AGROJACK's neighbours want JackDaw on their own farms
2. srpna 2026 • Roberto Gimenez, Espacio SOA SLU
The best validation evidence is not a questionnaire — it is a request. During the final phase of the AGROJACK project, more than a dozen farmers from the La Vera area joined informal on-farm sessions
AGROJACK completes its validation of JackDaw GeoAI at the Aires de la Vera estate
31. července 2026 • Roberto Gimenez, Espacio SOA SLU
AGROJACK, one of the seven winners of the PoliRuralPlus Enhance Call, has completed its six-month validation of JackDaw, the GeoAI conversational agent of PoliRuralPlus, at the Aires de la Vera estat
MooFind launches eMooJI: A Multilingual Progressive Web Interface for the JackDaw GeoAI Platform
28. července 2026 • Jeet Biswas, Moofind UG
MooFind UG has completed the six-month eMooJI project, implemented from February to July 2026 under the PoliRuralPlus ENHANCE Call. The ENHANCE Call supported practical projects that apply, test and