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Ideathon in Klatovy: Young People Shaping the Future of the Countryside

31/10/2025 • Pavla Kolářová, Úhlava, o.p.s.

On 25–26 September 2025, a two-day DIPS Ideathon took place in Klatovy as part of the European project PoliRuralPlus and its Mobilise Open Call. The event, organised by Úhlava, o.p.s., brought togeth

Data to Develop Hackathon: Co-Creating the Future of Regional Development through AI and Collaboration

The event demonstrated how AI and collaboration can turn complex regional data into practical tools for smarter decision-making

29/10/2025 • Aleksandrs Ļubinskis, NovoFutura NGO (Open Call Winner in Vidzeme Planning Region)

The Data to Develop (D2D) hackathon, organized under the PoliRuralPlus Mobilise Call, brought together municipal experts, planners, IT specialists, and researchers from across the Vidzeme Planning Re

Go Mallusjoki! Ideathon brought people together in July 2025

Co-developing local event industry during the Mallusjoki Summer Festival 2025

29/10/2025 • Avoin Ry, Tuula Cox

Avoin Ry organized Go Mallusjoki! 24.7.2025 in Mallusjoki, Finland. The goal of the event was to collectively create new ways to market local events and support communal development, as well as provi

Insights from the D2D Hackathon Final Meeting in Vidzeme/Latvia

Collaborative innovation meets data-driven decision-making — the D2D Hackathon in Vidzeme showcased how AI and teamwork can turn regional data into actionable insights for smarter development.

16/10/2025 • Aleksandrs Ļubinskis, NovoFutura NGO (Open Call Winner in Vidzeme Planning Region)

On October 6, an online meeting marked the conclusion of the Data to Develop (D2D) hackathon, where results were presented to the Vidzeme Planning Region and future development directions were discus

How to Promote Smart Rural Tourism in the Sierra and Mancha Conquense

Advanced technologies to rediscover paradise in the province of Cuenca

11/10/2025 • Cristina Sierra López (ITECAM Centro Tecnológico Industrial de Castilla La Mancha)

Take a few peaceful moments to travel—at least in your mind—to a place where tranquility fills the air. Let your imagination drift to that perfect setting where you’d love to spend a few restful days

INCO project - Intelligent Consumption

01/10/2025 • Tinada

The INCO project aims to bridge the gap between rural producers and urban consumers by creating an AI e-commerce model that promotes the Mediterranean diet, ensures traceability, reduces environmenta

Smart Agritourism Challenge launches in Chalkida: two days of ideas, tech, and teamwork for rural tourism

Hackathon-style event brings producers, tourism professionals, students, and developers together to prototype solutions at the intersection of agrifood, tourism, and technology.

26/09/2025 • Chrisa Mpoza, OpenFarm (Open Call Winner for Pilot 3 - Central Greece Region)

Chalkida, 27–28 September 2025 — The Smart Agritourism Challenge is coming to the Euboea Chamber of Commerce (12 Eleftheriou Venizelou, Chalkida) for a two-day, hybrid event designed to spark practic

A Deeper Look into Mallusjoki: How Community, Culture, and Nature Intertwine

How a strong sense of place builds a vibrant community in Mallusjoki

12/08/2025 • Tuula Löytty, Smart & Lean Hub Oy, Finland

Mallusjoki isn't just a place on a map; it's a vibrant rural area where the concept of "habitability" is a living, breathing reality. This sense of a thriving place comes from a b

Bi-Directional Rural-Urban Interaction

Services for rural habitability

18/06/2025 • Tuula Löytty, Smart & Lean Hub Oy, Finland and Mallusjoki Youth Association

The strategic goal of PoliRuralPlus is to strengthen the bidirectional flow of services, resources and opportunities between rural and urban communities.What does this mean for the rural Mallusjoki

GeoAI meets LLMs – Intelligent agents for enhanced decision-making

Watch the Video: How GeoAI + LLMs = Smarter, Location-Aware Decisions

08/06/2025 • Matúš Botek (FIT CTU)

Discover how the fusion of geospatial AI and large language models (LLMs) is transforming the way we make decisions. In our latest video, we compare standard LLM outputs (like those from ChatGPT) wit