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GeoEDUHealth Access Bacău: Validating JackDaw GeoAI for Territorial Accessibility in Rural Romania

19/05/2026 • Constantin Avrămescu, General Director & AI/GIS Expert, MEDIA TREND SRL | Alexandru-Norbert Droiman, Project Manager, MEDIA TREND SRL

The Context: Why Bacău County?The GeoEDUHealth Access – Bacău project is implemented by MEDIA TREND SRL as the only Romanian company selected under the ENHANCE cascade funding call within the PoliRur

The PoliRuralPlus Spanish Pilot: Connecting Rural Territories Through CoCreation

How collaboration and local knowledge are driving rural innovation in the ADESIMAN territory

12/05/2026 • Julián Orden del Pozo

The Spanish pilot of PoliRuralPlus is being implemented in the ADESIMAN territory, a rural area that reflects many of the broader challenges currently faced by rural regions across Europe. Demographi

LocalLinks Presented in Klatovy: A Step Toward Smarter Regional Food Systems

This blog is based on the original Czech article published by Úhlava, o.p.s..

20/04/2026 • LocalLinks.AI Team (DEVELOP Open Call Winner – Pilot 6, Bavaria–Czech Region)

On March 3, 2026, a regional meeting in Klatovy brought together farmers, experts, and innovators to explore how digital tools, education, and collaboration can better support agricultural practice.

From border to bridge: The story of Klatovy’s Innovation Hub

01/04/2026 • Markéta Kollerová

Where the forests of Šumava meet the Bavarian Forest, the landscape tells an old story, one of borders. But today, a new story is taking shape.And its centre is Klatovy. A small town, close to both P

AI-Driven Short Food Supply Chains: The Field2Fork AI Hub Project Launches in Foggia

31/03/2026 • Field2Fork AI Hub team

An important co-design session for the future of local agriculture recently took place in Foggia. The focus group, organized by the DARe Puglia technological cluster in collaboration with EXO, brough

ARISE reaches mid-term milestone with public platform now online in Sierra y Mancha Conquense

A live prototype now connects heritage discovery, route planning, local businesses and digital guidance in the ARISE pilot territory.

23/03/2026 • Obsidian Innovation Institute

ARISE - Archaeological Routes for Inclusive Synergy & Entrepreneurship in Sierra y Mancha Conquense - has reached an important mid-term milestone with the launch of its public digital platform. I

Digital services for the Rural Events and Activities ecosystem are under development for the Mallusjoki pilot region

16/03/2026 • Avoin Ry, Otso Valta

Cover image: A mockup by Annika Katter. Activity Map and Calendar is one of the services under development as part of the Avoin Map project for the Mallusjoki pilot region. One of the services curr

Creating Synergies to Support Malta’s Green and Digital Farming Transition

Potential Synergies with Greenfit Project

11/03/2026 • Maria Elena Muscat , Kayleigh Farrugia

Supporting greener farming in Malta through digital skills and practical trainingTowards the end of February 2026, the PoliRuralPlus Malta Pilot 9 Team at AcrossLimits participated in the GreenFit Pr

Sustainable farming in Kythera

Keeping biodiversity alive while making farms viable again

03/02/2026 • DASK team (Develop Open Call Winner for Pilot 3 - Central Greece Region)

Kythera’s agriculture has always been a balancing act between scarcity and ingenuity. The island’s land is often described as barren and low yield, yet it has supported generations of farmers and liv

People – Place Bond: Mallusjoki and the bond between people and place

What makes a place feel like home?

05/12/2025 • Tuula Löytty, Smart & Lean Hub Oy, Finland and Mallusjoki Youth Association

This short documentary explores the deep bond between people and the places they inhabit through the story of Mallusjoki, a rural village in Finland. The video follows the themes of place attachment