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Ideathon in Klatovy: When young ideas connect with the future of the region

26/11/2025 • Pavla Kolářová - Úhlava, o.p.s.

Even before the two-day DIPS IDEATHON organised by Úhlava, o.p.s. kicked off in Klatovy at the end of September, it was clear that this would be far more than an ordinary competition. The purpose of

Webinar: JackDaw and DataCube – Creating and analysing Data Cubes using PoliRuralPlus tools

25/11/2025 • Markéta Kollerová

As part of the PoliRuralPlus Webinar Series, we invite you to join the upcoming session dedicated to JackDaw and DataCube, two key tools within the PoliRuralPlus ecosystem that support advanced data

Rural innovation: the AI4RURAL Ideathon brings together around thirty professionals and companies in Tarancón

The jury awards the first prize to a proposal that promotes community composting through the use of wireless sensors and AI tools

24/11/2025 • Cristina Sierra López (ITECAM Centro Tecnológico Industrial de Castilla La Mancha)

ITECAM (Industrial Technology Centre of Castilla-La Mancha) brought together around thirty professionals and companies at the AI4RURAL Ideathon, an event held in Tarancón (Cuenca) as part of the Euro

Validation of the Regional Action Plan of Irish Pilot

Strengthening regional collaboration with key stakeholder Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT)

20/11/2025 • Jeyald Anthony Rasaratnam

Monaghan Integrated Development CLG (MID) recently met with the Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) to validate and refine the emerging Regional Action Plan (RAP) 2026–2030 under the PoliRuralPlus

Join our next webinar: What is Centrality Measure?

19/11/2025 • Markéta Kollerová

The PoliRuralPlus Webinar Series continues with a session dedicated to understanding Centrality Measures - a key concept in spatial and network analysis.Learn how to create centrality measure data fr

Fusing Language Models and Earth Observation for the Next-Gen AKIS

Highlights from Karel Charvat’s Presentation at EBDVF 2025

18/11/2025 • Sarka Horakova (CCSS)

We are pleased to share a summary of Karel Charvat’s presentation at the European Big Data Value Forum (EBDVF 2025), held from 12–14 November 2025 in Copenhagen. The session focused on the integratio

People First, Tech Second

Visioning how ethical AI Can Supercharge a Village

17/11/2025 • Avoin Ry, Otso Valta, illustration by Tuula Cox

Ethical AI is at its best when it stays in the background, making community life easier without stealing the spotlight or private data. The Go Mallusjoki! Ideathon shows how digital tools can quietly

Join our first PoliRuralPlus webinar: What is JackDaw?

17/11/2025 • Markéta Kollerová

We are pleased to launch the PoliRuralPlus Webinar Series with an introductory session on JackDaw, one of the core tools supporting data management and analysis within the PoliRuralPlus ecosystem.Dur

The European Commission’s Innovation Radar program recognizes the Multi Actor Approach Tool (MAATool)

European-level Recognition of the MAATool in the PoliRuralPlus Project

16/11/2025 • Gustavo Carrero - Socialinnolabs Foundation

Last October, the MAATool (Multi Actor Approach Tool) was recognised by the European Commission’s Innovation Radar platform as a “Business Ready” innovation, signalling that it is ready to enter the

Strategic Dialogue in Vidzeme Advances Regional Action Plan Development under PoliRuralPlus

14/11/2025 • Anita Āboiiņa, Head of Communications and Public Relations Department, Vidzeme Planning Region

On 26 September 2025, a strategic discussion took place in Limbaži with the participation of the Vidzeme Planning Region, municipalities of the region and the Ministry of Smart Administration and Reg