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Sovereign by Design: PoliRuralPlus Policy Recommendations for Europe's Rural Digital Future
Building on JackDaw GeoAI and experience from nine rural pilots, PoliRuralPlus presents recommendations for trustworthy AI, digital sovereignty and sustainable rural development
16/10/2026 • Karel Charvát (CCSS)
How can Europe ensure that artificial intelligence and digital technologies truly serve rural communities – not only during research projects, but long after they have ended?This question is at the h
PoliRuralPlus Brings JackDaw GeoAI to OGC Connect Cape Town
Conversational AI, trusted geospatial data and open standards for smarter agriculture and rural development
15/10/2026 • Sarka Horakova (CCSS)
The PoliRuralPlus project was featured at OGC Connect Cape Town, the Open Geospatial Consortium’s 136th Technical Meeting in South Africa, held on 12–15 October 2026. During the Agriculture Domain Wo
Connecting Rural Stakeholders with Policy Change
EU CAP Network workshop | Ireland
14/10/2026 • 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
08/10/2026 • 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
05/10/2026 • 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
03/09/2026 • 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
When farmers ask for more: AGROJACK's neighbours want JackDaw on their own farms
02/08/2026 • 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
Testing JackDaw in Cyprus: What users, weather data and local sensors revealed
02/08/2026 • 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.
AGROJACK completes its validation of JackDaw GeoAI at the Aires de la Vera estate
31/07/2026 • 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
28/07/2026 • 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