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Final event to future action: What MALTESE leaves behind for rural Malta
The MALTESE Final Dissemination Event brought together project results, digital tools, participant-led business ideas and a candid discussion on what rural innovation needs to last.
16. heinäkuuta 2026 • Dr.Eng. Daniel Amariei
On 25 June 2026, the MALTESE consortium held its Final Dissemination Event at the Malta Digital Innovation Authority in Birkirkara. Organised by PAMEA, SEMABLU and SELFHOOD, with MDIA support and Acr
From Prototype to Practical GeoAI: How the Athens JackDaw Code Camp Improved MALTESE
Hands-on work in Athens helped MALTESE remove access barriers, automate JackDaw connectivity, replace placeholder functions with data-backed tools, and deliver a responsive interface for rural users in Malta.
15. heinäkuuta 2026 • Dr.Eng. Daniel Amariei
At a glance: the Athens development sprint converted a developer-dependent setup into a MALTESE-branded, mobile-responsive GeoAI service with automatic authentication, automatic MCP connection and da
GeoEDUHealth Access – Bacău: Final Validation of the JackDaw GeoAI Solution for Territorial Accessibility in Rural Romania
Participants at the second validation workshop, at the Bacău County Council headquarters, 29 June 2026.
10. heinäkuuta 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, the only Romanian company selected under the ENHANCE cascade funding call, part of the PoliRur
Maps first, decisions next: lessons from JackDaw’s first FloodAI+ workshop
How stakeholder feedback is helping validate JackDaw and the new Flood Connector for practical flood-risk decisions
8. heinäkuuta 2026 • Ana Silva, Porvalor
Why FloodAI+ matters nowFlood-risk information is becoming richer, more spatial and more data-driven. Hazard layers, satellite imagery, exposure models, vulnerability indicators and rainfall scenario
LocalLinks AI Brings Regional Food Networks Closer to Consumers
A Digital Map Connecting Farmers from the Pilsen Region with the Places Where You Can Buy Their Products
4. heinäkuuta 2026 • LocalLinks.AI Team (DEVELOP Open Call Winner – Pilot 6, Bavaria–Czech Region)
Where can you buy cheese from a farm just over the hill? Which local shop sells juice from a nearby orchard, or meat from a regional producer? Finding answers to these questions is often more difficu
Bringing AI Closer to Farmers: How eMooJI Makes Map-Based Decisions Easier
1. heinäkuuta 2026 • Jeet Biswas, Moofind
eMooJI is Moofind’s validation project under the PoliRuralPlus ENHANCE Call, testing how JackDaw can make complex spatial data easier to use for farmers and rural stakeholders. By combining GeoAI, Ea
Putting JackDaw to the Test: Early Findings from AURA's Usability Evaluation
29. kesäkuuta 2026 • AURA project
Earlier this year, the AURA project set out to answer a deceptively simple question: can an AI chatbot built on geospatial, climatic and demographic data actually help people in Central Macedonia mak
PoliRuralPlus joins the INTERESH Policy Lab
Strengthening dialogue among local actors to support sustainable agriculture and integrated territorial development
28. kesäkuuta 2026 • Tinada
On 16 June, PoliRuralPlus participated in the Policy Lab organised by the INTERESH project, an event dedicated to sustainable soil management and the role of coordinated policy action in supporting m
LocalLinks AI Nears Completion Following Extensive Stakeholder Testing
The LocalLinks AI project, supported through the PoliRural Plus Develop Open Call, is entering its final phase, with the public release of the application expected in the near future.
24. kesäkuuta 2026 • LocalLinks.AI Team (DEVELOP Open Call Winner – Pilot 6, Bavaria–Czech Region)
The LocalLinks AI project, supported through the PoliRural Plus Develop Open Call, is entering its final phase, with the public release of the application expected in the near future.According to a r
From the Counter to the Customer’s Screen: How Digital Skills and Product Photography Power Rural E-Commerce
A hands-on DASK workshop with local producers in Chora, Kythera, shows what it takes to turn island products into sellable online listings.
24. kesäkuuta 2026 • DASK team (Develop Open Call Winner for Pilot 3 - Central Greece Region)
On Saturday, 20 June 2026, a community hall in Chora, Kythera, filled with something you would not usually associate with digital transformation: jars of thyme honey, bottles of local wine and craft