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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
3. syyskuuta 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
2. elokuuta 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
2. elokuuta 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. heinäkuuta 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. heinäkuuta 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
ARISE concludes with a live digital platform for heritage-led rural development
The final results connect Roman heritage, rural businesses, visitor planning and stakeholder coordination in Sierra y Mancha Conquense, while providing a reusable model for other rural territories.
27. heinäkuuta 2026 • Pedro Branco, Obsidian Innovation Institute
ARISE - Archaeological Routes for Inclusive Synergy & Entrepreneurship in Sierra y Mancha Conquense - has completed its nine-month implementation period within PoliRuralPlus and delivered a live
Bacău, the first territory in Romania where a European artificial intelligence solution has been validated under real conditions
27. heinäkuuta 2026 • Constantin Avrămescu, SC MEDIA TREND SRL
For six months, two IT specialists from Bacău tested, together with the county's institutions, a European technology that measures how close citizens truly are to a school, a hospital, and a good roa
Avoin Map project completes three pilot services for sustainable rural development
24. heinäkuuta 2026 • Avoin Map Oy, Otso Valta
The Avoin Map project has completed its work under the PoliRuralPlus Develop Call, delivering three open-source pilot services for the Mallusjoki region in Finland: Energy Map, Zoning Map and Activit
Six PoliRuralPlus innovations recognised by the European Commission Innovation Radar
Geographical distribution of PoliRuralPlus innovation owners listed on the European Commission Innovation Radar.
20. heinäkuuta 2026 • Admin
Six PoliRuralPlus innovations have been approved for listing on the European Commission’s Innovation Radar, highlighting the project’s contribution to digital, spatial and policy-oriented innovation
SYLVAN-AI Is Launched
SYLVAN-AI transforms complex geospatial data into clear, actionable insights for Europe's forests and rural landscapes through simple, natural-language questions.
10. heinäkuuta 2026 • Majid Zadeh, Sylvanity B.V.
Managing Europe's forests requires navigating vast amounts of complex geospatial data, a process that typically demands specialized GIS expertise and a significant time investment. To solve this indu