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Smart Agritourism Challenge in Greece
A two-day hackathon on innovation and new technologies in agritourism and the countryside.
25. syyskuuta 2025 • Chrisa Mpoza, OpenFarm (Open Call Winner for Pilot 3 - Central Greece Region)
The Smart Agritourism Challenge comes to Chalkida on Saturday 27 September, 17:00–20:00 and Sunday 28 September 2025, 11:00–14:00, at the Euboea Chamber of Commerce – Conference Hall (12 Eleftheriou
Online launch and first stage of the Vidzeme D2D hackathon successfully completed
The first stage of the D2D hackathon brought together over 50 participants online to lay the foundations for a unified regional development monitoring system.
18. syyskuuta 2025 • Aleksandrs Ļubinskis, NovoFutura NGO (Open Call Winner in Vidzeme Planning Region)
The first stage of the Data for Development (D2D) hackathon took place online, bringing together a wide group of stakeholders from across Vidzeme and beyond. Organized within the framework of the Pol
AI Met Agriculture: PoliRuralPlus at FedCSIS 2025
At the FedCSIS conference in Kraków, CCSS expert Karel Charvát shared how PoliRuralPlus and the JackDaw platform bridged AI and local spatial data to support rural decision-making.
17. syyskuuta 2025 • Sarka Horakova (CCSS)
Kraków, Poland – September 2025 – The 20th Conference on Computer Science and Intelligence Systems (FedCSIS 2025) brought together AI researchers, computer scientists, and practitioners from around t
IDEATHON IN KLATOVY: Let’s shape the future of our region together!
In two weeks, the IDEATHON in Klatovy will take place as part of DIPS, one of the winning projects of the Mobilise initiative, fostering innovation for regional development.
10. syyskuuta 2025 • Pavla Kolářová
The two-day IDEATHON in Klatovy (25–26 September 2025, Úhlava, o.p.s., Plánická 174) is a unique regional innovation event connecting local farmers, tourism representatives, food producers, municipal
Opportunities for Regions: PoliRuralPlus at Smart Countryside in Practice
PoliRuralPlus Open Calls Presented at Země živitelka 2025
8. syyskuuta 2025 • Sarka Horakova (CCSS)
At the Smart Countryside in Practice seminar on 21 August 2025, part of the Země živitelka fair in České Budějovice, Markéta Kollerová (Plan4all) introduced the PoliRuralPlus project and its Open Cal
Empowering Regional Development through Data and AI: Vidzeme Launches Two-Phase Hackathon “Data for Development”
Driving smarter regional growth: Vidzeme launches D2D Hackathon to harness Data & AI for sustainable development.
29. elokuuta 2025 • Aleksandrs Ļubinskis, NovoFutura NGO (Open Call Winner in Vidzeme Planning Region)
In September 2025, Vidzeme Planning Region, in collaboration with project partners from PoliRuralPlus and the innovation NGO NovoFutura, will organize a two-stage regional development hackathon title
VPR study under PoliRuralPlus recognised in national work on new development indicators
Vidzeme Planning Region’s PoliRuralPlus study shapes Latvia’s new development indicators, strengthening RAIM and evidence-based policy making
26. elokuuta 2025 • Anita Āboliņa, Vidzeme Planning Region
The study carried out by Vidzeme Planning Region (VPR) on establishing a monitoring system for the quality of economic development within the PoliRuralPlus project has become the basis for further co
Stakeholders Unite in Irish Pilot: Circular Economy and Regional Planning Lead the Conversation
Participants at the 3rd PoliRuralPlus Stakeholders Meeting explored innovative approaches to circular economy, sustainable agriculture, and regional planning as part of the Irish pilot in County Monaghan
28. heinäkuuta 2025 • Jeyald Anthony Rasaratnam
The 3rd Stakeholders Meeting of the Irish PoliRuralPlus pilot, held online via MS Teams on 18 June 2025, brought together local leaders, enterprise representatives, and development experts to progres
Vidzeme promotes integrated, data-driven territorial planning through GIS cooperation
GIS specialists meet in Valmiera to enhance geospatial data use under the PoliRuralPlus project
13. heinäkuuta 2025 • Anita Āboliņa, Head of Communications and Public Relations, Vidzeme Planning Region
This summer, the Vidzeme Planning Region has been marked by a targeted effort to reinforce data-driven territorial development planning. In cooperation with Valmiera Municipality, a thematic working
ADESIMAN leads rural energy transition in Castilla-La Mancha with a regional seminar on Community Energy best practices.
As the Spanish pilot of the EU-funded PoliRuralPlus project, ADESIMAN brings together local authorities, citizens, and stakeholders to showcase the power of rural-based energy innovation.
9. heinäkuuta 2025 • Manuel Julián Orden del Pozo
Tarancón, July 2, 2025 – As the Spanish pilot site of the European PoliRuralPlus project, the Local Action Group ADESIMAN hosted the seminar “Best Practices in Local Energy Communities” at the Luisa