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From Ideas to Action: Insights from the Second Agri-Tech Ideathon Webinar

26 Deireadh Fómhair 2025 • Maria Elena Muscat, Christian Borg, Neil Tirchett

Building on the momentum of its successful first session, the second MaYA Agri-Tech Ideathon webinar provided a deeper dive into Malta’s agricultural challenges and set the stage for ideation. The di

Setting the Stage for the Malta MaYA Agri-Tech Ideathon - 1st Webinar

22 Deireadh Fómhair 2025 • Maria Elena Muscat, Christian Borg, Neil Tirchett

The MaYA Foundation recently hosted its first webinar for the Agri-Tech Ideathon, setting the stage for an inspiring initiative that bridges creativity, technology, and agriculture. The Ideathon aims

Meet PoliRuralPlus & ALIANCE at Synergy Days 2025!

Join us in Rotterdam for Synergy Days 2025! Explore how GeoAI and GenAI are transforming agriculture and rural development. Visit our booths and take part in our interactive workshop.

17 Deireadh Fómhair 2025 • Sarka Horakova (CCSS)

We warmly invite you to visit the ALIANCE and PoliRuralPlus project booths during Synergy Days 2025 in Rotterdam — and to take part in our joint workshop! Synergy Days 2025Synergy Workshop III: 3.3 G

MID Showcased at PLAN4CET Mentoring Programme in Spain

Irish Pilot highlights Regional Action Plan and community-led Circular Economy and energy transition initiatives at the EU mentoring programme in Navarra

16 Deireadh Fómhair 2025 • Jeyald Anthony Rasaratnam

The PLAN4CET Mentoring Programme, held on 7–8 October 2025 in Pamplona, Navarra, Spain, brought together local and regional actors from across Europe to share experiences and strengthen capacities fo

AI, Short Food Chains and the Mediterranean Diet: the project bringing cities and countryside closer together

A new digital model to boost local agriculture, fight food waste, and promote health

13 Deireadh Fómhair 2025 • Tinada

Bridging the gap between cities and countryside through technology, revitalizing the Mediterranean diet, and putting farmers and consumers at the centre — this is the ambitious goal of INCO, a projec

Ideathon AI4RURAL: Technology, Creativity, and Artificial Intelligence to Transform the Sierra and Mancha Conquense

A collaborative event to boost rural areas through the potential of artificial intelligence

8 Deireadh Fómhair 2025 • Cristina Sierra López (ITECAM Centro Tecnológico Industrial de Castilla La Mancha)

The Sierra and Mancha Conquense region is a land rich in natural, cultural, and heritage value. Yet, despite all this wealth, it currently faces key challenges in attracting permanent residents and m

INTERESH Kick-off: Building on PoliRuralPlus for Soil Health Innovation

At the Foggia kick-off, Karel Charvat (CCSS) showcased PoliRuralPlus tools and GeoLLM developments as key enablers for data-driven soil health management.

6 Deireadh Fómhair 2025 • Sarka Horakova (CCSS)

Foggia, 29–30 September 2025 — The Horizon Europe project INTERESH (Innovation for Territorial Cohesion around Soil Health) officially launched in Foggia under the coordination of the University of F

Vidzeme Planning Region Hackathon Phase 2 Wraps Up

Data quality and standardization emerge as the key outcome for future regional development planning

3 Deireadh Fómhair 2025 • Aleksandrs Ļubinskis, NovoFutura NGO (Open Call Winner in Vidzeme Planning Region)

The second phase of the Vidzeme Planning Region (VPR) hackathon "Dati attīstībai" (Data to Develop) took place at the Smiltene Technical School, bringing together experts and municipal repr

Enhance Open Call launched – Apply now to validate JackDaw GeoAI Chatbot

30 Meán Fómhair 2025 • Markéta Kollerová

PoliRuralPlus is excited to announce the launch of the Enhance Open Call, the fourth and final funding opportunity of the project. This Horizon Europe initiative provides financial support for third

Smart Agritourism Challenge in Greece

A two-day hackathon on innovation and new technologies in agritourism and the countryside.

25 Meán Fómhair 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