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Local First – Using AI to Strengthen Malta’s Local Food Markets - Winning Idea

MaYA Agri-Tech Ideathon - Malta

29 Novembre 2025 • Maria Elena Muscat, Christian Borg, Neil Tirchett

When it comes to supporting local farmers, demand matters as much as supply. The winning concept of the MaYA Agri-Tech Ideathon, Go(v) Local First, proposed a simple but transformative idea:Governmen

From Soil to Society – Rethinking Access to Agricultural Land in Malta

MaYA Agri-Tech Ideathon - Malta

28 Novembre 2025 • Maria Elena Muscat, Christian Borg, Neil Tirchett

In Malta, where every patch of fertile land is precious, the challenge of access to agricultural land is as much social and economic as it is environmental. During the MaYA Agri-Tech Ideathon, part o

Educational excursion of DIPS IDEATHON participants: A day when technology and science came within students’ reach

25 Novembre 2025 • Pavla Kolářová, Úhava, o.p.s.

As a symbolic conclusion to the Mobilise project, students, teachers, and professionals who took part in the Klatovy IDEATHON set out on a full-day educational excursion. The goal was to reveal the b

Smart Technologies Shaping the Future of Agritourism in Central Greece

From tradition to innovation: how digital tools empower sustainable rural experiences

21 Novembre 2025 • Chrisa Mpoza, OpenFarm (Open Call Winner for Pilot 3 - Central Greece Region)

As rural destinations evolve to meet the expectations of modern travellers, new technologies are redefining the way agritourism is designed, managed, and experienced. In Central Greece, the integrati

Smart Agritourism Challenge: Co-creating Sustainable Tourism Ideas in Evia

Exploring collaboration, innovation, and digital tools for the future of rural tourism 27–28 September 2025 | Chalkida (Evia, Greece) | Hybrid format

19 Novembre 2025 • Chrisa Mpoza, OpenFarm (Open Call Winner for Pilot 3 - Central Greece Region)

The Smart Agritourism Challenge, held in Chalkida on 27–28 September 2025, brought together farmers, tourism professionals, researchers, and entrepreneurs to rethink how agritourism can become a driv

Harvest of Ideas

A Seasonal Visitor Journey for Mallusjoki

17 Novembre 2025 • Avoin Ry, Otso Valta, illustration by Tuula Cox

How do you turn 39 grassroots ideas into a seamless, year-round experience pathway that draws people back to Mallusjoki again and again? The Go Mallusjoki! Ideathon (24 July 2025) did exactly that by

The Spirit of Mallusjoki

Brand and Development Strategy for a Sustainable Rural Events Ecosystem

17 Novembre 2025 • Avoin Ry, Otso Valta, illustration Tuula Cox

What makes a small village feel big? In Mallusjoki, the answer is a living brand rooted in nature, culture, and participation. “The Spirit of Mallusjoki” branding strategy based on Go Mallusjoki! Ide

Digitalisation of Cultural Heritage: Past, Present and Future Come Together in the Sierra and Mancha of Cuenca

Cultural heritage conveys and enhances the tangible and intangible assets of the past to better understand our present and future.

14 Novembre 2025 • Cristina Sierra López (ITECAM Centro Tecnológico Industrial de Castilla La Mancha)

What drives us to throw a coin into a fountain centuries after the Romans did it? Why do we still touch millenary stones to attract good luck? What superstitions lie behind some of our most everyday

Smart Forest Management: Connecting the Ecological Value of Forests with the Local Economy

Forest management can be efficient and sustainable, while also revitalizing the Sierra and Mancha Conquense by strengthening their local resources.

04 Novembre 2025 • Cristina Sierra López (ITECAM Centro Tecnológico Industrial de Castilla La Mancha)

There are few things more comforting than a long, restorative walk through the forest. The crunch of fallen leaves underfoot almost instantly replaces the deafening noise we coexist with every day. A

Go Mallusjoki! Ideathon brought people together in July 2025

Co-developing local event industry during the Mallusjoki Summer Festival 2025

29 Ottobre 2025 • Avoin Ry, Tuula Cox

Avoin Ry organized Go Mallusjoki! 24.7.2025 in Mallusjoki, Finland. The goal of the event was to collectively create new ways to market local events and support communal development, as well as provi