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Upcoming Webinar: How to Publish Data on the PoliRuralPlus Hub

How to publish and share spatial data and compose maps for online presentation

26 Novembre 2025 • Markéta Kollerová

We are pleased to invite you to the next PoliRuralPlus webinar titled “How to Publish Data on the Hub”, taking place on November 28th at 10:00 CET.This session will explore how to publish and share s

Ideathon in Klatovy: When young ideas connect with the future of the region

26 Novembre 2025 • Pavla Kolářová - Úhlava, o.p.s.

Even before the two-day DIPS IDEATHON organised by Úhlava, o.p.s. kicked off in Klatovy at the end of September, it was clear that this would be far more than an ordinary competition. The purpose of

Validation of the Regional Action Plan of Irish Pilot

Strengthening regional collaboration with key stakeholder Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT)

20 Novembre 2025 • Jeyald Anthony Rasaratnam

Monaghan Integrated Development CLG (MID) recently met with the Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) to validate and refine the emerging Regional Action Plan (RAP) 2026–2030 under the PoliRuralPlus

People First, Tech Second

Visioning how ethical AI Can Supercharge a Village

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

Ethical AI is at its best when it stays in the background, making community life easier without stealing the spotlight or private data. The Go Mallusjoki! Ideathon shows how digital tools can quietly

Join our first PoliRuralPlus webinar: What is JackDaw?

17 Novembre 2025 • Markéta Kollerová

We are pleased to launch the PoliRuralPlus Webinar Series with an introductory session on JackDaw, one of the core tools supporting data management and analysis within the PoliRuralPlus ecosystem.Dur

Discover the PoliRuralPlus Webinar Series: Exploring Tools for Smarter Rural-Urban Futures

Join our interactive webinar series — Using the PoliRuralPlus Tools

14 Novembre 2025 • Markéta Kollerová

The PoliRuralPlus project is excited to invite stakeholders, researchers, policymakers, and all those passionate about rural-urban development to join our interactive webinar series — Using the PoliR

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

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

06 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

Women and Food – the Heart of the Slovak Rural Areas

Rural Women Conference, Župčany, Eastern Slovakia, 17 October 2025

30 Ottobre 2025 • Marieta Okenková, Slovak University of Agriculture

World Food Day (16 October) and the International Day of Rural Women (15 October) are two meaningful occasions that share a common message: food is not just nourishment, it is a gift rooted in c

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 Luglio 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.

09 Luglio 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