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 PoliRuralPlus Tools.

These online sessions are designed to help participants explore and apply the innovative digital tools that form the heart of the PoliRuralPlus platform — from spatial mapping and data visualization to stakeholder engagement and multi-actor collaboration. Each webinar dives into a specific tool, offering practical demonstrations, real-world examples from pilot regions, and direct insights from the teams who built and use them.

What to Expect

  • Hands-on introductions to the PoliRuralPlus toolbox, including the ​JackDaw, MapWhiteboard, PoliRuralPlus Advisor, Vulture, Multi-Actor Approach Tool, ​and more.
  • Guided sessions with experts showing how these tools can help create sustainable, inclusive, and evidence-based rural-urban strategies.
  • Interactive discussions with ​d​evelopers from across Europe sharing their experiences, lessons learned, and ideas for future collaboration.

Who Should Join

  • Researchers, educators, and innovation practitioners
  • Regional and local authorities
  • Policymakers and planners
  • Community leaders, NGOs, and rural entrepreneurs

Whether you are developing a regional action plan, designing a local foresight process, or exploring how to link urban innovation with rural potential, this series will give you new perspectives and practical skills.

Where

Join our zoom

Stay Connected

The webinar series will run throughout the ​f​ollowing weeks, highlighting different PoliRuralPlus tools.

Follow our social media channels and check our news section to see which session is currently being featured! All webinar recordings are available on YouTube.

Join us on this journey toward smarter, more connected, and more resilient rural-urban communities.

18 Nov 2025 - What is JackDaw - see the recording

20 Nov 2025 - What is Centrality measure and how to build Centrality data - see the recording

27 Nov 2025 - JackDaw and DataCube - rescheduled to 2.12.2025 see the recording

2​8 Nov 2025​ - How to publish data on hub - see the recording

03 Dec 2025 - Vulture - see the recording

03 Dec 2025 - Data-Driven Policy Intelligence: Using the PoliRuralPlus Advisor - see the recording

04 Dec 2025 - How to write new services for JackDaw - see the recording

09 Dec 2025 - MapWhiteboard - see the recording

10 Dec 2025 - What is RAG and GeoRAG – How to construct RAGs and GeoRAGs - see the recording

15 Dec 2025 - Data Harmonization - see the recording

15 Dec 2025 - Implementing RAG- see the recording

1​6 Dec 2025 - ​A Brief History of AI - see the recording

16 Dec 2025 - Mastering Goal Tracking, Activity Logging, and Reporting - see the recording

19 Dec 2025 - The Role of AI in the Transformation of Policy Work​ - see the recording

19 Dec 2025 - How to run JackDaw locally - see the recording