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CAP Managing Authorities Platform workshop ‘Supporting Smart Villages through the CAP Strategic Plans’ will take place on 20 October 2023, online from 9:30 to 13:00 (CET)

The workshop aims to provide an opportunity to exchange about the design and implementation of Smart Villages interventions in the CAP Strategic Plans and allow CAP MAs to learn from each other and improve their own Smart Villages support frameworks. The event will provide preliminary results of the outcomes of the CAP analysis carried out by the Smart Rural…

Open session of Renewable Energy Knowledge Cluster on REC legal frameworks in Europe – September 12 at 10:00 am CET

The Smart Rural 27 project launched its 1st Knowledge Cluster focused on Renewable Energy in February 2023. Since then, the cluster has been hosting online and face-to-face meetings, engaging over 20 active local rural community members and other interested stakeholders. Members of the cluster expressed their interest to learn more about the legal environment of…

1st Pilot Smart Villages Observatory Meeting in Graz (Austria)

The 1st Pilot Smart Villages Observatory Meeting presented  the concept & operation of the Pilot Smart Villages Observatory and discussed the specific needs of stakeholders from all levels to implement the Smart Villages concept efficiently within and beyond the Common Agricultural Policy. Over 50 participants took part in the event including policymakers from EU, national…

Expression of interest to be part of the Smart Villages geomapping tool

The Smart Rural 27 project is collecting and sharing information about existing smart villages and villages-in-transition through the geomapping tool. The tool was launched, including information about the villages selected under the Smart Rural 21 project, and will be continuously enhanced with information about smart villages. Villages can express their interest in being included in…

Smart Village Taskforces are being set up

The Smart Rural 27 project is in the process of setting up taskforces in Member States with the aim of facilitating exchange about Smart Villages, and more specifically advance the implementation of concrete Smart Villages (policy) support tools. Smart Rural 27 national experts – based on consultations with a wide range of stakeholders – have…

The Smart Rural 27 project website launched

The Smart Rural 27 project website was launched on 20 December 2021. Key information is now published on the website about the Smart Rural 27 project, Smart Villages policies in Member States. A geomapping tool is being launched where information about smart villages and villages-in-transition across Europe can be found. The website will provide regular…