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Events in July 2023

State aid: European Commission approves a €500 million Spanish programme under the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism to support the roll-out of broadband backhaul networks in rural areas

Approved the first package of CAP strategic plans 2023-2027

Ruralization partners participate in the 16th Annual Conference organised by PLPR

Ruralization Summer School 2022 – Defining the next steps.

CALL FOR PAPERS – “Social Dynamics in the post-Covid age”

RURALIZATION and INCULTUM establish collaboration

RURAL PACT CONFERENCE

Join the Festival of the New European Bauhaus in Brussels

Working session in Paris as part of the Ruralization H2020 project

European Ruralization project and the IGU – 100 Paris 2022

The European Commission has approved, under EU state aid rules, a €500 million Spanish programme under the Recovery and Resilience…

20 September

The European Commission approved the first package of CAP strategic plans designed to shape the transition to a sustainable modern…

Tourist information center at Lys River Canal in Ghent

22 July

The International Academic Association on Planning, Law, and Property Rights (PLPR) organised its 16th annual conference last 4th-8th of July…

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19 July

Project partner Kulturland organised the RURALIZATION Summer School (4th-8th July), a week for consortium partners to meet and plan the…

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4 July

It is widely known that COVID-19 has had many consequences for the society as a whole, but little is known…

Beautiful view of countryside road. Mountains background.

1 July

Tourism goes beyond travel and consumption; it is a way of learning and self-improvement, of enriching vision and improving mutual…

29 June

The past 15th-16th of June 2022 the European Commission brought together 300 EU, national, and regional politicians along with various…

18 May

The European Commission invites organisations, art collectives, institutions, universities, architects, cities, regions, companies, artists, students, scientists, innovators and all interested…

1 April

On January, 20th and 21st, the group of universities and entities that belong to the Ruralization project consortium met in…

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2 February

The 100th Congress of the IGU (International Geographic Union) is an important international event, as it celebrates the 100 years…

1 10:00 am: SMART VILLAGE Forum 10:00 am – 5:00 pm 28 June, 2023 – 3 July, 2023 The 3rd edition of the SMART VILLAGE Forum will open its doors between June 28 and July 3, 2023 at the Delta hotel in the Jupiter resort, through a participatory event that will reflect the role of the authorities and the business environment in consolidating the long-term vision on rural communities. We invite you to participate in the Digital Transformation Marathon, held on the Black Sea coast, where we will open the series of conferences “How do we transform our locality into a Smart Village?“, addressing topics related to the construction of smart village communities in Romania, sustainable energy efficiency solutions, support for facilitating innovation in the rural environment, the involvement of the educational and academic environment , smart technologies as well as accessible sources of financing. The Forum contributes to increasing the visibility of rural areas by involving high-level political guests from European institutions, mayors and deputy mayors of municipalities, presidents of county councils, councilors, directors, experts and representatives of the business sector. We will debate with specialists in European funds, public authorities and experts from the smart technology industry on topics such as rural development, green and digital transition, precision agriculture, energy, smart transport, public works, rural health, tourism etc. For 5 days, the Romanian coast will host the most important event for the transformation of smart villages. We will also organize initiations of the “Smart Village – Management of Smart Rural Infrastructures” course every day, where we will talk about interoperability, smart infrastructures and types of digital public services that can be offered. At the end, Certificates of Participation will be handed out. Don’t forget to plan in your annual budget based on the full offer of accommodation and participation. Participation in the event is based on registration with confirmation from the organizer. We invite you to participate in the event! Together we develop the Smart Village Community. Citizens are very important, especially for the EU. Local View Location More information Read more

2 10:00 am: SMART VILLAGE Forum 10:00 am – 5:00 pm 28 June, 2023 – 3 July, 2023 The 3rd edition of the SMART VILLAGE Forum will open its doors between June 28 and July 3, 2023 at the Delta hotel in the Jupiter resort, through a participatory event that will reflect the role of the authorities and the business environment in consolidating the long-term vision on rural communities. We invite you to participate in the Digital Transformation Marathon, held on the Black Sea coast, where we will open the series of conferences “How do we transform our locality into a Smart Village?“, addressing topics related to the construction of smart village communities in Romania, sustainable energy efficiency solutions, support for facilitating innovation in the rural environment, the involvement of the educational and academic environment , smart technologies as well as accessible sources of financing. The Forum contributes to increasing the visibility of rural areas by involving high-level political guests from European institutions, mayors and deputy mayors of municipalities, presidents of county councils, councilors, directors, experts and representatives of the business sector. We will debate with specialists in European funds, public authorities and experts from the smart technology industry on topics such as rural development, green and digital transition, precision agriculture, energy, smart transport, public works, rural health, tourism etc. For 5 days, the Romanian coast will host the most important event for the transformation of smart villages. We will also organize initiations of the “Smart Village – Management of Smart Rural Infrastructures” course every day, where we will talk about interoperability, smart infrastructures and types of digital public services that can be offered. At the end, Certificates of Participation will be handed out. Don’t forget to plan in your annual budget based on the full offer of accommodation and participation. Participation in the event is based on registration with confirmation from the organizer. We invite you to participate in the event! Together we develop the Smart Village Community. Citizens are very important, especially for the EU. Local View Location More information Read more

3 10:00 am: SMART VILLAGE Forum 10:00 am – 5:00 pm 28 June, 2023 – 3 July, 2023 The 3rd edition of the SMART VILLAGE Forum will open its doors between June 28 and July 3, 2023 at the Delta hotel in the Jupiter resort, through a participatory event that will reflect the role of the authorities and the business environment in consolidating the long-term vision on rural communities. We invite you to participate in the Digital Transformation Marathon, held on the Black Sea coast, where we will open the series of conferences “How do we transform our locality into a Smart Village?“, addressing topics related to the construction of smart village communities in Romania, sustainable energy efficiency solutions, support for facilitating innovation in the rural environment, the involvement of the educational and academic environment , smart technologies as well as accessible sources of financing. The Forum contributes to increasing the visibility of rural areas by involving high-level political guests from European institutions, mayors and deputy mayors of municipalities, presidents of county councils, councilors, directors, experts and representatives of the business sector. We will debate with specialists in European funds, public authorities and experts from the smart technology industry on topics such as rural development, green and digital transition, precision agriculture, energy, smart transport, public works, rural health, tourism etc. For 5 days, the Romanian coast will host the most important event for the transformation of smart villages. We will also organize initiations of the “Smart Village – Management of Smart Rural Infrastructures” course every day, where we will talk about interoperability, smart infrastructures and types of digital public services that can be offered. At the end, Certificates of Participation will be handed out. Don’t forget to plan in your annual budget based on the full offer of accommodation and participation. Participation in the event is based on registration with confirmation from the organizer. We invite you to participate in the event! Together we develop the Smart Village Community. Citizens are very important, especially for the EU. Local View Location More information Read more