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Empowering rural communities to act for change

Project description

A greener, smarter, and more inclusive rural areas

In the heart of rural Europe, communities grapple with the urgent need for sustainability while preserving their unique way of life. These regions face a pressing dilemma: how to embrace innovation and social progress without losing their rural identity and heritage. With this in mind, the EU-funded RURACTIVE project will offer tailored, community-driven solutions to this critical challenge. Spanning 12 pilot areas across 7 EU Member States, 2 Associated Countries, and Switzerland, the project is a bold initiative aiming to empower rural communities to lead the way towards a more sustainable future. It equips these communities with knowledge, skills, and resources, promoting inclusive decision-making to ensure even the most vulnerable voices are heard.

Objective

RURACTIVE aims to foster a just and sustainable transition of rural areas by developing smart, community-led, tailor-made, place-based and inclusive solutions within local Multi-Actor Rural Innovation Ecosystems (RIEs) in 12 pilot area (Dynamos - Ds) in 7 EU, 2 Associated Countries and Switzerland. RURACTIVE will unlock the innovation potential of rural communities by addressing six integrated Rural Development Drivers (RDDs) – namely multimodal mobility, energy transition, agri-food and agroecology, culture and cultural innovation, health and wellbeing, nature-based and cultural tourism – and transversally integrating climate change mitigation and adaption, biodiversity and social justice and inclusion.
RURACTIVE will empower rural communities to act for societal change, by making available existing knowledge around smart solutions that integrate various forms of innovation (digital and technological, technical, organizational and social, business models and financial) and enhancing rural communities' capacities and skills, by providing training, capacity building, and knowledge transfer. Implementing a methodology for RIEs establishment in 12 Ds, RURACTIVE will work towards inclusive decision-making processes for all, including vulnerable groups and people at risk of exclusion, providing RIEs with instruments and capacities to collaboratively co-develop, co-implement and co-monitor smart and community-led solutions. Also, by offering an open set of data-driven tools (Decision Support Tool, Adaptive Monitoring tool), a digital infrastructure (RURACTIVE Digital Hub), and defining a programme for external Innovators, RURACTIVE will provide a fertile ground for change in rural areas. Results will be out-scaled through knowledge exchanges and networking at EU level (open contest for Additional Ds and RURACTIVE Forum), the deployment of training and capacity building activities for further rural communities and the creation of open e-learning courses and MOOC.

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HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation Actions

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(opens in new window) HORIZON-CL6-2022-COMMUNITIES-02-two-stage

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Coordinator

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA
Net EU contribution

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€ 583 750,00
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VIA ZAMBONI 33
40126 Bologna
Italy

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Region
Nord-Est Emilia-Romagna Bologna
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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€ 583 750,00

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