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INNOVATIVE APPROACHES FOR A SUSTAINABLE TRANSITION OR RURAL AREAS
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. Within RURACTIVE, solutions are considered as ‘community-based practices, products, processes, actions and initiatives made up by various forms of innovations (digital and technological, technical, social, organizational and governance, financial and business models).
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. 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.
Advanced Architectural Institute of Catalunya (Spain)
Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna,9 (Italy)
Almende BV (The Netherlands)
APS Borgofuturo (Italy)
Asociacion Balam Api (Spain)
Berner Fachhochschule (Switzerland)
Bioazul SL (Spain)
Borghiin Rete di Imprese (Italy)
Bundesanstalt fuer Agrarwirtschaft und Bergbauernfragen (Austria)
Cardet Centre for the Advancement of Research & Development in Educational Rechnology Ltd. (Czech Republic)
Cartif Foundation (Spain)
Diputacion de Zamora (Spain)
Eurice – European Research and Project Office GmbH (Germany)
European Association for Innovation in Local Development (Belgium)
Forza Agency for Sustainable Development of the Carpathian Region (Ukraine)
F6S Network Ireland Ltd. (Ireland)
Grad Zadar (Croatia)
GrowBiz Scotland (United Kingdom)
Koinoniki Synetairistiki Epicheirisi Syllogikis Kai Koinonikis Ofeleias Koinoniki Epicheir (Greece)
Pisa University (Italy)
Region Gotland (Sweden)
Research and Innovation Services Doo Za Uslege (Croatia)
The James Hutton Institute (United Kingdom)
University College Dublin (Ireland)
University of Oulu (Finland)
University Uppsåla (Sweden)
Urbanex Doo Za Gradevinarstvo (Hungary)
Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH (Austria)
Wirtschaftsagentur Burgenland GmbH (Austria)
Website: www.ruractive.eu
Status: Active
Funding programme: Horizon Europe
Contract nº: 101084377
Duration: 1st September 2023 – 31st August 2027 (48 months)
Budget: €6,452,255.63 € (EU-funded)
Contact person: Sara Hernández (shernandez@bioazul.com)
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