Improving policies for the promotion of Smart Villages and rural digital transformation (Digital Rural)

Title	Improving policies for the promotion of Smart Villages and rural digital transformation
Abbreviation	Digital Rural
Programme	terreg Europe Programme 2021-2027

1. Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (Greece) (lead partner)
2. Innovation & Management Centre Limited (Ireland)
3. Leitrim County Council (Ireland)
4. Region of Crete (Greece)
5. Vidzeme Planning Region (Latvia)
6. Pannon Novum West-Transdanubian Regional Innovation (Hungary)
7. Vas County Government Office (Hungary)
8. Association of Municipalities of Tartu County (Estonia)
9. Elva Municipality (Estonia)
10. Rzeszow Regional Development Agency (Poland)
11. Municipality Hof van Twente (Netherlands)
12. University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Project objectives

To better coordinate EU, national, and local funds and policies, making investments more efficient and effective to speed up Smart Village implementation and reduce the digital gap with urban areas.

Activities

1. Creation of a Stakeholder and Community Groups, including project stakeholders and main community actors;
2. Participative analysis, based on organisation of events, public meetings, village audits, training courses etc.;
3. Workshops for Joint development of the policies and Collective decision making on preferred objects;
4. Creation of a permanent bottom-up structure and tool to allow the continuous participation of stakeholders in the policies feedback and creation.

Results

Better coordinated funds and policies to speed up Smart Village implementation and reduce the digital gap with urban areas.

Budget

Total budget: 2 102 700,00 EUR

ERDF funding: 1 682 160,00 EUR

VPR budget: 188 900,00 EUR

ERDF funding: 151 120,00 EUR

Implementation period

01.04.2024.-31.03.2027.

Contacts

Ineta Tauriņa, project manager
E-mail: ineta.taurina@vidzeme.lv
Phone: +371 +371 26382820