What’s happening in my country
On the country pages you will find useful information about what is happening in EU Member States concerning the planning and implementation of smart villages.
The information aims to orient people on policy planning, key contacts and resources on smart villages. However, it neither aims to be fully comprehensive, nor necessarily reflects the official government or European Commission position.
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Kristaps Vitolins
(
10/2021
)
A presentation on the topic of IoT (Internet of Things), which is part of a series of training sessions for young people, providing information on various smart solutions and the fundamentals of programming.
Language : Latvian
Type of resource : Presentation
A presentation on the topic of IoT (Internet of Things), which is part of a series of training sessions for young people, providing information on various smart solutions and the fundamentals of programming.
Language : Latvian
Type of resource : Presentation
Latvian Rural Network
(
2022
)
A video produced about Alsunga activities in 2022.
Language : English, Latvian
Type of resource : Video
A video produced about Alsunga activities in 2022.
Language : English, Latvian
Type of resource : Video
Latvian Rural Network
(
2021
)
Find out what Alsunga and its residents have been up to in 2021 – a wide range of activities, from a joint training for the development of a smartphone app to the annual Youth Days in the summer.
Language : English, Latvian
Type of resource : Video
Find out what Alsunga and its residents have been up to in 2021 – a wide range of activities, from a joint training for the development of a smartphone app to the annual Youth Days in the summer.
Language : English, Latvian
Type of resource : Video
French Rural Network
, ADRETS
(
2022
)
A national guide on “Smart village, towards a French model for rural territories” has been published. The guide provides rural elected representatives a methodology and concrete examples to put into practice the Smart Village approach in their territory. It is divided into the following five sections:
Language : French
Type of resource : Guidelines
A national guide on “Smart village, towards a French model for rural territories” has been published. The guide provides rural elected representatives a methodology and concrete examples to put into practice the Smart Village approach in their territory. It is divided into the following five sections:
- Smart village, what are we talking about?
- Methodological references
- Resources
- Initiatives and words of actors
- Lessons learned
Language : French
Type of resource : Guidelines
TUESI.LV
(
2022
)
TUESI.LV (YOUARE.LV) – an online platform dedicated to telling inspirational stories of young Latvians through short videos – produced 20 videos on Smart Villages around Latvia during the summer of 2022.
Language : English
Type of resource : Video
TUESI.LV (YOUARE.LV) – an online platform dedicated to telling inspirational stories of young Latvians through short videos – produced 20 videos on Smart Villages around Latvia during the summer of 2022.
Language : English
Type of resource : Video
Methody Methodieff
-
E40
(
03/02/2021
)
A recording of the 3rd Smart Rural Communities’ Café, hosted by Raudanmaa (Finland) on 3 February 2021, with Bulgarian subtitles. The Café discusses Raudanmaa’s Smart Village strategy, how they are engaging the community in various local activities and how they are transforming their old school building into a new smart community hall, including a local educational/ therapeutic farm concept.
Language : Bulgarian, English
Type of resource : Video
A recording of the 3rd Smart Rural Communities’ Café, hosted by Raudanmaa (Finland) on 3 February 2021, with Bulgarian subtitles. The Café discusses Raudanmaa’s Smart Village strategy, how they are engaging the community in various local activities and how they are transforming their old school building into a new smart community hall, including a local educational/ therapeutic farm concept.
Language : Bulgarian, English
Type of resource : Video
Makis Papamichael
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SR27 project
(
18/11/2022
)
A presentation on the Smart Rural 27 project experience. The presentation was given in the workshop “Enabling a supportive framework for Smart Villages through the Smart Rural 27 project – How to get involved?” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
A presentation on the Smart Rural 27 project experience. The presentation was given in the workshop “Enabling a supportive framework for Smart Villages through the Smart Rural 27 project – How to get involved?” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
Edina Ocsko
-
E40
, SR27 project
(
18/10/2022
)
A presentation on the Smart Rural 27 project’s Cypriot Taskforce experience. The presentation was given in the workshop “Enabling a supportive framework for Smart Villages through the Smart Rural 27 project – How to get involved?” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
A presentation on the Smart Rural 27 project’s Cypriot Taskforce experience. The presentation was given in the workshop “Enabling a supportive framework for Smart Villages through the Smart Rural 27 project – How to get involved?” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
Silvia Rovere
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Municipality of Ostana
(
18/10/2022
)
A presentation on Smart Rural 21 selected village Ostana’s (Italy) experience with smart rural mobility solutions. The presentation was given in the workshop “One size does not fit all: How to find adapted smart mobility solutions to your community’s needs?” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
A presentation on Smart Rural 21 selected village Ostana’s (Italy) experience with smart rural mobility solutions. The presentation was given in the workshop “One size does not fit all: How to find adapted smart mobility solutions to your community’s needs?” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
Brendan Finn
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MemEx Srl
, SMARTA Project
(
18/10/2022
)
A presentation on the SMARTA project experience with smart rural mobility solutions. The presentation was given in the workshop “One size does not fit all: How to find adapted smart mobility solutions to your community’s needs?” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
A presentation on the SMARTA project experience with smart rural mobility solutions. The presentation was given in the workshop “One size does not fit all: How to find adapted smart mobility solutions to your community’s needs?” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
Daiga Kalniņa
(
18/10/2022
)
A short video on Smart Rural 21 selected village Alsunga’s (Latvia) experience with youth engagement. The video was screened in the workshop “How to keep young people busy, engaged and interested smartly?” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
A short video on Smart Rural 21 selected village Alsunga’s (Latvia) experience with youth engagement. The video was screened in the workshop “How to keep young people busy, engaged and interested smartly?” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
Elisabetta Percivati
-
Municipality of Ostana
, EPI
(
18/10/2022
)
A presentation on Smart Rural 21 selected village Ostana’s (Italy) experience with youth engagement. The presentation was given in the workshop “How to keep young people busy, engaged and interested smartly?” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
A presentation on Smart Rural 21 selected village Ostana’s (Italy) experience with youth engagement. The presentation was given in the workshop “How to keep young people busy, engaged and interested smartly?” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
Veronika Zemenova
-
Municipality of Mukařov
(
18/10/2022
)
A presentation on Smart Rural 21 selected village Mukařov’s (Czechia) experience with youth engagement. The presentation was given in the workshop “How to keep young people busy, engaged and interested smartly?” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
A presentation on Smart Rural 21 selected village Mukařov’s (Czechia) experience with youth engagement. The presentation was given in the workshop “How to keep young people busy, engaged and interested smartly?” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Rainer Rosegger
-
SCAN
(
18/10/2022
)
A presentation on Smart Rural 21 selected village Stanz’s (Austria) experience with renewable energy and development of a local energy community. The presentation was given in the workshop “How to overcome the energy crisis in a smart way locally? – Renewable energy & local energy communities” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
A presentation on Smart Rural 21 selected village Stanz’s (Austria) experience with renewable energy and development of a local energy community. The presentation was given in the workshop “How to overcome the energy crisis in a smart way locally? – Renewable energy & local energy communities” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
Annina Airola
Raudanmaa Village Association
(
18/10/2022
)
A presentation on Smart Rural 21 selected village Raudanmaa’s (Finland) experience with regeneration of old buildings. The presentation was given in the workshop “How to breathe new life into old buildings? – Community buildings & community engagement” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
A presentation on Smart Rural 21 selected village Raudanmaa’s (Finland) experience with regeneration of old buildings. The presentation was given in the workshop “How to breathe new life into old buildings? – Community buildings & community engagement” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
Nives Laharnar
-
Municipality of Šentviška Gora
(
18/10/2022
)
A presentation on Smart Rural 21 selected village Šentviška Gora Plateau’s (Slovenia) experience with regeneration of old buildings. The presentation was given in the workshop “How to breathe new life into old buildings? – Community buildings & community engagement” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
A presentation on Smart Rural 21 selected village Šentviška Gora Plateau’s (Slovenia) experience with regeneration of old buildings. The presentation was given in the workshop “How to breathe new life into old buildings? – Community buildings & community engagement” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
Greece
Kythera Island as a Sustainable Destination for the Conservation of Natural & Cultural Heritage
Rigas Zafeiriou
-
Kytherian Foundation for Culture & Development
(
18/10/2022
)
A presentation on Smart Rural 21 selected community Kythera’s (Greece) experience with conservation of natural and cultural heritage. The presentation was given in the workshop “How to preserve natural, cultural and architectural heritage while entering a modern age (including dealing with mass tourism)?” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
Laura Cantarella
-
VISO A VISO
(
18/10/2022
)
A presentation on Smart Rural 21 selected village Ostana’s (Italy) experience with preservation of architectural heritage. The presentation was given in the workshop “How to preserve natural, cultural and architectural heritage while entering a modern age (including dealing with mass tourism)?” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
A presentation on Smart Rural 21 selected village Ostana’s (Italy) experience with preservation of architectural heritage. The presentation was given in the workshop “How to preserve natural, cultural and architectural heritage while entering a modern age (including dealing with mass tourism)?” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
Juan Manuel Velasco Leons
-
DG Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
(
18/10/2022
)
A presentation on the European Broadband Competence Offices Network and its activities, given in the workshop “When is digital technology becoming a ‘game-changer’ in improving local services?” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
A presentation on the European Broadband Competence Offices Network and its activities, given in the workshop “When is digital technology becoming a ‘game-changer’ in improving local services?” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
Marcos Nogueira
-
AURORAL H2020 Project
(
18/10/2022
)
A presentation on the AURORAL Horizon 2020 project, given in the workshop “When is digital technology becoming a ‘game-changer’ in improving local services?” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
A presentation on the AURORAL Horizon 2020 project, given in the workshop “When is digital technology becoming a ‘game-changer’ in improving local services?” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
Lutz Kubitschke
-
empirica
(
17/10/2022
)
A presentation on lessons learned from the Smart Rural 21 expert support provided to three of the project’s villages: Dingle (Ireland); Penela (Portugal); and Sollstedt (Germany). The presentation was given in the workshop “When is digital technology becoming a ‘game-changer’ in improving local services?” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
A presentation on lessons learned from the Smart Rural 21 expert support provided to three of the project’s villages: Dingle (Ireland); Penela (Portugal); and Sollstedt (Germany). The presentation was given in the workshop “When is digital technology becoming a ‘game-changer’ in improving local services?” at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
Dimitris Bogiatzis
, Aikaterini Kasimati
(
17/10/2022
)
A presentation on Kythera’s smart journey, including how the island got engaged with the ‘Smart Village’ concept, and the ‘smart’ actions carried out and plans for the future. The presentation was given at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
A presentation on Kythera’s smart journey, including how the island got engaged with the ‘Smart Village’ concept, and the ‘smart’ actions carried out and plans for the future. The presentation was given at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
Polonca Kavcic
, Nives Laharnar
-
Municipality of Šentviška Gora
(
17/10/2022
)
A presentation on Šentviška Gora Plateau’s smart journey, including how the village got engaged with the ‘Smart Village’ concept, and the ‘smart’ actions carried out and plans for the future. The presentation was given at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
A presentation on Šentviška Gora Plateau’s smart journey, including how the village got engaged with the ‘Smart Village’ concept, and the ‘smart’ actions carried out and plans for the future. The presentation was given at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
Daiga Kalniņa
(
17/10/2022
)
A presentation on Alsunga’s smart journey, including how the village got engaged with the ‘Smart Village’ concept, and the ‘smart’ actions carried out and plans for the future. The presentation was given at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
A presentation on Alsunga’s smart journey, including how the village got engaged with the ‘Smart Village’ concept, and the ‘smart’ actions carried out and plans for the future. The presentation was given at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
Peter Plant
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Torup Ting
(
17/10/2022
)
A presentation on Torup’s smart journey, including how the village got engaged with the ‘Smart Village’ concept, and the ‘smart’ actions carried out and plans for the future. The presentation was given at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
A presentation on Torup’s smart journey, including how the village got engaged with the ‘Smart Village’ concept, and the ‘smart’ actions carried out and plans for the future. The presentation was given at the Smart Rural 21 project’s Final Conference of 17-18 October 2022 in Sopot, Poland.
Language : English
Type of resource : Presentation
