Smart Village Academy

1^st Smart Rural Academy – 27 October 2020 (online)

The 1st Smart Rural Academy was organised online with the participation of over 100 village representatives (from the 21 participant and Come Along! Villages) and Smart Rural 21 core team members and national experts. The main purpose of the meeting was to inspire participants through presenting and discussing innovative solutions from rural communities across Europe, in line with the specific thematic interest of participants. The event also aimed at supporting villages in developing their smart village strategies.

Please find below the links to the agenda items and related presentations.

Introduction

• Introduction to the Smart Rural 21 Project and the Smart Village Academy, Edina Ocsko (E40) – Project Coordinator

Presentation of partners

• empirica (Germany), Lutz Kubitschke
• Agricultural University of Athens (Greece), Katerina Kasimati
• Institut für Ländliche Strukturforschung (Germany), Simone Sterly
• eTownz (Ireland), Pat Kennedy
• Innovatiesteunpunt (Belgium)
• E40 Group (Hungary), Edina Ocsko

Thematic Session – Round 1

• My Town My Plan Community Training Programme, Ryan Howard (SECAD, Ireland)
• Sustainable town food policy, Nathan Begoc / Thibaud Lalanne (Mouans-Sartoux, France)
• Rural enterprise support – the power of peer learning, Jackie Brierton (Growbiz, Scotland)
• Local mobility through Lupo Taxi social enterprise, Marton Gasztonyi (Tomor, Hungary)

Thematic Session – Round 2

• Engaging the local community in Šentviška Gora Plateau, Nika Kikelj Maver (Šentviška Gora Plateau, Slovenia)
• Housing projects to attract new residents, Kirsi Oesch (Kukkia villages, Finland)
• Sustainability in 4-D, Peter Plant (Torup, Denmark)
• Kythera Trails, Dimitris Bogiatzis (Kythera, Greece)

How to develop a Smart Village Strategy

The Smart Rural 21 project’s Smart Village Strategy development process & tool, Edina Ocsko (E40)
See also the Smart Village Strategy Template in the Roadmap Tool.
Panel discussion with the 5 pre-selected villages about their strategy development process

Conclusions & Next Steps

• Next steps, Edina Ocsko (E40)