May 2020

Source: European Network for Rural Development This document contains the personal reflections of Professor Bill Slee on the links between Smart Villages and the European Green Deal. As an active member of the ENRD Thematic Group on Smart Villages, he argues that smart rural communities… Read More »The ENRD publishes an article on Smart Villages and the European Green Deal: making the connections.

Source: The Broadband Competence Offices Network The Broadband Competence Offices Network has published the new Handbook: ‘Facing the challenges of broadband deployment in rural and remote areas’.  This is a handbook for rural policy makers and broadband project managers who wish to roll-out high-speed networks… Read More »The handbook for the deployment of rural broadband just published by the European Commission

Rural stakeholders groups and organisations from across the EU are starting to launch work and sharing views to contribute to the “long-term vision for rural areas” that will be developed by the European Commission (EC). The long-term vision for rural areas is coordinated by Vice-President… Read More »EU rural stakeholders working on the European Long-term vision for rural areas

The Smart Rural project is a two and a half-year project supported by the European Commission (DG AGRI). Its overall aim is to promote and inspire villages to develop and implement smart village approaches and strategies across Europe, and to draw conclusions and support future… Read More »Support for becoming a smart village