FUTURAL Project

🔊𝗙𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗟 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲! 🏛️On Monday, 25/11/2024 AEIDL (European Association for Innovation in Local Development) 's 𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐅 (𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦) organised a thought-provoking EU policy webinar in collaboration with FUTURAL Project, SMART ERA, RURACTIVE, and BEATLES project EU projects. 💡Titled “𝗘𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳”, the event attracted over 100 participants, bringing together experts, policymakers, and practitioners to discuss how innovative EU policies can shape smarter, more resilient rural communities under the new EU Political Guidelines 2024-2029. 🤝In-depth presentations from exceptional experts and contributions from 𝗙𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗟, 𝗦𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗧 - 𝗘𝗥𝗔, 𝗥𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘, and 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗟𝗘𝗦 project managers underscored the collaborative power of EU projects in shaping impactful policies and promoting rural innovation. 🧑💻Our Project Manager, Ari Lomis from the Agricultural University of Athens, brought FUTURAL into the spotlight, showcasing how its Smart Solutions are addressing critical challenges in rural areas and inspiring engagement in change. 🏘️The webinar served as a crucial platform to amplify the dialogue on smart rurality and climate-smart practices, showcasing the integration of EU policy frameworks with community-driven innovation to bridge urban-rural gaps, foster resilience, and empower sustainable rural development for the post-2027 era.                                          #SmartSolutions #Innovation #Resilientcommunities #HorizonEurope #ResearchImpactEU

𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: FUTURAL and QuantiFarm partner for Smarter Rural Solutions 🌿 FUTURAL Project and QuantiFarm have just signed a 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗠𝗼𝗨), paving the way for a promising collaboration to advance digital tools for agriculture and rural development. By combining expertise, the projects aim to create impactful Smart Solutions addressing urgent social and environmental challenges while considering the unique needs of diverse rural areas in Europe. FUTURAL’s integrated metasearch platform acts as a one-stop shop for accessing innovative tools, supporting sustainability and resilience. With six pilot (𝗠𝗔𝗣𝘀) areas across the EU, the project emphasises adaptability and practical application. “𝐶𝑜𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑄𝑢𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖𝐹𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑠 𝑢𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑆𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠, 𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑡,” said Ari Lomis, FUTURAL Project Manager from the Agricultural University of Athens. Dionysios Solomos, from GAIA Epicheirein, Coordinator of QuantiFarm, highlighted: “𝐹𝑈𝑇𝑈𝑅𝐴𝐿’𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑎 𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑑𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑠, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑆𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑑𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑟𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝐸𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒.” Together, FUTURAL and QuantiFarm are working towards community-led innovation and rural sustainability, paving the way for a resilient agricultural future. #SmartSolutions #Resilienctcommunities #RuralResilience #Sustainability #HorizonEurope #ResearchImpactEU

✨𝗔 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀!✨ 🎞️Relive the Futural project's highlights from the Synergy Days 2024 in Barcelona! 🇪🇸 💡 Through our pitch, workshop, and engaging activities, we presented the key components of our project, including our 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 and the 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺, demonstrating our commitment to empowering rural areas across Europe. 🎥 Watch the video below to see the key moments from our participation!👇 https://lnkd.in/d95nsySB #SynergyDays2024 #FUTURAL #SmartSolutions #Innovation #Ruralempowerment #HorizonEurope #ResearchImpactEU

📅From November 15th to 17th, 2024, our partner KYTHERIAN FOUNDATION OF CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT - 𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗔 participated in the “𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴”, held in Chania”🇬🇷 🗺️KIPA, represented by Antonia Fatsea, shared the history of the trails on the beautiful island of Kythera and presented the FUTURAL Project.🏘️ 🌿Antonia highlighted FUTURAL’s work in Kythera, one of the 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁 (𝗠𝗔𝗣) areas of our project, where a 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 is being developed to preserve and showcase the island's trails. 🤝🏻This meeting provided an excellent opportunity for exchanging views and experiences among participants and for discussing the challenges and prospects in their region. 📱KIPA continues to work tirelessly to promote the trails of Kythera, allowing citizens and visitors to easily report problems encountered along hiking trails, through an online platform being developed within FUTURAL by The Lisbon Council. #HorizonEurope #ResearchImpactEU #ResilientCommunities #Innovation #sustainability

📢 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲—𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿! 💡Join us for an insightful meeting on 📅 25 November 2024 at 9:30 CET organised by the 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 (𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐅) in collaboration with the 𝗙𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗟, 𝗦𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗧 - 𝗘𝗥𝗔, 𝗥𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘, and 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗟𝗘𝗦 projects funded by the European Union! This collaborative event brings together experts, policymakers, and practitioners to explore how EU policies are driving sustainability and smart local development in rural areas, with a focus on the new EU Political Guidelines 2024-2029. 👥 Featuring contributions from AEIDL (European Association for Innovation in Local Development), a proud partner of FUTURAL Project, alongside the project's coordinator as well as coordinators of RURACTIVE, SMART ERA, and BEATLES project EU, this online meeting aims to: 🔸 Explore the consistency of the incorporation of 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 in EU policies for rural areas. 🔸 Assess the mainstreaming of 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 across EU policies 🔸 Consider the implications for the post-2027 EU policy and funding landscape Register now by 20 November to be part of this dynamic conversation: 🔗 https://bit.ly/3CoR5nC 📄 View the full agenda here: https://bit.ly/4i44HVZ ✨Let’s shape the future of rural innovation together! #ResearchImpactEU #HorizonEU #ResilientCommunities #Innovation #SmartSolutions #webinar

🔊𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗟𝗘𝗦! 🟡This 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗠𝗼𝗨) strengthens our commitment to rural empowerment and climate-smart agriculture.🟢 🖋️“𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑜𝑈 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 BEATLES project EU 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 FUTURAL Project 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑝 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑟𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝐸𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒. 𝑊𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒, 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑔𝑟𝑖-𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠. 𝑇𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟, 𝑤𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑛ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑔𝑜𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑟𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦”, stated Project Managers, Marilena Gemtou and Ari Lomis.🌿 #synergy #HorizonEurope #ResearchImpactEU #ResilientCommunities #Innovation #sustainability

🖊️We are pleased to announce the recent signing of a 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗠𝗼𝗨) with the Horizon Europe project, ICAERUS!🎆 🟡Together, FUTURAL Project and ICAERUS EU are committed to fostering rural development through innovative technologies.🔵 "🗣️The signing of this MoU marks an exciting collaboration between ICAERUS and FUTURAL, paving the way for sustainable and connected rural communities. Together, we’re committed to creating a more resilient future by empowering tech innovators and supporting rural communities through Open Call funding and capacity-building initiatives. By joining forces, we can amplify the impact of our shared goals in rural sustainability,” stated Project Managers, Katerina Kasimati and Ari Lomis.🏘️ #synergy #HorizonEurope #ResearchImpactEU #ResilientCommunities #Innovation #sustainability

✨On Tuesday, 5 November 2024, Ari Lomis, project manager at our coordinator, the Agricultural University of Athens, presented the FUTURAL Project at the "Digitalisation for Farmers and Rural Communities" Cluster Meeting in Brussels. 🔬Organised by the European Research Executive Agency (REA), this DG AGRI event gathered representatives from 17 EU-funded projects to discuss digitalisation’s impact on rural Europe. 🇪🇺 🧑💻Ari highlighted FUTURAL’s goals, digital Smart Solutions, and contributions to the digital transformation of 🧑🌾 rural communities 🤝🏻In collaboration with sister projects SMART ERA and RURACTIVE, FUTURAL also developed and shared key policy and research recommendations. 💛Many thanks to Ari for leading this impactful initiative!💙 #HorizonEurope #ResearchImpactEU #resilientcommunities #Innovation #sustainability #REA

❇️𝗙𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗟 in the media! 🎙️On 1/11/2024, Professor Spyros Fountas was interviewed by journalist Νίκος - Nikolaos Λαδιανός - Ladianos on ERT3 Radio 102 FM. 🏘️Representing the project’s coordinator, the Agricultural University of Athens, Professor Fountas gave listeners an overview of the FUTURAL Project, summurising its main goals and vision to empower rural areas. 🎓The professor discussed the Multi-Actor Pilots areas (MAPs) and described the Smart Solutions currently being developed to address the challenges of these rural areas. 🤝He also highlighted the co-creative process that leads to impactful solutions for rural communities. 🙏Special thanks to the contributors of this insightful conversation! ➡️You can listen* to the interview here: https://bit.ly/4hy4LNi *For Greek speakers #ResearchImpactEU #HorizonEU #ResilientCommunities #Innovation #Sustainability #interview

❌Missed 𝗙𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗟 at 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 in Barcelona? Here’s your chance to catch up! ✅ 🎇The FUTURAL Project was at the heart of this key event on agri-food sector innovation. 🚀From 14 to 15 October 2024, our team shared our vision to empower European rural communities. 💡Read our blog post and discover our highlights!⬇️ https://shorturl.at/kdFiT #ResearchImpactEU #HorizonEU #ResilientCommunities #Innovation #Sustainability #SynergyDays2024