Foresight, planning and implementation
of integrated urban-rural strategies
- The PoliRuralPlus project aims to improve the quality of life for people living in urban and rural areas across the EU by promoting coordinated and collaborative development within the regions.
- The project will support 9 pilot projects that focus on developing rural-urban partnerships.
- The aim is to increase the resilience and interconnectedness of urban and rural areas.
PoliRuralPlus objectives
- O1: To develop and implement a foresight-based framework for interregional cooperation and coordination.
- O2: To develop and implement integrated strategies and action plans that enhance the availability of business and innovation opportunities in rural areas.
- O3: To enhance mutual access to services and social connectivity between rural and urban areas.
- O4: Contribute to the implementation of the European Green Deal.
- O5: To enhance cross-disciplinary collaboration and leverage the full potential of European Research Infrastructures, EOSC, EU Data spaces, INSPIRE, Copernicus, DIAS, Eurostat, FAO, and other relevant data sources for integrated rural-urban development.
- O6: To facilitate mission-oriented experimentation and innovation by leveraging data-driven decision making, collaborative analysis, and system dynamics.
- O7: To create synergies with the New European Bauhaus (NEB) and other EU-funded projects.
PoliRuralPlus project information
- The key project information is in the EC CORDIS platform.
- Duration of the project: 1.1.2024 – 31.12.2026
- Total cost: € 6 201 312,50 and EU contribution: € 5 498 673,50
- 20 partners from 13 European countries.
PoliRuralPlus in digital media
- http://www.poliruralplus.eu (tbd)
- Linkedin (tbd)
- Facebook (tbd)
The Mallusjoki pilot in Finland
Mallusjoki pilot partners
Mallusjoen Nuorisoseura ry i.e. Mallusjoki Youth Association provides the innovation platform and it is the other Finnish partner, besides Smart & Lean Hub Oy, in the consortium.
Mallusjoki Pilot description
- Building the Rural Event Industry Ecosystem supporting the meaningful mission of the community and a possibility to impact the future of the village.
- Aiming to better self-esteem via events that are noted in Southern Finland, along with new opportunities for employment and career.
- Creative sector artists will come to create content for the Rural Events attracting urban visitors who look for unique special places.
- This is tourism from Cities to Rural.
Anticipated Results of mallusjoki pilot
The Rural Event Industry Ecosystem concept and the Rural Event Industry strategy 2040 for Mallusjoki Youth Association.
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Blogs/articles/news
People – Place Bond: Mallusjoki and the bond between people and place
What makes a place feel like home?
Maaseudun kehittämisen tarjouspyyntö
PoliRuralPlus-hankkeessa järjestetään neljä avointa hakukierrosta, joiden avulla etsitään ja rahoitetaan uusia ideoita maaseudun ja kaupunkien kehittämiseksi. Tavoitteena on laajentaa hankkeen vaikutusta ja kokeilla uusia menetelmiä, teknologioita ja toimintatapoja.
PoliRuralPlus pyytää tarjouksia 10 000 EUR projektille
Tavoitteet Avoin tarjouspyyntö kohdistuu toimiin, jotka koskevat maaseudun ja kaupunkien välisiä yhteyksiä ja joissa hyödynnetään hankkeessa kehitettyjä tieto- ja viestintätekniikan välineitä kestävän kasvun ja innovoinnin edistämiseksi. Tarjouspyynnössä haetaan erityisesti projekteja, jotka: Mallusjoen pilotin yleistavoite Mallusjoen alueen pilotin tavoitteena PoliRuralPlus hankkeessa on rakentaa maaseudun tapahtumateollisuuden ekosysteemi, joka edistää yhteisön sitoutumista, julkisen ja yksityisen sektorin kumppanuutta ja…
Mallusjoki pilot’s Newsflash no. 3
Newsflash no. 3 highlights the testing of the new Mallusjoki Youth Society’s Takkari Club event products for autumn 2024, the strategic cooperation with Päijänne-LEADER’s Habitability at Päijät-Häme project and, as a preliminary information, the project’s two AI-based products. Here you can find all published newsflashes….
Mallusjoki pilot’s Newsflash no. 2
PoliRuralPlus, an EU-funded project focused on sustainable rural development, is underway with a pilot programme in Mallusjoki. This pilot programme aims to create a regional vision 2040 and a development strategy, focusing on the Rural Events Industry as a key theme.
Mallusjoki pilot’s Newsflashes no. 1-6
PoliRuralPlus, an EU-funded project focused on sustainable rural development, is underway with a pilot programme in Mallusjoki. This pilot programme, with 28 months remaining, aims to create a regional vision 2040 and a development strategy, focusing on the Rural Events Industry as a key theme. A diverse stakeholder group of over 20 people has been formed, and the…
Innovation platform – Mallusjoki Summer Festival
This year, the Mallusjoki Summer Festival – Takinkääntöviikko – is being used as an innovation platform for the Rural Event Industry. The platform provides a test-bed for real-life experiments and a relaxed environment for a multi-actor approach to promote interaction with stakeholders and ecosystem players who come to the festival from both rural and urban…
I’ll scratch your back if you scratch mine
The interactions between the Mallusjoki pilot (Finland) and stakeholders are driven by the concepts of perceived interdependence and reciprocity
The Young LEADER Forum field trip to Mallusjoki Youth Association
Mallusjoki Youth Association hosted an EU CAP Network field trip
Bridging PoliRural and PoliRuralPlus
In the previous Horizon2020 PoliRural project, we implemented and learnt from the Multi-Actor Approach (MAA) and intensive stakeholder involvement.
In the new Horizon Europe funded rural development project – PoliRuralPlus – we are continuing the work of PoliRural. We want to deepen and strengthen the Multi-Actor Approach and stakeholder involvement in the design and implementation…
PoliRuralPlus Finnish pilot is Mallusjoki
MALLUSJOKI PILOT PARTNERS Mallusjoen Nuorisoseura ry i.e. Mallusjoki Youth Association provides the innovation platform and it is the other Finnish partner, besides Smart & Lean Hub Oy, in the consortium. MALLUSJOKI PILOT DESCRIPTION ANTICIPATED RESULTS OF MALLUSJOKI PILOT The Rural Event Industry Ecosystem concept and the Rural Event Industry strategy 2040 for Mallusjoki Youth Association.…
Smart & Lean 