Smart Rural Project - Expression

What is the project about?

The ‘Smart Rural’ project is a two and a half-year project coordinated by E40 Group and supported by the European Commission (DG AGRI) with the overall aim to promote and inspire villages to develop and implement smart village approaches and strategies across Europe, and to draw conclusions and support future CAP interventions on smart villages.

17 villages are selected across Europe to receive guidance and technical support through the project. 5 villages have already been selected in Ireland, Finland, France, the Czech Republic and Greece, and further 12 villages will be selected across Europe.

Is our village an ideal candidate?

Your village is an ideal candidate if it:

Needs support, ideas and inspiration to become a smart village
Has enthusiastic leaders who are committed to develop and implement a smart village strategy
Has the relevant human capacity to mobilise for the smart village process
Would benefit from specific expert guidance to progress with village development plans
Ideally has some basic technical capacity, including sufficient broadband connectivity or relevant infrastructure (e.g. community spaces) – although this is not a pre-condition
Ideally has some initial ideas, flagship projects or planning activities done that the smart village process can build on – although this is not a pre-condition
Is open to knowledge exchange and cooperation with other villages and stakeholders

What do you get if selected?

Specialist expert support for strategy development & implementation
You can visit and get inspiration from other villages
You can take part in exchange and capacity building with other participant villages through the Smart Village Academy events
Your village will gain visibility in European-level discussions and exchanges

If you think your village is ready to undertake an exciting smart village journey, then apply until 11 May 2020 to become one of the participant villages in the Smart Rural Project!

Project supported by:

Name of your village (or village group)

Approximate number of inhabitants in the applicant area:

Type of area (if applicable)

Country

Organisation representing the village

Name of Contact Person

First NameLast Name

Role/position of contact person within organisation

Email

example@example.com

Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number

What is the main motivation/driver of your village to become a 'smart village'? What are your inspirations?

You might consider overcoming specific challenges that your village is facing, seizing new opportunities or any other motivation/consideration.0/300

In which areas you particularly need support for developing a smart village strategy?

E.g. process of developing strategy, specialist knowledge/ technical advise on certain themes, exchange with other villages/ peer-learning, support in identifying financing, support for better engaging communities, or any other support that you might consider important0/200

Is your village marginalised / has particular disadvantages (e.g. remoteness/ dominated by disadvantaged groups/ deep poverty level, etc.)

Here we would like to explore particular aspects that put your village in a disadvantaged position compared to others (e.g. high poverty rate, etc.). Challenges can be further described below.0/200

Do you already have or are you in the process of developing a village strategy?

Title of your strategy

Please describe briefly (max 300 words) your strategy

e.g. you can specify the main aims of your strategy, themes that your strategy is focusing on0/300

How is your strategy linked to wider micro-regional (e.g. LAG strategy), regional or national programmes and strategies?

0/300

Please describe briefly the governance structure of your village?

E.g. local governance, how local leaders are elected, etc. links to higher administrative levels, key bodies, etc.0/200

Who are the main stakeholders/ bodies of village governance (e.g. councils, expert groups, etc.) and what their main role/ contribution is?

How can the local village community be characterised and how is the community engaged in developing local village strategy(s) and/or projects?

e.g. age structure, commitment, engagement of local community0/200

Are there any leading figures ('local champions') that lead the development of the village (e.g. mayor, specific citizens' groups, etc.)?

What have been the main challenges in engaging local communities in village development?

E.g. age structure, lack of interest/ motivation of citizens, institutional changes, etc.0/200

Please select the type of challenge 1

If other, please specify

Please describe briefly the the challenge 1

E.g. local governance, links to higher administrative levels, key bodies, etc.0/200

Do you want to add a new challenge?

Please select the type of challenge 2

If other, please specify

Please describe briefly the the challenge 2

0/200

Do you want to add a new challenge?

Please select the type of challenge 3

If other, please specify

Please describe briefly the the challenge 3

0/200

Do you want to add a new challenge?

Please select the type of challenge 4

If other, please specify

Please describe briefly the the challenge 4

0/200

Do you want to add a new challenge?

Please select the type of challenge 5

If other, please specify

Please describe briefly the the challenge 5

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You can add up to 5 key assets of your village:

Please describe each asset briefly and separately - be specific.
For each asset chose one or a combination of more (CTRL+select) main categories and one or a combination of more (CTRL+select) keywords

For instance: To describe favourable living conditions for young people/ families, you might chose both main categories: 'People' and 'Living' and keywords 'Engaging youth' (under 'People') and 'Community space' and 'Housing' (under 'Living').

For an overview, you can download the full list of keywords here.

Asset 1: Please select one or more (CTRL + select) main categories that describe your asset

Asset 1: Please select one or more (people) keywords that describe your asset

Asset 1: Please select one or more (economy) keywords that describe your asset

Asset 1: Please select one or more (living) keywords that describe your asset

Asset 1: Please select one or more (environment) keywords that describe your asset

Asset 1: Please select one or more (mobility) keywords that describe your asset

Asset 1: Please select one or more (governance) keywords that describe your asset

Other

Please describe briefly your asset

0/150

Do you want to add one more asset?

Asset 2: Please select one or more (CTRL + select) main categories that describe your asset

Asset 2: Please select one or more (people) keywords that describe your asset

Asset 2: Please select one or more (economy) keywords that describe your asset

Asset 2: Please select one or more (living) keywords that describe your asset

Asset 2: Please select one or more (environment) keywords that describe your asset

Asset 2: Please select one or more (mobility) keywords that describe your asset

Asset 2: Please select one or more (governance) keywords that describe your asset

Other

Please describe briefly your asset

0/150

Do you want to add one more asset?

Asset 3: Please select one or more (CTRL + select) main categories that describe your asset

Asset 3: Please select one or more (people) keywords that describe your asset

Asset 3: Please select one or more (economy) keywords that describe your asset

Asset 3: Please select one or more (living) keywords that describe your asset

Asset 3: Please select one or more (environment) keywords that describe your asset

Asset 3: Please select one or more (mobility) keywords that describe your asset

Asset 3: Please select one or more (governance) keywords that describe your asset

Other

Please describe briefly your asset

0/150

Do you want to add one more asset?

Asset 4: Please select one or more (CTRL + select) main categories that describe your asset

Asset 4: Please select one or more (people) keywords that describe your asset

Asset 4: Please select one or more (economy) keywords that describe your asset

Asset 4: Please select one or more (living) keywords that describe your asset

Asset 4: Please select one or more (environment) keywords that describe your asset

Asset 4: Please select one or more (mobility) keywords that describe your asset

Asset 4: Please select one or more (governance) keywords that describe your asset

Other

Please describe briefly your asset

0/150

Do you want to add one more asset?

Asset 5: Please select one or more (CTRL + select) main categories that describe your asset

Asset 5: Please select one or more (people) keywords that describe your asset

Asset 5: Please select one or more (economy) keywords that describe your asset

Asset 5: Please select one or more (living) keywords that describe your asset

Asset 5: Please select one or more (environment) keywords that describe your asset

Asset 5: Please select one or more (mobility) keywords that describe your asset

Asset 5: Please select one or more (governance) keywords that describe your asset

Other

Please describe briefly your asset

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Please describe any (flagship) projects or initiatives that you already have or just ideas that you would like to develop. Having (smart) projects in place already is not a precondition to be selected.

For each initiative, you can select main area(s) of intervention, and specific keywords related to selected intervention areas.

For instance: Your project might focus on improving women entrepreneurship, in which case you might want to select 'People' and 'Economy' as main categories, and 'supporting women' (under People) and 'entrepreneurship / business support' under Economy) as keywords.

For an overview, you can download the full list of keywords here.

Does your village have or is in the process of developing a 'flagship' project (i.e. strategic project that drives or considerably contributes to village development)?

Title of initiative 1

Status of initiative 1

Initiative 1: Please select the main area(s) of intervention of the project

You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Initiative 1: Please select one or more (people) keywords that describe your project

You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Initiative 1: Please select one or more (economy) keywords that describe your project

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Initiative 1: Please select one or more (living) keywords that describe your project

Note: You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Initiative 1: Please select one or more (environment) keywords that describe your project

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Initiative 1: Please select one or more (mobility) keywords that describe your project

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Initiative 1: Please select one or more (governance) keywords that describe your project

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Other

Please describe briefly your project

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How is your project financed?

0/200

Do broadband, ICT and digital aspects feature strongly in your project? If yes, how?

0/200

Do you want to add a 2nd initiative?

Title of initiative 2

Status of initiative 2

Initiative 2: Please select the main area(s) of intervention of the project

You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Initiative 2: Please select one or more (people) keywords that describe your project

You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Initiative 2: Please select one or more (economy) keywords that describe your project

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Initiative 2: Please select one or more (living) keywords that describe your project

Note: You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Initiative 2: Please select one or more (environment) keywords that describe your project

Note: You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Initiative 2: Please select one or more (mobility) keywords that describe your project

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Initiative 2: Please select one or more (governance) keywords that describe your project

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Other

Please describe briefly (max 300 words) your initiative

0/300

How is your initiative financed?

0/200

Do broadband, ICT and digital aspects feature strongly in your project? If yes, how?

0/200

Do you want to add a 3rd initiative?

Title of initiative 3

Status of initiative 3

Initiative 3: Please select the main area(s) of intervention of the project

You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Initiative 3: Please select one or more (people) keywords that describe your project

You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Initiative 3: Please select one or more (economy) keywords that describe your project

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Initiative 3: Please select one or more (living) keywords that describe your project

Note: You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Initiative 3: Please select one or more (environment) keywords that describe your project

Note: You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Initiative 3: Please select one or more (mobility) keywords that describe your project

Note: You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Initiative 3: Please select one or more (governance) keywords that describe your project

Note: You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Other

Please describe briefly (max 300 words) your initiative

0/300

How is your initiative financed?

0/200

Do broadband, ICT and digital aspects feature strongly in your project? If yes, how?

0/200

Do you want to add a 4th initiative?

Title of initiative 4

Status of initiative 4

Initiative 4: Please select the main area(s) of intervention of the project

You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Initiative 4: Please select one or more (people) keywords that describe your project

You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Initiative 4: Please select one or more (economy) keywords that describe your project

You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Initiative 4: Please select one or more (living) keywords that describe your project

Note: You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Initiative 4: Please select one or more (environment) keywords that describe your project

Note: You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Initiative 4: Please select one or more (mobility) keywords that describe your project

Note: You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Initiative 4: Please select one or more (governance) keywords that describe your project

Note: You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Other

Please describe briefly (max 300 words) your initiative

0/300

How is your initiative financed?

0/200

Do broadband, ICT and digital aspects feature strongly in your project? If yes, how?

0/200

Do you want to add a 5th initiative?

Title of initiative 5

Status of initiative 5

Initiative 5: Please select the main area(s) of intervention of the project

You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Initiative 5: Please select one or more (people) keywords that describe your project

You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Initiative 5: Please select one or more (economy) keywords that describe your project

You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Initiative 5: Please select one or more (living) keywords that describe your project

Note: You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Initiative 5: Please select one or more (environment) keywords that describe your project

Note: You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Initiative 5: Please select one or more (mobility) keywords that describe your project

Note: You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Initiative 5: Please select one or more (governance) keywords that describe your project

Note: You can select more than one option by clicking CTRL + SELECT

Other

Please describe briefly (max 300 words) your initiative

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How is your initiative financed?

0/200

Do broadband, ICT and digital aspects feature strongly in your project? If yes, how?

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Please describe if you have participated in any local, national or international cooperations. Please note that having had participated in cooperation is not a precondition for being selected.

Are you cooperating with other villages?

Please indicate key cooperation projects, membership in association, cooperation with research that contribute to developing your local strategy/ project0/300

Have you been part of national or international cooperation projects?

Main lessons from cooperation0/250

How would cooperation and exchange with other villages add value to your work?

0/250

Would you like to be informed about the developments of the Smart Rural project beyond the outcomes of the selection process?

Personal data provided in this form will be treated in accordance to the rules set by GDPR and will only be used to contact you in relation to your expression of interest / application submitted, e.g. to inform you about the outcomes of the selection process. Please click submit if you agree to be contacted in relation to your application and if you agree to receive a copy of the application form that you submitted to the email provided above.

The Smart Rural project is financed by the European Commission.

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Smart Rural Project - Expression of interest to become a participant village

Basic information

Motivation and needs

Existing strategies

Governance and local community

Challenges

Main strengths and assets

Existing projects and ideas

Cooperation

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