Carla Lostrangio, European Association for Innovation in Local Development In 2022, the 8th Cohesion Report of the European Commission warned about the widening gap between urban and rural areas. Territorial imbalances and territorial divides in several European...
Over the past half year, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and other GRANULAR partners have been leading efforts on screening more than 90 potential data and methods to support the sustainable development of rural areas. In this blog...
Heleen Huiskamp, Dutch Living Lab in GRANULAR In this blog post, our Living Lab in the Netherlands tells us a bit more about their own rural area and what move them to join this international project. Why have you decided to be part of the GRANULAR project? The P10 is...
We are very proud to announce the launch of our project’s Digital Platform! GRANULAR Digital Platform is an online interface to visualise and analyse the datasets of interest for rural areas and rural communities. Why a Digital Platform? Rural areas often lack...
On 15th March, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) voted the Opinion on “Targets and Tools for a Smart Rural Europe”. This Opinion was presented by CoR’s rapporteur on the EU Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas, Radim Srsen, who is also Mayor of the Municipality...
GRANULAR’s motto and reason to exist is “better knowledge for better rural policies”. In a video of less than 2 minutes, Tristan Berchoux- GRANULAR Coordinator points out the three main objectives for our project to be a fundamental milestone to accelerate sustainable...
From 1st to 3rd February 2023, the GRANULAR project held its first General Assembly at the premises of the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Montpellier (CIHEAM), in Montpellier, France. The meeting was the first opportunity for GRANULAR partners to meet in person...
