Author: Giulia Martino (Ecorys) Let’s imagine that you are a policymaker tasked with designing a new mobility strategy in your region. Let’s assume that your strategy includes a policy commitment to provide free bus travel to all children under a...
Ourense Living Lab hosts Reflective Workshop in Ribadavia
The Spanish Living Lab, coordinated by the University of Vigo, held its reflective workshop in Ribadavia (Ourense) on June 17th. The meeting gathered core members of the Living Lab (LL), including individuals and entities with expertise in three key areas: aging and...
GRANULAR partners gather in Pisa for annual reflective workshop
On June 27 and 28, the GRANULAR project held its annual reflective workshop for Living Labs and Replication Labs. Hosted by the University of Pisa, this gathering brought together project partners to reflect on their progress and chart the path ahead as they approach...
GRANULAR Project at the SmARTIES Meeting
On 3 June, GRANULAR partners from the University of Pisa attended the mid-term meeting of the PRIN project ‘SmARTIES’ in Pollica, Italy. The project, which stands for ‘Puzzling out smart ruralities, sound knowledge and rural (agricultural/agrifood) entrepreneurial...
GRANULAR General Assembly: progress over the last 18 months and the way forward
28 March 2023 – GRANULAR’s General Assembly took place and retraced the progress and successes of the last 18 months and explored the way forward. Upcoming activities and results are topical in the framework of the current post-2027 EU Policy development as...
“Living Labs in Rural Areas: How To?”, real-life cases at GRANULAR’s webinar
Read the highlights report! Author: Carla Lostrangio, European Association for Innovation in Local Development 27 November 2023 - Around 100 actors welcomed the first GRANULAR Knowledge Transfer activity on “Living Labs in Rural Areas: How To?”, organised by the...
We’re staying in rural areas: practices, policies and tools
Author: Serafin Pazos Vidal (AEIDL) On 11 October GRANULAR presented the state of play of the project at the event We’re staying in rural areas: practices, policies and tools for thriving regions. This is part of the European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC) the...
One year later: stocktaking GRANULAR’s results at the General Assembly
On 12 October, the second GRANULAR General Assembly was held online. The meeting took place one year exactly after the project’s kick-off and was an opportunity to look back at GRANULAR’s achievements and next steps for the upcoming months. GRANULAR’s results Results...
What’s next for the GRANULAR Living Labs?
On 15th September, GRANULAR Living Labs unveiled their Action Plans. Activities listed in each of the Action Plans are aimed at improving data availability and data analysis for better rural policies. Different ruralities, the same mission About one year passed since...
GRANULAR defines its next steps: Living Labs & Rural Compass
On the 19th and 20th of June, GRANULAR Executive Board and Living Lab facilitators met in Ede (The Netherlands) to discuss the upcoming steps of the project. The meeting focused on the role and needs of 7 GRANULAR Living Labs and the Rural Compass. Living Labs in...