RURACTIVE

Project code: GA No 776465

Programme: Horizon Europe

Call: CL6-2022-communities-02-01 Smart rural communities

Rural communities and territories have a vast potential to become vibrant centres of innovation grounded in local resources, grassroots action, creativity and social inclusion. Boosted through digital innovation, valorisation of local resources and training, rural areas can strive to become attractive places for all people to live, work and stay.
RURACTIVE aims to build on this potential to develop and introduce innovative approaches for a sustainable and just transition in support of the European Commission's efforts as well as the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The project promotes community-based action for strong, connected, resilient and prosperous rural societies.
RURACTIVE works closely with the 12 pilot areas, called Dynamos, to establish local Multi-Actor Rural Innovation Ecosystems. To ensure their sustainability, the project places great emphasis on addressing and strengthening multilevel governance, training and capacity development, place-based progress and inclusive participatory processes looking also at more vulnerable groups such as young and older people, people with disability, migrants and minorities, and long term unemployed.

Project duration

2023-2027

Scientific project head for the Department 

Simona Tondelli

Coordinator 

Dipartimento di Architettura, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna

Partnership

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA

UNIVERSITA DI PISA Italy

FUNDACION CARTIF Spain

EURICE EURICE EUROPEAN RESEARCH AND PROJECT OFFICE GMBH Germany

RISE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION SERVICES DOO ZA USLUGE Croatia

AEIDL ASSOCIATION EUROPEENNE POUR L'INNOVATION DANS LE DEVELOPPEMENT LOCAL Belgium

BAB BUNDESANSTALT FUR AGRARWIRTSCHAFT UND BERGBAUERNFRAGEN Austria,

OULUN YLIOPISTO Finland

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN Ireland

F6S NETWORK IRELAND LIMITED Ireland

F6S EU TECH INNOVATION NETWORK DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY Ireland

ALMENDE BV Netherlands

UPPSALA UNIVERSITET Sweden

CARDET CENTRE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED Cyprus

FORZA AGENCY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CARPATHIAN REGION NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION Ukraine

VIRTUAL VEHICLE RESEARCH GMBH Austria

BORGHIIN RETE DI IMPRESE Italy

APS BORGOFUTURO Italy

DIPUTACION DE ZAMORA Spain

BIOAZUL SL Spain

ASOCIACION BALAM API Spain

URBANEX DOO ZA GRADEVINARSTVO Croatia

GRAD ZADAR Croatia

REGION GOTLAND Sweden

KOINONIKI SYNETAIRISTIKI EPICHEIRISI EL SYLLOGIKIS KAI KOINONIKIS OFELEIAS OIKOMOUSEIO ZAGORIOU KOINONIKI SYNETAIRISTIKI EPICHEIRISI Greece

INSTITUT D'ARQUITECTURA AVANCADA DE ES CATALUNYA Spain

WIRTSCHAFTSAGENTUR BURGENLAND AT GMBH Austria

BERNER FACHHOCHSCHULE Swit

THE JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE Scotland,

GROWBIZ Scotland

Total Budget: 6.452.255,63 Euros

DA Budget: 583.750,00 Euros

Lecturers and researchers connected to the project 

Claudia de Luca
Angela Santangelo
Elisa Conticelli

Non-permanent staff connected to the project

Benedetta Cavalieri
Alessia Bertuca
Simona Bravaglieri
Caterina Selva
Ozge Ogut

Project ERC sectors

SH1 - Individuals, Institutions and Markets SH3 - Environment, Space and Population SH5 - Cultures and Cultural Production