SMART ERA
Revitalizing rural communities
Technological innovation to overcome socioeconomic and environmental challenges
Smart Era is a European project that seeks to transform rural areas through advanced technology and innovations, overcoming their socioeconomic and environmental challenges.
Depopulation, lack of job opportunities and poor digitization have left these areas with low economic activity, limited public services and an aging population.
Program | HORIZON EUROPE – Rural Development |
Total budget | 7.029.687,50€ |
Duration | 2024-2027 |
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Regions from Italy, Finland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Bulgaria and Spain participate in the project.
AnySolution's leadership in the implementation of pilot projects
Over the next four years, Smart Era will focus on revitalizing rural communities across six pilot regions in Europe, turning them into "smart villages" by implementing solutions designed with local participation. Anysolution is the overall coordinator of the six pilot projects, guiding their activities and defining the lines of action.
In the Tramuntana Mountains (Mallorca), AnySolution leads the local pilotin collaboration with the company MésCultura, which acts as our link to the Sóller community. community of Sóller. Among the main challenges are low digitalization, the youth exodus and the need to modernize local businesses. and the need to modernize local businesses in an economy centered on agriculture and tourism.
This pilot focuses on the tourism, agri-food and mobility sectors, involving local SMEs, the community, authorities and tourists, with an impact on up to 30% of the resident population.
AnySolution also promotes technological integration through its NADIA platform, ensuring the success and sustainability of the project.
The benefits of Smart Era
With Smart Era we expect:
- Empower rural communities to drive innovation.
- Offer integrated solutions that improve social services, health, energy and mobility.
- Foster strong networks and knowledge sharing to improve innovation processes and promote shared learning.
Smart Era is revolutionizing Europe's rural communities by integrating advanced technology and innovative solutions to address their challenges.
As the project progresses, it is hoped that its successes will serve as a model for revitalizing more rural regions throughout Europe.
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Contract number: 101104241
