RURACTIVE – Empowering rural communities to act for change

RURACTIVE aims to foster a just and sustainable transition of rural areas by developing smart, community-led, tailor-made, place-based and inclusive solutions within local Multi-Actor Rural Innovation Ecosystems (RIEs) in 12 pilot areas, so-called dynamos, in 7 EU countries, 2 Associated Countries and in Switzerland. RURACTIVE is hoping to unlock the innovation potential of rural communities by addressing six integrated Rural Development Drivers: multimodal mobility, energy transition, agri-food and agroecology, culture and cultural innovation, health and wellbeing, nature-based and cultural tourism – and transversally integrating climate change mitigation and adaption, biodiversity and social justice and inclusion.

RURACTIVE strives to empower rural communities to act for societal change, by making available existing knowledge around smart solutions that integrate various forms of innovation (digital and technological, technical, organisational and social, business models and financial) and enhancing rural communities' capacities and skills, by providing training, capacity building, and knowledge transfer.