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European Week of Regions and Cities

Rural revival: Digital tools for smarter regional attractiveness strategies

European rural regions cover 80% of Europe, host approximately 30% of the population and play an important role in the EU innovation ecosystem. They also face the mass challenge of demographic decline. In time this could lead to a loss of facilities and decline in liveability. To tap into the underexplored potential of rural regions, it is essential to understand the wellbeing of regions in a more holistic way and use best (policy) practices from all over the EU. Our participatory lab will live-demo a user-friendly digital dashboard. It will provide interactive development and migration-driver data about your own region and produce solutions to match your population challenges.

  • Cohesion | Demographics (depopulation and ageing) | Local and regional | Migration | Outermost | Research and Innovation | Rural
  • Code: IS252397

Speakers

Leo VAN WISSEN

  • Researcher, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute NIDI, Royal Academy of Sciences, The Netherlands

Patricia MARTINEZ

  • Project Manager, European Association for Innovation in Local Development

KAIRE LUHT

Moderator

Anne Katrine Ebbesen

  • Project Manager, Nordregio

Practical information

Type of partnership
Partnership
Format
Interactive session
Theme
The Right to Stay: unlocking the potential of every territory
Language
English

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