PoliRural
Future Oriented Collaborative Policy Development for Rural Areas and People
Project info
Project | PoliRural – Future Oriented Collaborative Policy Development for Rural Areas and People |
Duration | 1.6.2019 -31.5.2022 |
Partners | 37 partners from 17 countries |
Funding | This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 818496 |
PoliRural is a research and innovation project designed to advance rural policy development in the age of disruptive data and technologies in order to deliver a trusted, scalable and transferable solution for policy co-creation.
The project brings together decision makers, experts and rural inhabitants using advanced policy simulation tools to better understand and tackle regional challenges, ultimately making rural areas and professions more attractive and liveable for established populations and recent or potential newcomers.
PoliRural is coordinated by the University of Prague. Finnish partners in the project are Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK) and Smart&Lean (S&L)
Priority issues
Overall ambition (vision statement): The pilot will use PoliRural results to boost the region’s attractiveness by introducing business-friendly policies that can encourage new entrepreneurs to create products and services on circular-economy and well-being, which in the future may become a significant source of employment.
Operating area
PoliRural H2020 Project selected 12 pilot areas to test the project methodology in different climate, geography, topography, social and economic conditions. These areas are building a community of interest around each pilot and have engaged many different stakeholders with direct knowledge and experience of the region.
More about these pilot areas: polirural.eu/pilots/
Häme pilot fiche
Häme pilot is one of the pilot area of PoliRural regions.
Häme Pilot Region has a great potential due to its location in Southern Finland between Finland’s biggest cities, Helsinki, Tampere and Turku. Häme Pilot Region consist of two counties; Kanta-Häme (western part) and Päijät-Häme (eastern part). Kanta-Häme county has about 171,000 inhabitants and an area of 5700 square kilometers. Kanta-Häme county has small and medium-sized towns and many lakes, the largest of which is Vanajavesi. The Kanta-Häme county center is located in Hämeenlinna. The population of Päijät-Häme area is over 201,000 and the total area is 6250 square kilometers. The county center is located in the city of Lahti. Häme Pilot Region is mainly classified as rural areas close to urban areas.
Materials
Agris on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics, No 1/2020, March, pp. 111 – 124, Towards Future Oriented Collaborative Policy Development for Rural Areas and People