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The PoliRural+ consortium

Nine regional pilot leads, their technical partners, and five partners with no pilot of their own: how the consortium is put together.

How is the PoliRural+ consortium put together, and how does it connect to the nine pilots?

The consortium has 20 beneficiaries in 13 countries, coordinated by CVUT (Czech Technical University in Prague). Each of the nine pilots has a lead partner from its own region, usually paired with a technical or business partner. Five partners (CVUT, CCSS, Asplan Viak, PSNC, CKA) hold no pilot role.

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The PoliRural+ consortium: 20 partners in 13 countries Map of Europe with the number of PoliRural+ beneficiaries per country: Czechia 3 (CVUT, CCSS, P4A); Greece 3 (AUA, GAIA, NP); Finland 2 (MYA, SML); Ireland 2 (MID, MAC); Slovakia 2 (SUA, SRY); Belgium 1 (CKA); Germany 1 (DIT); Spain 1 (SINNO); Italy 1 (TIN); Latvia 1 (VPR); Malta 1 (AL); Norway 1 (AV); Poland 1 (PSNC). The coordinator is CVUT, the Czech Technical University in Prague. 3322211111111 20 partners, 13 countries beneficiaries per country (short names) Czechia 3CVUT, CCSS, P4AGreece 3AUA, GAIA, NPFinland 2MYA, SMLIreland 2MID, MACSlovakia 2SUA, SRYBelgium 1CKAGermany 1DITSpain 1SINNOItaly 1TINLatvia 1VPRMalta 1ALNorway 1AVPoland 1PSNC Boundaries © EuroGeographics (Eurostat GISCO) · ETRS89-LAEA
Map of Europe with the number of PoliRural+ beneficiaries per country: Czechia 3 (CVUT, CCSS, P4A); Greece 3 (AUA, GAIA, NP); Finland 2 (MYA, SML); Ireland 2 (MID, MAC); Slovakia 2 (SUA, SRY); Belgium 1 (CKA); Germany 1 (DIT); Spain 1 (SINNO); Italy 1 (TIN); Latvia 1 (VPR); Malta 1 (AL); Norway 1 (AV); Poland 1 (PSNC). The coordinator is CVUT, the Czech Technical University in Prague.

Twenty beneficiaries, thirteen countries: who delivers PoliRural+

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PoliRural+ (Grant Agreement 101136910, a Horizon Europe Innovation Action running from 2024 to 2026) is delivered by 20 beneficiaries from 13 countries. The Grant Agreement lists no affiliated entities and no associated partners, so every organisation in the table is a full beneficiary. The coordinator is CVUT, the Czech Technical University in Prague.

Built around the pilots

The consortium is organised around the nine pilot regions. Each pilot has a lead partner based in the region. Most leads are paired with a partner that adds technical or business capacity: MID with MAC in Monaghan, SUA with the Rural Youth Parliament (SRY) in Slovakia, AUA with GAIA and Neuropublic in Greece, MYA with Smart & Lean Hub in Mallusjoki, and Plan4All with TH Deggendorf on the Czech-Bavarian border. Plan4All also supports the Spanish pilot led by SocialInnoLabs. Apulia, Vidzeme and Malta each have a single partner. Five partners have no pilot role: CVUT, CCSS, Asplan Viak, PSNC and CKA.

No.PartnerLegal name (as in the GA)CountryTypePilot role
1CVUTCeske Vysoke Uceni Technicke v PrazeCZRIACoordinator
2MIDMonaghan Integrated Development CLGIENFPLead, RP1 Monaghan
3MACThe National Microelectronics Applications Centre LtdIEBUSTechnical support, RP1
4SUASlovenska Polnohospodarska Univerzita v NitreSKPUBLead, RP2 Slovakia
5SRYVidiecky Parlament Mladych na SlovenskuSKNFPRP2
6AUAGeoponiko Panepistimion AthinonELPUBLead, RP3 Greece
7GAIAGaia Epicheirein AE Psifiakon YpiresionELBUSRP3
8NPNeuropublic AE Pliroforikis & EpikoinonionELBUSRP3 (cooperation)
9TINTinada SrlITBUSLead, RP4 Apulia
10MYAMallusjoen Nuorisoseura ryFINFPLead, RP5 Mallusjoki
11SMLSmart & Lean Hub OyFIBUSRP5
12CCSSCeske Centrum pro Vedu a SpolecnostCZRIAnone
13P4APlan4All zsCZNFPLead, RP6 Czech-Bavarian border; support, RP7
14DITTechnische Hochschule DeggendorfDERIARP6
15AVAsplan Viak ASNOBUSnone
16PSNCInstytut Chemii Bioorganicznej Polskiej Akademii NaukPLRIAnone
17SINNOFundacion SocialInnoLabsESNFPLead, RP7 Cuenca / Segobriga
18CKACrehan, Kusano & AssociatesBEBUSnone
19VPRVidzemes Planosanas RegionsLVPUBLead, RP8 Vidzeme
20ALAcrossLimits LtdMTBUSLead, RP9 Malta and Gozo

Type mix and governance

The Grant Agreement assigns each partner a type code. The consortium counts 8 BUS, 5 NFP, 4 RIA and 3 PUB partners. The public bodies are two agricultural universities (Nitra, Athens) and a regional planning authority (Vidzeme). Funding rates depend on the type: 100 % for non-profit beneficiaries and 70 % for profit-making ones, plus a 25 % flat rate for indirect costs. Three bodies steer the work: a Project Management Office, a Project Executive Board of work-package leaders, and an Advisory Board.

Partners as audience leads

The communication handbook (D7.1) gives five partners responsibility for one audience each: civil society (MID), policymakers (SUA), business (MAC), science (AUA) and the general public (CCSS). It also sets targets, such as 20+ policymakers and 300+ bodies and agents engaged overall. The multi-actor approach describes how the pilots find and rank these audiences.

Eight of the nine pilots carry on from the H2020 predecessor project PoliRural. The consortium itself stays at 20 members; the open calls bring in organisations from outside it.

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