This workshop is part of the thematic workshop series organised by Next Generation IoT (NGIoT). The workshops are hosted by NGIoT and EU-Iot projects together with the European Commission + relevant associations, networks, projects and organisations.

The objective of these thematic workshops is to mobilise the community in anticipation of the upcoming Horizon Europe and Digital Europe programmes, and to consolidate priorities from the communities of stakeholders in a roadmap for Europe (the main objective for NGIoT), both relating to technologies and with respect to supporting the range of relevant policies, including the green deal.

The afternoon of 30 March 2021 will be dedicated to presentations and discussions in the domain of agrifood and rural smart communities. The workshop will bring together the visions on smart communities from several associations and projects: Living-in.EU, AURORAL and dRural and the more sectoral aspects DEMETER, ATLAS, IoF2020 and SmartAgriHubs.

The economy of rural smart communities in Europe is a key focus area for the European Commission, both short-term in securing equal access to connectivity and services and as part of the long-term vision for rural areas. As the pandemic has shown, the rural areas are surging in popularity for both short- and long-term relocation. At the same time, rural areas are linked to urban areas, through people, economy, territory – and food.

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