Smart village 2030
Leader Mittland Plus has been granted support for the project Smart rural 2030, a project to inspire and coach rural areas in the Leader Mittland Plus geographical area to develop ”smart rural areas” according to the EU's definition of smart rural areas.
Purpose and Goals
The purpose of the project is to:
The purpose of the project is to stimulate rural areas to find local solutions for local needs for services and infrastructure through joint initiatives.
The goal of the project is to:
The goal of the project is to:
• 12 or more information and inspiration meetings shall have been conducted
• 12 or more individual meetings with potential smart rural areas shall have been conducted
• 10 locations/community groups shall have been coached for smart rural strategies
About the Project
Smart rural areas have been identified as an important instrument for survival and development for communities outside the larger urban areas, so the project through an employed coach will work to inform about smart rural areas as an idea, assist with their knowledge for the rural areas that want to develop plans for smart rural areas, and coach rural areas in their implementation of smart rural strategies and similar local initiatives. In this way, the project will contribute to more creative solutions to local unmet needs for services and infrastructure.
If you want to know more about the project and get in touch with our project coach, more information is available on the project's information page: leadermitt.se/smartbygd2030
From the application
”The solutions that this project shall stimulate and lead to in this project shall be collective, and therefore mobilization and information dissemination around the concept of smart rural areas is required.”
About the Project
Project Period
2023-2027
Project Owner
Leader Mittland Plus
Contact Person
Ingela Norrby, project coach
Erika Larsson Karinaho, operations manager
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About Funding
Established Support Amount
1760 546 kronor
Funding from LAG
580,980 kronor
Funding from the Agricultural Fund
1179 566 kronor
In addition to the above, the project estimates to contribute with voluntary engagement worth 440,000 kronor.
LAG Board's Decision Justification
LAG decides to prioritize the project as it meets all basic requirements and achieves more than 300 points, which means that the project is assessed to contribute to the goals and efforts included in the implementation of the local development strategy for Leader Mittland Plus.
The applicant has described in their application that the project's benefits accrue to the countryside, follows the basic principles of the leader method regarding partnerships, local anchoring, and local innovation, and through its results can contribute to all three goals in the local development strategy as the project shall work for more smart rural strategies and thereby strengthen local development capacity, an attractive and sustainable living environment, as well as a strengthened local economy with innovative solutions.