RUR@CT - European Regions for Rural Innovation
The RUR is an operational tool that oversees the transfer of the most successful rural practices from one region to another. This network aims to gather those European regions that are involved in promoting rural innovation at the regional level, and encourage them to communicate on issues of technical and operational information. The network aims to combat the decline of rural areas by stimulating growth and innovative activity, and providing an opportunity for interregional cooperation.
- Have you experimented with innovative projects that could be adapted to other contexts? Do you want to benefit from the experiences of other European Regions in agricultural policy?
RUR@CT network provides capitalization tools for the transfer of good practices between regions at the European level.
-As an cooperation network, RUR@CT gathers together all regions interested in promoting agricultural innovation.
-They teach methodological tools to analyze initiatives in terms of their transferability to other regions.
-RUR@ACT provides a field of experimentation for confronting the global challenges of rural regions with particular attention to innovation and sustainability.
- RUR@CT Transnational Steering Committees are held twice a year to make decisions about the network.
- Steering Committee Meeting, 30 June 2011, Brussels
The next Steering Committee Meeting will be held on Thursday, 30th June 2011 in Brussels. This program will be available shortly.
The last committee, held on December 8th, 2010, had the following agenda:
-Progress of RURALAND Projec, including exampes, difficulties, methodological guides and recommendations.
-Integrating Article 37-6b of Regulation 1083/2006 into ERDF Regional Operation Programmes.
-Final Draft of the RUR@CT Statement on Europe 2020
Minutes of the 6th Annual Steering Committee
Questionnaire about RUR@CT Activities
- 27-28 April 2008, Limoges (Limousin-F) This event gathered over 150 participants representing 14 different countries, and already 24 Regions members in this network. The European Commission (and especially DG REGIO) is encouraging this initiative supported by AER (Assembly of European Regions), CEMR (Council of European Municipalities and Regions) and the Committee of the Regions.
- Thematic Seminars RUR@CT will organize a thematic seminar when several regions are interested in a similar practice or express concerns on a similar issue. Limousin Region organized the 25th June 2009 seminar to discuss attracting new populations into a rural region.
Thematic Seminar Population Policy Presentation
- Institutional Meetings RUR@CT meets occasionally with other regional authorities such as the European Commission. The meeting on territorial cohesion was held in Brussels on 30 April 2009 to introduce RUR@CT to the European Parliament and achieve widespread recognition.
Presentation of RUR@CT for European Commission
- Partnership Forums At these forums, RUR@CT provides important information and operation conclusions for helping to import strong ideas from one region to another. It communicates transfer opportunities between member regions.
Partnership Forum Presentation
- Map of RUR@CT Member Regions
For any further information on RUR@CT (membership, documents related to the conference, schedule and next steps) www.ruract.eu or contact c-leger(at)cr-limousin.fr
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