Month: November 2021

In collaboration of three PoliRural project partners from the Czech Republic – Plan4All, NUVIT and CCSS – the Model of Rural Attractiveness in the Czech Republic was introduced in the 11^th LEADERfest, which took place from 20 to 23 September 2021 in Kutná Hora in the Central Bohemian Region. This national event is an essential gathering of the Czech Local Action Groups, including LAGs from the Central Bohemian Region – the key stakeholders of the project. The event hosted more than 300 participants from the Czech Republic, national and foreign speakers, and was financially supported by the National Rural Network under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic.

The model, which is part of the PoliRural Digital Innovation Hub, is based on open data and an ontology of rural attractiveness. Factors affecting the resulting attractiveness can be classified based on selected Sustainable Development Goals and the output serves to show the attractiveness of particular municipalities or areas. This tool, which is available for users on PoliRural website (https://hub.polirural.eu/), should support proper policy-making processes based on selected weighted indicators and in accordance with specific data draw the existing situations on the map.

The model as a part of PoliRural projects output is easily understandable and it is valid for the whole area of the Czech Republic. Together with other activities in the Central Bohemian Region as a pilot region, it is usable for all stakeholders to support sustainable development of rural areas nationwide.

PoliRural invites you to participate in the AgriHub INSPIRE Hackathon 2021, that is already the 19^th hackathon organised by the Plan4All association in the frame of AgriHub CZ&SK projet funded by SmartAgriHubs H2020 project. It is based on the traditional model of the INSPIRE Hackathon, which is not a single event, it’s a process that is designed to efficiently exploit the achieved results of previous hackathons on developing new innovations.

For participants, the main benefit of the INSPIRE Hackathon is the opportunity to access and become a member of an international knowledge community of practice. INSPIRE Hackathon participants receive a diploma documenting and acknowledging their active participation. The top three jury-selected teams, based on a set of predetermined criteria, are offered the opportunity to contribute to peer-reviewed articles and citable publications documenting the outcomes and results of the events. It is hoped that this lasting legacy projects their career growth pathways.

The AgriHub INSPIRE Hackathon has identified 8 challenges to support digital innovation hubs in Czechia and Slovakia:

1. Crop Detection
2. Crop Status Monitoring
3. Agro Environmental Services
4. Irrigation Management
5. Extreme Weather
6. Drones utilisation for crop protection
7. Analysis, processing and standardisation of data from agriculture machinery for easier utilization by farmers
8. Business cases for WhiteBoard

AgriHub CZ&SK project will support communication of ongoing innovation experiments (IEs) as well as new IEs discovered during organising INSPIRE Hackathon with farmers. Its aim is to build bridges between the farming sector and research projects to make a better linkage with current research with farmers’ needs.

During the months of October – December, when the hackathon will take place, we offer you a unique opportunity to try out our new technologies and infrastructures, which will be open to all developers. At the same time, it will be possible to apply and integrate technologies into projects at your own discretion and experience. INSPIRE Hackathon opens up opportunities for cooperation in the development of various solutions with participants from all over the world, and at the same time offers everyone the enrichment of their own experience.

On 15 November 1:30 PM CET, you can participate in the 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗥𝗘 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭 𝗞𝗶𝗰𝗸-𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿! This Webinar will give an overview of the main mission of the AgriHub INSPIRE Hackathon, of the objectives of the challenges and will provide you with the information on how you can get involved in the Hackathon as a participant.

You can register for the Hackathon here and check a video about the Hackathon here.