RURBANIVE
Rural-urban synergies emerged in an immersive innovation ecosystem
Rurbanive will develop 6 Rural/Urban enablers (RUEs) -innovations in six domains to favor bi-directional urban-rural synergies and a well-being economy. A digital space, the “Community Store”, which is the prominent result of the project, will integrate the RUEs along with the “Community of Practice Suite” of Policies, facilitating rural and urban communities to create strong synergies. The Community Store will make possible synergies and recommendations, online interaction, dialogue, collaboration, and participation of rural/urban actors and stakeholders.
Seven Rural-Urban Co-Creation Labs in diverse geographic and socio-cultural contexts will be equipped with social and technological innovations supporting further visualization, realization, and experimentation to highlight the social connectivity and innovation aspect of RURBANIVE, bringing together various Social Sciences and Humanities fields in an inclusive and accessible setup.

Funding program | Horizon Europe |
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Call | HORIZON-CL6-2023-COMMUNITIES-01 |
GA No. | 101136597 |
Duration | 2024 - 2027 |
EC Funding | € 5,596,030.00 |
Website | rurbanive-project.eu |
# Sectors | circulareconomy, urbanfarming |
Fostering Bi-Directional Urban-Rural Synergies through Innovative Enablers and Digital Platforms
- 7 Rural-Urban Co-creation Labs (RUCLs) will support technical and social innovation to disrupt the traditional ways by which rural and urban actors interact in six domains (Circular Bio - Economy, Ecosystem & Biodiversity, Logistics, User enagement, Culture & Mobility)
- 12+ Rural-Urban Enablers (RUEs) developed within the project, 6 RUEs developed by the 7 RUCLs and another 6+ estimated to be funded through the Open Call
- 30+ Good Practices available through the Community of Practice Suite and 30+ assets and scenarios available in the capacity building training toolkit
- 10+ Regions/Cities will integrate proposed measures to their policy instruments
- 350+ workshop participants & 160+ trainees taking part in 16 capacity-building workshops
- 40+ SMEs, startups and/ or entrepreneurs engaged by RURBANIVE’s RUCLs
- 700+ end users of RURBANIVE’s AR applications
As Leader of WP5 Impact maximisation and scale-up, reframe.food is responsible for maximizing the outreach and impact of RURBANIVE by ensuring at the same time the continuity and sustainability of the project results. Through WP5 reframe.food is engaged in:
– creating an integrated ecosystem of both urban and rural key actors for improving rural-urban synergies and maximising the visibility and impact of the project;
– recognizing and promoting business and innovation opportunities considering urban/rural interactive relationships;
– supporting and encouraging experimentation and innovation to favour bi-directional rural/urban synergies and
– bringing new ideas and concepts from urban-based initiatives to enhance rural living spaces and experiences.
In addition reframe.food is responsible for the development and implementation of RURBANIVE’s Open Calls and Business Modelling. As such, reframe.food will:
1. Lead the activities for the development of ≥6 new innovative and sustainable business models and,
2. as the Open Call Manager, reframe.food will lead the activities related to selecting and funding of at least 10 projects, consisting of 2-4 parties (≥1 technical party and ≥1 rural community)) to develop and apply their own services/solutions within the 6 RURBANIVE domains.