Start-up village case studies
A new publication by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) assesses the resource endowments, institutional arrangements, stakeholder engagement, and outcomes of four European villages on their journey toward fostering innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems.
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The study underlines the importance of institutional support, collaborative leadership, and skill development for successful start-up villages and advocates for bottom-up governance and network set-up to drive rural development.
The publication has been produced in the framework of the Startup Village Forum, a key research and innovation flagship initiative under the European Commission’s Action Plan for the implementation of the EU’s rural vision.
Browse the mapping tool of the Startup Village Forum to discover a range of examples of EU start-up villages that embrace innovation and entrepreneurship as a way to unlock development potential in rural areas.
Discover the latest Rural Pact resources on smart and start-up villages.