Edina OcskoSep 514 min readCan the EU's Long Term Vision and the Rural Pact become a reality in the post-2027 Rural Development Policy?Food for thought in response to the questions set by the LTVRA Report No more business as usual [1] Rural areas are confronted with...
Edina OcskoAug 23, 20204 min readEskola: The village that doesn’t take ‘no’ for an answerThe end of summer is here, a new school year is starting and Covid-19 is not yet over. Schools might need to switch to online teaching...
Edina OcskoApr 22, 20207 min readIt's high time to be smartThinking about the “bright adaptation” of what we have Our world has turned upside down during these past weeks due to the Coronavirus....
Edina OcskoApr 3, 20196 min readHow to make 'smart villages' happen? In this blog article we argue that smart villages offer a new "policy window of opportunity" to support rural areas and communities in an...
Edina OcskoMar 6, 20182 min readVillages need to have a say in what smart villages are‘Living next door to Alice’ first hit the charts in 1977 and then in 1995 in a parody version. The latter version of the song includes a...
Edina OcskoMar 6, 20182 min readWe need a definition that allows all villages to be(come) smartAny village can become ‘smart’. By defining the exact nature of ‘smartness’ (e.g. linked to a certain level of digital, economic or...