DRIVE

What happens after DRIVE? Five pathways keep our results in use: policy integration, facilitation services, training programmes, EU partnerships and community continuity. Bring DRIVE to your territory 👉 driveinnovation.eu #DRIVEProject #RuralInnovation #CircularBioeconomy

🍎 Stronger food systems also start with education. The EU school scheme connects healthy eating with farming, local food chains, farm visits and school gardens. 🌱 #DRIVEProject #RuralInnovation #CircularBioeconomy

🌍 The Global Bioeconomy Summit 2026 takes place in Dublin on 20–21 October. A key moment to discuss how the bioeconomy can support sustainable growth, resilience and food security. 🌿♻️ #DRIVEProject #RuralInnovation #CircularBioeconomy

🌿 On #InternationalRuralWomensDay, we celebrate the women whose work, knowledge and leadership strengthen rural communities and food systems every day. #DRIVEProject #RuralInnovation #CircularBioeconomy

🌍 From 12 to 14 October 2026, Brussels will host the European Week of Regions and Cities, Europe’s largest annual event on regional and urban development. #HorizonEurope #ResearchCareers #EUProjects #Innovation #DigitalEngagement #WIDERA

🌿 New recommended reading from the EU Rural Pact: 📖 Read the brochure: ruralpact.rural-vision.europ… #HorizonEurope #ResearchCareers #EUProjects #Innovation #DigitalEngagement #WIDERA

🌿 New Rural Pact report: how can future EU plans better support rural areas? Key messages include place-based approaches, stronger monitoring and early stakeholder engagement. 🤝 #HorizonEurope #ResearchCareers #EUProjects #Innovation #DigitalEngagement #WIDERA

🌿 DRIVE KER-2: the Roadshow-Hackathon Methodology. A tested, place-based and scalable format turning local rural challenges into collaborative innovation. 💡🤝 #HorizonEurope #ResearchCareers #EUProjects #Innovation #DigitalEngagement #WIDERA

How can rural territories mobilise innovators? 🌱 DRIVE’s Online Information Session Format is a tested, flexible and low-resource webinar methodology. Discover KER 1: driveinnovation.eu #HorizonEurope #ResearchCareers #EUProjects #Innovation #DigitalEngagement #WIDERA

ARCOE is heading to Brussels 🚀 On 29 September we join Talent Ecosystems: Building Sustainable Research Careers, the cluster event gathering the ten Horizon Europe projects from the 2024 call. #HorizonEurope #ResearchCareers #EUProjects #Innovation #DigitalEngagement #WIDERA

Rural innovation is part of sustainable development. 🌍🌿 As #ESDW approaches, it is the right time to keep the spotlight on local solutions, resilience and circular thinking. #DRIVEProject #Bioeconomy #RuralInnovation #CircularEconomy

The strongest rural solutions are often place-based. 🌍 Local realities need tailored approaches, collaboration and innovation rooted in context. #DRIVEProject #Bioeconomy #RuralInnovation #CircularEconomy

Rural innovation grows through cooperation. 🤝🌿 Ideas move further when communities, institutions, businesses and researchers connect and work together. #DRIVEProject #Bioeconomy #RuralInnovation #CircularEconomy

On International Youth Day, we celebrate the role of young people in shaping the future of rural communities and innovation. 🌱💡 #DRIVEProject #Bioeconomy #RuralInnovation #CircularEconomy

Bioeconomy in practice means creating sustainable value from biological resources. 🌿♻️ It is where innovation, local development and greener value chains come together. #DRIVEProject #Bioeconomy #RuralInnovation #CircularEconomy

Rural areas should offer real opportunities, so staying is a choice, not a necessity. 🌿 That is why the “Right to Stay” matters for innovation, jobs and the future of rural communities. #DRIVEProject #Bioeconomy #RuralInnovation #CircularEconomy

On World Youth Skills Day, we celebrate the skills that help turn rural ideas into real innovation. 🌱💡 Skills matter for entrepreneurship, resilience and the future of rural communities. #DRIVEProject #Bioeconomy #RuralInnovation #CircularEconomy

EU agriculture remains robust, even amid uncertainty and rising input costs. A strong reminder that resilience also depends on rural innovation, local ecosystems and circular bioeconomy solutions. 🌿♻️ #DRIVEProject #Bioeconomy #RuralInnovation #CircularEconomy

🌿 What’s next for DRIVE? The project may be reaching its final stage, but we will keep sharing news and insights from the wider world of rural innovation, circular bioeconomy and Startup Villages. ♻️💡 Stay tuned. #DRIVEProject #Bioeconomy #RuralInnovation #CircularEconomy

🎥 New on YouTube! Discover the DRIVE Roadshows and how they helped bring bioeconomy innovation to rural Europe. 🌿♻️ Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=nTf66_dK… #DRIVEProject #Bioeconomy #RuralInnovation #CircularEconomy