DESIRA | Digitisation: Economic and Social Impacts in Rural Areas

Summary
DESIRA will develop the concept of Socio-Cyber-Physical Systems to advance understanding of the
impact of digitisation in rural areas, linking analysis directly to the United Nation’s Sustainable
Development Goals. Operationalising the Responsible Research and Innovation approach, DESIRA
will enrol agriculture, forestry and rural stakeholders in co-developing scenarios and policies in Living
Labs established in 20 European Regions, and a Rural Digitization Forum gathering 250 stakeholders
from all Europe. A Virtual Research Environment tailored to the purposes of the project will connect all participants and allow to increase substantially the interaction within the network.
DESIRA will provide a Taxonomy and Inventory of Digital Game changers which will be implemented into an online Visualization Tool, a Set of Socio-Economic Impact Indicators aligned to the Sustainability Development Goals implemented into an online Socio-Economic Impact Tool, a Pan-European Assessment of digitization in European rural regions, a Needs, Expectations and Impact appraisal report, a Comparative Scenario Report based on scenario development activities of Living Labs and the Rural Digitization Forum, a Policy analysis and Roadmap, an Ethical Code to be adopted by researchers and innovators and recommended by policy bodies, five Use Cases that will
report a further analysis – co-created by Living Labs with the support of ICT specialists - of the most promising solutions identified by Living Labs, Showcase Technologies - including a Virtual Farm Platform - that will create a selection of proof of concepts suggested by Use Cases. A detailed, multi-media dissemination, engagement and communication strategy will accompany the project from the beginning, looking at research as a multifunctional (research, engagement and communication) process and at the same time involving
communication specialists in the development of adequate messages and in the choice of the most effective media.
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Web resources: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/818194
Start date: 01-06-2019
End date: 31-05-2023
Total budget - Public funding: 4 991 503,00 Euro - 4 990 128,00 Euro
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DESIRA will develop the concept of Socio-Cyber-Physical Systems to advance understanding of the
impact of digitisation in rural areas, linking analysis directly to the United Nation’s Sustainable
Development Goals. Operationalising the Responsible Research and Innovation approach, DESIRA
will enrol agriculture, forestry and rural stakeholders in co-developing scenarios and policies in Living
Labs established in 20 European Regions, and a Rural Digitization Forum gathering 250 stakeholders
from all Europe. A Virtual Research Environment tailored to the purposes of the project will connect all participants and allow to increase substantially the interaction within the network.
DESIRA will provide a Taxonomy and Inventory of Digital Game changers which will be implemented into an online Visualization Tool, a Set of Socio-Economic Impact Indicators aligned to the Sustainability Development Goals implemented into an online Socio-Economic Impact Tool, a Pan-European Assessment of digitization in European rural regions, a Needs, Expectations and Impact appraisal report, a Comparative Scenario Report based on scenario development activities of Living Labs and the Rural Digitization Forum, a Policy analysis and Roadmap, an Ethical Code to be adopted by researchers and innovators and recommended by policy bodies, five Use Cases that will
report a further analysis – co-created by Living Labs with the support of ICT specialists - of the most promising solutions identified by Living Labs, Showcase Technologies - including a Virtual Farm Platform - that will create a selection of proof of concepts suggested by Use Cases. A detailed, multi-media dissemination, engagement and communication strategy will accompany the project from the beginning, looking at research as a multifunctional (research, engagement and communication) process and at the same time involving
communication specialists in the development of adequate messages and in the choice of the most effective media.

Status

SIGNED

Call topic

RUR-02-2018

Update Date

26-10-2022
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Horizon 2020
H2020-EU.3. SOCIETAL CHALLENGES
H2020-EU.3.2. SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy
H2020-EU.3.2.1. Sustainable agriculture and forestry
H2020-EU.3.2.1.3. Empowerment of rural areas, support to policies and rural innovation
H2020-RUR-2018-2
RUR-02-2018 Socio-economic impacts of digitisation of agriculture and rural areas