The event organised in the framework of the Citizens' Dialogue and the Smart Villages initiative will also be attended by Mr Károly Balázs Solymár, Hungarian Deputy Secretary of State responsible for information-communication, MEP Franc Bogovič and MEP Tibor Szanyi, Members of the European Parliament's Committee for Regional Development and Dr. Bálint Csatári, Emeritus Researcher of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Smart Villages is the current sub-theme of the broader European Networks for Rural Development (ENRD) thematic work on ‘Smart and Competitive Rural Areas'.

The initiative explores ideas and initiatives around revitalising rural services through digital and social innovation and acts as a sounding board for developing practical orientations for using all the policy tools available to help Smart Villages emerge and develop.

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