Support for smart villages in the CAP strategic plans : synthesis report (Preparatory Action on Smart Rural Areas in the 21st century - Bis)

The purpose of the 'Support for Smart Villages in the CAP Strategic Plans' report carried out in the framework of the 2nd Preparatory Action - Smart areas in the 21th century - is to provide an overview on how Smart Villages concept has been programmed in the 2023-2027 CAP Strategic Plans (CAP SPs) across the 27 Member States (28 CAP SPs - as there are separate SPs for Flanders and Wallonia in Belgium). The report aims to provide information on the specificities of Smart Villages programming, lessons learnt to date and recommendations for the future. It serves as a first reference point for Managing Authorities to improve their own programming and provides information for interested stakeholders on Smart Villages & the CAP and beyond.