The joint strategy for smart village transition provides an analytical framework to assist smart village initiatives to support development of rural areas in Central Europe. It was developed based on capitalisation of previous projects' results, the exchanged experience, surveys and reports.

The presented transnational action plan represents the embodiment of the actions to be performed in the five pilot areas of More than a Village project, namely South Warmia in Poland, Alta Val Polcevera in Italy, Hajdú-Bihar in Hungary, Pomurje in Slovenia and Buzet in Croatia.

The Smart village business support tool is designed to help rural areas in Central Europe strengthen entrepreneurship, digitalisation, and community resilience by providing practical guidance for local authorities, NGOs, and small businesses. Drawing on pilot experiences in Poland and Hungary, the tool compiles lessons learned, good practices, and tested methods for supporting both youth entrepreneurship and the silver economy. It outlines a step-by-step approach covering pre-planning, vision-setting, action planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. The tool also includes recommendations, templates, and practical examples that local actors can use to design and assess business support systems tailored to their own communities. By addressing challenges such as youth outmigration, aging populations, and limited digital skills, the Smart village business support tool contributes to creating vibrant, competitive and sustainable rural areas across Central Europe.

The Smart tourism village tool is a practical guide developed under the More than a Village project to support rural communities in making tourism smarter, more sustainable, and better connected. Unlike traditional approaches, it looks beyond promotion and infrastructure, focusing instead on how digitalisation, cooperation, and innovative services can transform villages into attractive destinations for both visitors and residents. Built on lessons from the pilot action in Italy’s Liguria region, the tool shows how local authorities and communities can design tourism strategies that integrate modern digital solutions with cultural heritage and natural assets. It offers methods for stakeholder engagement, templates for action planning, and concrete examples such as turning public spaces into co-working hubs that serve tourists, locals, and digital nomads alike. The tool emphasizes participatory planning, resilience, and adaptability, guiding villages through analysing their strengths and weaknesses, setting a shared vision, and creating tailored solutions. In doing so, it helps rural areas position themselves competitively on the tourism map, while ensuring long-term benefits for local businesses and communities.

Agri-food smart village tool iwas developed to support rural communities in transforming their agri-food sector into a smarter, more resilient and sustainable system. Moving beyond traditional production-focused approaches, the tool emphasizes innovation, digitalisation, and collaboration to enhance the competitiveness of local agriculture, food processing, and rural businesses. Drawing on lessons from the pilot action in Croatia and Slovenia the tool helps local authorities, farmers, and community co-create strategies that integrate modern technologies, value chain innovation, and sustainable practices. It provides methods for participatory planning, templates for action design, and examples of practical measures, such as implementing digital farm management systems and establishing local food networks. The tool guides communities through all phases of development: from pre-planning and state-of-the-art analysis, to visioning, defining objectives, implementing measures, and monitoring progress. It emphasizes a step-by-step, adaptable approach that strengthens local capacities, fosters cooperation among stakeholders, and ensures long-term benefits for both producers and residents.