Imagine trying to build a business in Europe but not knowing which cities are booming and which are falling behind due to tech changes or climate shifts. This work maps out these invisible gaps in wealth and opportunity across different regions. It's like a GPS for social and economic health, helping leaders see where the real needs are so they can put resources in the right places.
Companies and governments struggle to predict how global trends like digitalization and climate change will create new pockets of poverty or wealth in specific EU regions. This makes long-term investment and infrastructure planning risky.
The project created new databases, composite inequality indices, and open online platforms for mapping socio-economic drivers.
If you are a developer dealing with uncertainty about where to build new hubs — this project developed new composite inequality indices that identify high-growth versus high-risk spatial areas. This allows for better site selection based on socio-economic resilience.
If you are a consultant dealing with complex regional development plans — this project developed two full policy reports and online platforms that provide empirical evidence on inequality drivers. You can use these to create more effective regional growth strategies for clients.
If you are an investment manager dealing with social impact reporting — this project developed new databases and mapping tools to detect interdependence between economic drivers and social outcomes. This helps in quantifying the social risk of regional portfolios.
Based on available project data, the online platforms produced are openly available, suggesting no direct purchase cost for the end-user.
The project provides databases and indices that can be integrated into large-scale regional planning, though it is primarily a research-driven toolset.
Based on available project data, the outputs include open platforms and publications, but specific commercial licensing terms are not mentioned.
The project provides evidence specifically designed to inform future rounds of the EU Cohesion policy and regional sciences.
The project concluded on September 30, 2025, meaning the policy reports and databases are now available for immediate application.
The consortium is heavily academic, consisting of 10 universities and 2 research organizations across 11 countries. With 0% industry representation and only 1 SME, the project is a pure research effort aimed at high-level policy influence rather than immediate commercial product development. The strength lies in its wide geographic reach (CZ, DE, EL, FI, FR, IE, IT, NL, PL, RO, UK) and high scientific output.
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