CM Málaga

Mapping rural innovation opportunities

Imparted by the LAB Genalguacil team:

  • Miguel Ángel Herrea. Mayor, Genalguacil
  • Joe Lockwood. Director of innovation
  • Monsalud Bautista. Circular economy agent
  • Marta Calvente. LAB Coordinador

Aimed mainly at:

  • Cultural leaders of rural municipalities


Genalguacil has made contemporary art, tradition, culture and nature fundamental pillars for its development and transformation, as well as a model of growth that generates opportunities and values for the villagers. Genalguacil has created a rural lab for rural areas to develop and implement their own innovation tools, starting from Genalguacil as a pilot project to be shared in all rural regions of Spain and Europe. Placing local knowledge at the center of rethinking innovation, co-creating processes to unlock local knowledge, foster confidence and ambition for collective entrepreneurial action. Genalguacil is finding out how innovation through art and culture, heritage and nature can drive the triple transition into sustainable, digital and inclusive development.  

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