The H2020-AURORAL Project (budget 15M€/investment platform: 50M€; 25 partners; 8+18 pilot-regions; 120 Smart Communities; 12 MS; 4 years; DG-Connect + DG-Agri), focuses on increasing connectivity and delivering a digital environment of smart objects interoperable services platforms able to trigger dynamic rural ecosystems of innovation chains, applications and services. 

Thus, AURORAL contributes to increase economic growth and interoperability and to tackle significant societal challenges, contributes to overcoming digital divide between rural and urban areas and to develop the potential offered by increased connectivity and digitisation of rural areas.

The AURORAL middleware/cloud service/Data Broker was created to make it easier for different smart devices and services to work together. It helps them share information securely, communicate effectively, and provide valuable services to their users.