Croatia
Dubrovnik-Neretva
The major part of the territory of the County is situated by the national border with neighbouring countries Bosnia and Herzegovina (land and sea border) on the north and east, Montenegro on the south-east, and Italy, (sea border) on the south
INTRO
Dubrovnik-Neretva County is the southernmost county of Croatia
The peculiarity of this County is a narrow and inhomogeneous coastal zone, separated from the hinterlands by the mountain-massif.
The area of the County consists of two main functional and physiognomic zones: a relatively narrow longitudinal coastal zone with the headland of open-sea and the nearby islands (the most important islands being Korčula, Mljet, Lastovo and the Elaphites Islands), and the area of the Neretva Valley with its gravitating coastal zone. The Dubrovnik-Neretva County belongs to minor Croatian counties both with regards to the surface of its land territory, and the number of its inhabitants. It covers an area of 1.780,86 km, its population according to the most recent official list being 122,870 inhabitants.
CHALLENGES
The dRural project aimed to help people living in rural areas, especially young people.
One of the biggest challenges for the Dubrovnik-Neretva County is be the balanced development of the entire county and stopping the emigration, especially of young people.
With the entry of the Republic of Croatia into the European Union and the opening of the labor market for Croatian citizens, emigration has increased, which has affected the county.
Results
dRural results in Dubrovnik-Neretva
The implementation of the dRural platform in the Dubrovnik-Neretva region has brought significant advancements, offering a total of 123 simple services and 8 complex services across various sectors. The platform now serves a population of 115,564 across 14 municipalities, with 10.5% of the population actively engaged through 13,290 visits to websites, events, and workshops. The initiative has attracted 1,301 service providers, offering 157 services across 4 key sectors. Furthermore, 500 citizens participated in events, workshops, or the marketplace, leading to a 10% increase in earnings for service providers. The platform also supports 127 small and medium-sized businesses, and it has digitised 131 services, and funded 23 companies.*
*Data are updated to October 2024
Voices from dRural
Voices from dRural
Birgit Boehning, consultant at Tera Tehnopolis explains the services introduced thanks to dRural.
The platform supports small and medium-sized companies in better organising their businesses and optimising their processes. And in the agrifood sector, it helps families and companies optimise their transport options or find new ones.
Citizen lives are also being improved through a service for parcels and a booking system for doctors.
The key to provide an effective support is listening to the real needs.
dRural services
Local offer
Thanks to dRural, a set of services is now supplied in Dubrovnik-Neretva County.
Residents can make use of health, transport, delivery and many other services through a digital platform.
Click here to discover all local services.
