{"id":2459,"date":"2026-01-23T15:43:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T15:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/veneto-stars-challenge-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T15:43:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T15:43:36","slug":"veneto-stars-challenge-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/veneto-stars-challenge-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"VeneTo Stars Challenge 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>VeneTo Stars Challenge 2026<br \/>\n<span><span>sonia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><time datetime=\"2026-01-23T16:43:36+01:00\" title=\"Friday, January 23, 2026 - 16:43\">Fri, 23\/01\/2026 &#8211; 16:43<\/time><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>After the great success of the previous editions, the Digital Agenda Team of the <strong>Veneto Region<\/strong> are pleased to announce the theme of <strong>VeneTo Stars 2026<\/strong>, a European challenge for innovative ideas based on <strong>Space-derived data and technologies<\/strong> applied to the <strong>Agrifood sector<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Young innovators, students and recent graduates from all over Europe are invited to submit their ideas on how <strong>Space Data and Space Technologies<\/strong> (e.g. Copernicus, Galileo, EGNOS) can support <strong>agriculture, food production, environmental sustainability and climate resilience<\/strong> in the Veneto Region and beyond.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>What is needed?<\/em><br \/><em>A <strong>team of at least 2 young Europeans aged 18\u201325<\/strong>, a multidisciplinary mindset, and creative ideas on how Space can contribute to areas such as crop and vineyard monitoring, water management, aquaculture, forestry, smart harvesting, logistics or weather forecasting for agrifood.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Applications are open from 15 January to 3 April 2026<\/strong> at <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.venetostars.com\/\"><em>www.venetostars.com<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ten finalist teams will be hosted in <strong>Venice<\/strong> during the international event <strong>\u201cSpace Meetings Veneto 2026\u201d (11\u201313 May 2026)<\/strong>, where they will have the opportunity to meet companies, investors, end users and stakeholders from the <strong>Space and Agrifood ecosystems<\/strong>, and to pitch their ideas to an international jury including institutional and industry experts.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New for 2026:<\/strong> for the first time, <strong>cash prizes will be awarded<\/strong> to the top-ranked teams, in addition to mentoring, visibility and access to the Veneto innovation ecosystem.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And it does not end there.<\/em><br \/><em>The winning teams will be invited to spend <strong>one week in the Veneto Region in summer 2026<\/strong>, taking part in a tailor-made programme including mentoring, coaching, technical and entrepreneurial sessions, with the goal of advancing their ideas towards a prototype and potentially testing them in a real-world environment.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Veneto Region aims to strengthen its role as a European reference point for <strong>Space Data \u2013driven innovation in Agrifood<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We would be grateful for <strong>your support in sharing this opportunity<\/strong> within your newsletter and others official channels.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>More information: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/venetostars.com\/\"><em>https:\/\/venetostars.com<\/em><\/a><br \/><em>For details or questions: <\/em><a href=\"mailto:challenge@venetostars.com\"><em><strong>challenge@venetostars.com<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <time datetime=\"2026-04-03T12:00:00Z\">Fri, 03\/04\/2026 &#8211; 12:00<\/time><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.copernicus.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/image_img_fluid\/public\/2026-01\/Veneto.jpeg?itok=sZRRdEu1\" alt=\"VeneTo Stars Challenge 2026: today is the day\" title=\"VeneTo Stars Challenge 2026\" class=\"img-fluid\" \/><\/p>\n<p>            No<\/p>\n<p>            No<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/venetostars.com\/\">More information<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            No<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.copernicus.eu\/en\/events\/topic\/agriculture\">Agriculture<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            Online event<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VeneTo Stars Challenge 2026 sonia Fri, 23\/01\/2026 &#8211; 16:43 After the great success of the previous editions, the Digital Agenda Team of the Veneto Region are pleased to announce the theme of VeneTo Stars 2026, a European challenge for innovative ideas based on Space-derived data and technologies applied to the Agrifood sector. 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