ARISE has reached an important mid-term milestone, demonstrating substantial progress in the implementation of its digital platform for cultural heritage and rural innovation in Sierra y Mancha Conquense.
At this stage, the project has moved from concept and design into a functioning online prototype that is already publicly accessible. The current platform brings together several key public-facing modules, including the main entry page, heritage and territorial exploration, route planning, local business visibility, AI-supported chat guidance, news content and funding-related information.
This progress confirms that ARISE is advancing in line with its objective of creating a digital environment that supports heritage valorisation, strengthens rural business visibility, and improves coordination among territorial stakeholders. In parallel with the public-facing platform, the project has also advanced its non-public operational and stakeholder-oriented components, supporting content management, integrations, monitoring and collaborative workflows.
The mid-term stage is therefore a significant point in the project lifecycle. It shows that ARISE has already established a concrete technical and operational basis on which the next phase of work can build. The coming months will focus on continued refinement of the platform, stakeholder activation, monitoring of use and impact, and preparation for long-term sustainability and replication.
The ARISE platform is available at:
https://arise.xilbi.com/
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