This paper aims to analyze the current situation in the European Union regarding the Smart Rural, that is to say, the intelligent development in rural regions throughout the 28 countries that form the Union. It offers a quick study of the socioeconomic and sector context and provides a diagram tool in order to easily determine the degree of development in four dimensions that have been proposed, which cover different aspects of the rural reality. The main findings picture a European Union that has a long way to go until reaching a state of rural development. This study includes implications for the development of the rural regions in the European Union and for managing the progress achieved taking into account that the main goal is to fulfill an identified need to know the real status and the main areas to which the efforts must be directed.

本文旨在分析欧盟在智慧农村方面的现状，即欧盟28个国家农村地区的智能化发展。它提供了对社会经济和部门背景的快速研究，并提供了一个图表工具，以便轻松确定所提议的四个维度的发展程度，这些维度涵盖了农村现实的不同方面。主要调查结果描绘了欧盟在达到农村发展状态之前还有很长的路要走。本研究包括对欧盟农村地区发展的影响以及对管理取得的进展的影响，同时考虑到主要目标是满足确定的需要，了解真实状况和必须努力的主要领域。