The Digital Alps Conference is a major event of the Macro regional strategy for the Alpine area EUSALP.
The DAC 2022 edition is an official event in the calendar of the EUSALP
Italian Presidency led by the Autonomous Provinces of Trento and Bolzano and this year it’s hosted
by the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.
The aim is to bring together all initiatives and pro jects dealing with digitalization in the Alps and to
unleash the potentials of digitalization. The first Digital Alps Conference was held in May 2021 and
brought together more than 200 participants from all over Europe.
The Digital Alps Conference is a major event of the Macro regional strategy for the Alpine area EUSALP.
The DAC 2022 edition is an official event in the calendar of the EUSALP Italian Presidency led by the Autonomous Provinces of Trento and Bolzano and this year it’s hosted by the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.
The aim is to bring together all initiatives and pro jects dealing with digitalization in the Alps and to unleash the potentials of digitalization. The first Digital Alps Conference was held in May 2021 and brought together more than 200 participants from all over Europe.
Be one of us
3 May
4 May
How on site
Savoia Excelsior Palace
Trieste
How on line
Streaming live
on this page
We build the future based on our common experiences
The Digital Alps Conference is an event organized by Action Group 5 (AG5) of EUSALP every year in a different Alpine country. This will allow to get in touch with more key stakeholders and to increase the visibility. In the year 2022, the Conference is organized together with AG3 of EUSALP, focusing on the theme of Digital Skills.
Our actual focus areas
DIGITAL SKILLS
DIGITAL
INFRASTRUCTURES
SMART
VILLAGES
SMART
SMES
OPEN DATA / BIG DATA
DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY
TO SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST
CROSSBORDER
MOBILITY
In the year 2022, the EUSALP-Roadshow will be present at the Digital Alps Conference. It is an opportunity to show to the participants of the Conference not only the work of EUSALP in digitalization but also the wealth of activities of all nine AG’s.
The voices and opinions of the young generation are important. We will therefore organize a LAB of the Youth Council. This LAB is dedicated to young people between 18 and 29 years and will aim at defining what the future of digitisation in the Alps will look like.
What DAC represents
A focal point to
gather all initiatives
and projects dealing
with the aspects
of connectivity and
digitalization in the
Alpine area
A display
of the great
potential of
digitalization
An innovative way to
introduce our
international guests
to the topic of
digitalization in the
Alpine area
A unique occasion to
present all AG5’s
activities and other
AG’s initiatives
regarding
digitalization
What DAC represents
A focal point to gather all initiatives and projects dealing with the aspects of connectivity and digitalization in the Alpine area
A display of the great potential of digitalization
An innovative way to introduce our international guests to the topic of digitalization in the Alpine area
A unique occasion to present all AG5’s activities and other AG’s initiatives regarding digitalization
The 2022 DAC edition
The Digital Alps Conference 2022 is an official event in the calendar of the EUSALP Italian Presidency led by the Autonomous Provinces of Trento and Bolzano and this year it’s hosted by the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.
The DAC 2022 is organized together with AG3 of EUSALP, focusing on the theme of Digital Skills.
The aims of the second edition of the Digital Alps Conference are to:
- bring the topic of digitalization to the forefront of policy making;
- strengthen the cooperation between urban and rural areas thanks to the potentials of digitalization;
- discuss how to unleash the potentials of digitalization for education and for training in specific sectors;
- analyse the impact of the digitalization in the labour market;
- identify common objectives and activities to deal with Open Data and Big Data in the Alpine area;
- provide an update of the work on Smart villages and the Alpine network of Smart villages and Smart Regions SMART ALPS;
- anticipate the future digital trends that are relevant for the Alpine area;
- bring together key stakeholders and networks in the alpine area dealing with digitalization;
- present the diverse activities of EUSALP though the EUSALP-Road-Show
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We believe in our project as well as in your participation.
Multiple perspectives can broaden horizons and lead to a bright future.
Sign in if you are either:
convinced that digitalization offers new perspectives for the Alpine area and want to share your ideas and thoughts with us
interested in the Smart village
approach in the Alpine area
eager to learn how digitisation can help education and the labour market to become smarter;
already active in existing networks and initiatives dealing with digitalization in the Alpine area
a representative from public authorities and service providers dealing with digitalization
a stakeholder of EUSALP and the Alpine Space Programme.
EUSALP - EU Strategy for the Alpine Region
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addressing together common challenges and opportunities
DAC: Discover our two-day programme
TIMING
14:00
Tuesday
3 May 2022, 14:00 - 17:30
Digital Alps Conference,
only for registered participants
Location:
Savoia Excelsior Palace, Trieste
Main audience:
Decision makers
Main language for presentations:
Italian-English (translation provided)
TOPIC
Opening and introduction
Into the Conference
INTERVENTION BY
Carlo Vigna and Thomas Egger
Co-Leaders of AG5
and Giuliana Cristoforetti
Co-Leader of AG3
TIMING
14:15
TOPIC
Welcome addresses
INTERVENTION BY
Representative of the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia
Mirko Bisesti
Minister of the Autonomous Province of Trento and delegate of the Italian EUSALP Presidency 2022
TIMING
14:30
TOPIC
Keynote speech: Digital Decade and Connectivity policy and its potentials to strengthen the cooperation between urban and rural areas
INTERVENTION BY
Franco Accordino
European commission – DG Connect
TIMING
14:50
TOPIC
Keynote speech: How to strengthen digital skills and competencies especially in rural areas
INTERVENTION BY
Manuela Geleng
European Commission DG Employments
TIMING
15:10
TOPIC
Keynote speech: Digitalization – what people really need!
INTERVENTION BY
Sarina Pfründer
Mayor of Sulzfeld (Germany)
TIMING
15:30
TOPIC
Break, possibility to visit the EUSALP-Roadshow
INTERVENTION BY
Mayor of a rural municipality
TIMING
16:00
TOPIC
Panel discussion:
Policy options to unleash the potentials of digitalization
INTERVENTION BY
Frank Bogovic
MEP and Co-Chair of the Intergroup on Smart villages
Mirko Bisesti
Minister of the Autonomous Province of Trento and delegate of the Italian presidency of EUSALP
Luciano Caveri
Minister of Valle d’Aosta
Autonomous Region
Tadej Jezernik
EUSALP Youth Council
Lena Lagger
Youth Parliament of the Alpine Convention
TIMING
17:00
TOPIC
Conclusions from the first day
TIMING
17:15
TOPIC
End of first day
TIMING
19:30
TOPIC
Evening reception (only for participants of the DAC)
Tuesday
3 May 2022, 14:00 - 17:30
Digital Alps Conference,
only for registered participants
Location:
Savoia Excelsior Palace, Trieste
Main audience:
Decision makers
Main language for presentations:
Italian-English (translation provided)
TIMING
14:00
14:15
14:30
14:50
15:10
15:30
16:00
17:00
TOPIC
Opening and introduction
Into the Conference
Welcome addresses
Keynote speech:
Digital Decade and Connectivity policy and its potentials to strengthen the cooperation between urban and rural areas
Keynote speech: How to strengthen digital skills and competencies especially in rural areas
Keynote speech: Digitalization – what people really need!
Break, possibility to visit the EUSALP-Roadshow
Panel discussion:
Policy options to unleash the potentials of digitalization
Conclusions from the first day
INTERVENTION BY
Carlo Vigna and Thomas Egger
Co-Leaders of AG5
and Giuliana Cristoforetti
Co-Leader of AG3
Representative of the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia
Mirko Bisesti
Minister of the Autonomous Province of Trento and delegate of the Italian EUSALP Presidency 2022
Franco Accordino
European commission – DG Connect
Manuela Geleng
European Commission DG Employments
Sarina Pfründer
Mayor of Sulzfeld (Germany)
Frank Bogovic
MEP and Co-Chair of the Intergroup on Smart villages
Mirko Bisesti
Minister of the Autonomous Province of Trento and delegate of the Italian presidency of EUSALP
Luciano Caveri
Minister of Valle d’Aosta Autonomous Region
Tadej Jezernik
EUSALP Youth Council
Lena Lagger
Youth Parliament of the Alpine Convention
17:15
19:30
End of first day
Evening reception (only for participants of the DAC)
TIMING
09:00 – 13:00
Tuesday
3 May 2022, 09:00 - 18:00
EUSALP Roadshow,
open to general public
Location:
Savoia Excelsior Palace and stand in front of it
Main audience:
General public
Main language for presentations:
Italian
TOPIC
EUSALP in concrete: The future digitalization in the Alps workshop (registration mandatory)
INTERVENTION BY
Young people from the 7 EUSALP countries will take part in a Future Workshop, answering these questions: What are the trends that might influence the future digitalization in the Alps? How will digitalization impact the future development of the Alps?
TIMING
14:00
TOPIC
Opening and introduction into the Roadshow
INTERVENTION BY
Introduction of the Roadshow
in connection with DAC 2022
Wolfger Mayrhofer
Permanent Secretariat of Alpine Convention
TIMING
14:15
TOPIC
EUSALP policy dialogue part 1
INTERVENTION BY
TIMING
14:30
TOPIC
EUSALP in general
INTERVENTION BY
Presentation by the Permanent Secretariat of Alpine Convention of main themes from EUSALP
TIMING
14:45
TOPIC
EUSALP in concrete
INTERVENTION BY
Key messages from AG3 and AG5 with stands, roll-ups, posters and interactive games
TIMING
16:00
TOPIC
EUSALP is building a future for the Alpine region
INTERVENTION BY
Key messages from the EUSALP Youth council (presentation of the results of the morning workshop)
TIMING
17:15
TOPIC
EUSALP policy dialogue part 2
INTERVENTION BY
Visit of the Roadshow by the participants from the Digital Alps Conference and possibility to exchange with politicians
TIMING
18:00
TOPIC
End of the Road-Show Module
Tuesday
3 May 2022, 09:00 - 18:00
EUSALP Roadshow,
open to general public
Location:
Savoia Excelsior Palace and stand in front of it
Main audience:
General public
Main language for presentations:
Italian
TIMING
09:00
13:00
14:00
14:15
14:30
14:45
16:00
17:15
TOPIC
EUSALP in concrete: The future digitalization in the Alps workshop (registration mandatory)
Opening and introduction into the Roadshow
EUSALP policy dialogue part 1
EUSALP in general
EUSALP in concrete
EUSALP is building a future for the Alpine region
EUSALP policy dialogue part 2
INTERVENTION BY
Young people from the 7 EUSALP countries will take part in a Future Workshop, answering these questions:
What are the trends that might influence the future digitalization in the Alps? How will digitalization impact the future development of the Alps?
Introduction of the Roadshow
in connection with DAC 2022
Wolfger Mayrhofer
Permanent Secretariat of Alpine Convention
Streaming from DAC 2022 political introduction
Presentation by the Permanent Secretariat of Alpine Convention of main themes from EUSALP
Key messages from AG3 and AG5 with stands, roll-ups, posters and interactive games
Key messages from the EUSALP Youth council (presentation of the results of the morning workshop)
Visit of the Roadshow by the participants from the Digital Alps Conference and possibility to exchange with politicians
18:00
End of the Road-Show Module
Wednesday
4 May 2022, 09:00 - 12:30
only to registered
participants
Location:
Savoia Excelsior Palace, Trieste
Main audience:
Decision makers
Main language for presentations:
English
TIMING
09:00
09:15
09:30
TOPIC
Opening of the second day
Introduction into the Workshops
Workshops in parallel:
The potentials of Open Data & Big
Data for the Alpine area
Digitalization and education
Digitalization of the labour market
Smart Villages and beyond
INTERVENTION BY
Carlo Vigna and Thomas Egger
Co-Leaders of AG5
Mauro Casotto
Co-Leader of AG3
Moderator:
Darja Kukovic, University of Maribor
Inputs by:
Lucija Brezočnik, University of Maribor
Maurizio Napolitano, Bruno Kessler Foundation
Guido Sanguinetti, SISSA Trieste
Olivier Horent, Grand E-nov+
Moderator:
Lars Ludolph, OECD
Inputs by:
Angela Cattoni, Centro Studi Erickson Editore
Jorge Martinez Gil, Software Competence Center Hagenberg
Simone Ravaioli, Global Ecosystem and Innovation at Parchment – Co-Chair W3C Verifiable Credentials for Education task force
Moderator:
Franco Scolari, Polo Tecnologico Alto Adriatico
Inputs by:
Riccardo Salomone, Agency for the labour market of the province of Trento
Alexandra Tsvetkova, OECD Trento LEED
Grégoire Feyt, Grenoble Alpes University
Marco Olivotto, Learn Experience Factory (LEF)
Moderator:
Gianluca Lentini, Poliedra – Politecnico di Milano
Inputs by:
Julia Scharting, Standortagentur Tirol
Clive Peckham, Nièvre Numerique
Claudia Zolla, Unités des Communes Valdôtaines Grand Paradis
Alexander Siegenthaler, Region Luzern West
10:45
Break
11:00
Wrap-up of the workshops in parallel
11:15
Round table: Future trends in digitalization of relevance for the Alpine area
12:15
Conclusions and way ahead
Moderator: Thomas Egger
Co-Leader of AG5
Speakers: Moderators of the workshops
Francesco Profumo
President of Bruno Kessler Foundation
Valentina Doorly
Senior Business Advisor, writer, fully accredited member of Association of Professional Futurists, expert in strategic foresight
Ivo Jungo
Vice President Carrier Business, Huawei Switzerland
Stephen Taylor
Deputy Director General Area Science Park
Carlo Vigna and Thomas Egger
Co-Leaders of AG5
Mauro Casotto
Co-Leader of AG3
TIMING
09:00
Wednesday
4 May 2022, 09:00 - 12:30
only to registered
participants
Location:
Savoia Excelsior Palace, Trieste
Main audience:
Decision makers
Main language for presentations:
English
TOPIC
Opening of the second day
INTERVENTION BY
Carlo Vigna and Thomas Egger
Co-Leaders of AG5
Mauro Casotto
Co-Leader of AG3
TIMING
09:15
TOPIC
Introduction into the Workshops
TIMING
09:30
TOPIC
Workshops in parallel:
The potentials of Open Data & Big
Data for the Alpine area
INTERVENTION BY
Moderator:
Darja Kukovic, University of Maribor
Inputs by:
Lucija Brezočnik, University of Maribor
Maurizio Napolitano, Bruno Kessler Foundation
Guido Sanguinetti, SISSA Trieste
Olivier Horent, Grand E-nov+
TOPIC
Digitalization and education
INTERVENTION BY
Moderator:
Lars Ludolph, OECD
Inputs by:
Angela Cattoni, Centro Studi Erickson Editore
Jorge Martinez Gil, Software Competence Center Hagenberg
Simone Ravaioli, Global Ecosystem and Innovation at Parchment – Co-Chair W3C Verifiable Credentials for Education task force
TOPIC
Digitalisation of the labour market
INTERVENTION BY
Moderator:
Franco Scolari, Polo Tecnologico Alto Adriatico
Inputs by:
Riccardo Salomone, Agency for the labour market of the province of Trento
Alexandra Tsvetkova, OECD Trento LEED
Grégoire Feyt, Grenoble Alpes University
Marco Olivotto, Learn Experience Factory (LEF)
TOPIC
Smart Villages and beyond
INTERVENTION BY
Moderator:
Gianluca Lentini, Poliedra – Politecnico di Milano
Inputs by:
Julia Scharting, Standortagentur Tirol
Clive Peckham, Nièvre Numerique
Claudia Zolla, Unités des Communes Valdôtaines Grand Paradis
Alexander Siegenthaler, Region Luzern West
TIMING
10:45
TOPIC
Break
TIMING
11:00
TOPIC
Wrap-up of the workshops in parallel
INTERVENTION BY
Moderator: Thomas Egger
Co-Leader of AG5
Speakers: Moderators of the workshops
TIMING
11:15
TOPIC
Round table: Future trends in digitalization of relevance for the Alpine area
INTERVENTION BY
Francesco Profumo
President of Bruno Kessler Foundation
Valentina Doorly
Senior Business Advisor, writer, fully accredited member of Association of Professional Futurists, expert in strategic foresight
Ivo Jungo
Vice President Carrier Business, Huawei Switzerland
Stephen Taylor
Deputy Director General Area Science Park
TIMING
12:15
TOPIC
Conclusions and way ahead
INTERVENTION BY
Carlo Vigna and Thomas Egger
Co-Leaders of AG5
Mauro Casotto
Co-Leader of AG3
Logistical aspects
The Digital Alps Conference is a public event. Participation is free of charge.
Registration is required.
The first day of Conference will be held in English and Italian with translation services provided.
The Roadshow is a public event orientated towards the general public. Participation is free of charge. The presentations will be mainly in Italian. Documents to be distributed can also be in English (tourists, conference participants etc.).
