Be one of us
When
27th and 28th of May
Day 1
14:00 – 17:30
Day 2
09:00 – 12:00
We build the future based on our common experiences
We experienced the power of sharing through the 2019 Smart Villages Conference in Aosta Valley and the 2020 Smart Villages Policy Conference in Berne. We are now ready for the next step, with a larger recurring event and together with you.
Our actual focus areas
DIGITAL
INFRASTRUCTURES
SMART
VILLAGES
SMART SMALL MEDIUM
ENTERPRISES’S DIGITALIZATION
OPEN DATA / BIG DATA
DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY
TO SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST
CROSSBORDER
MOBILITY
As Action Group 5 of EUSALP – the EU strategy for the Alpine region – we have been working on these topics since 2016 and have already achieved a lot in each respective field. Starting from 2020, we are bringing these sectors closer together under the overall theme of 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
What DAC represents
A focal point to gather all initiatives and projects dealing with the aspects of connectivity and digitalization in the Alpine area
An innovative way to introduce our international guests to the topic of digitalization in the Alpine area
A display of the great potential of digitalization
A unique occasion to present all AG5’s activities and other AG’s initiatives
regarding digitalization
The 2021 DAC edition
The Digital Alps Conference 2021 marks the start of our series of annual conferences and in 2021 will be held online. Yet, there is more to it. We will celebrate the closing of the SMART SME project, because we believe every conclusion is a new beginning. Furthermore, we will design the way ahead for the topics on digital infrastructures, accessibility to services as well as on Open Data in the Alpine region.
DAC’s focus:
Smart Villages
Important works on Smart Villages have already been carried out, e.g. in the Alpine Space Programme project 2018-2021. Now it is time to build on these experiences and to spread the knowledge to the widest possible range of mountain and rural villages and regions.
What is next? Building up a strong alpine Smart Villages Community, because synergies are the key to evolution. This new Network will be launched at the DAC.
DAC – The Digital Alps Conference.
Every year, in a different alpine country:
We move, forward.
Take action
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 digitalization can help SME’s 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.
DAC: Discover our two-day programme
27
Thursday,
27 May 2021, 14:00 - 17:30
TIMING
14:00
14:20
14:40
15:00
15:15
TOPIC
Opening and introduction
Into the Conference
Keynote speech: unleash the potentials of digitalization as a tool to develop the alpine area
Keynote speech: How to foster an Alpine Region innovative digital ecosystem
Break
Introduction into the workshops.
Workshops in parallel.
INTERVENTION BY
Carlo Vigna and Thomas Egger
Co-Leaders of AG5
Steffen Hess
Department Head Digital Society Ecosystems at Fraunhofer IESE Kaiserslautern
Andrea Gumina
Andrea Gumina, Senior Policy Advisor to the Italian Minister of foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and to the G20 Sherpa Office. Senior Advisor to the ARGO System.
TIMING
14:00
TOPIC
Opening and Introduction Into the Conference
INTERVENTION BY
Carlo Vigna and Thomas Egger
Co-Leaders of AG5
TIMING
14:20
TOPIC
Keynote speech: unleash the potentials of digitalization as a tool to develop the alpine area
INTERVENTION BY
Steffen Hess
Department Head Digital Society Ecosystems at Fraunhofer IESE Kaiserslautern
TIMING
14:40
TOPIC
Keynote speech: How to foster an Alpine Region innovative digital ecosystem
INTERVENTION BY
Andrea Gumina
Andrea Gumina, Senior Policy Advisor to the Italian Minister of foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and to the G20 Sherpa Office. Senior Advisor to the ARGO System
15:00
Break
TIMING
15:15
TOPIC
Introduction into the workshops. Workshops in parallel.
Smart SME’s (final conference of the project)
Moderator: Peter Niederer, SAB
Digitalization in alpine SME’s: results of the SMARTSMEs case study,
Olga Boyarintseva, BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg GmbH
A roadmap and an action plan for Value Chain building, Elisa Morganti, HIT, Italy
The unused potential,
Aida Kamisalic Latific, University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
The way ahead,
Mateja Dermastia, Anteja, Slovenia
Discussion with questions regarding future steps (eg. with regard to the continuation of the network).
The potentials of Open Data for the Alpine area
Moderator: Darja Kukovic,
University of Maribor
Open Data – a big white elephant or an unused potential? Aleš Veršič, Open Data Hub Slovenia
What are the needs for the use of open data in the alpine area?
Guillaume Doukhan, Adrets
A concrete example – Impuls4Action,
Stefano Sala, University of Milan
Let’s draft a roadmap for the shared use of open data in the alpine area,
Vili Podgorelec, Professor of Computer Science, University of Maribor
Future-proof digital infrastructures and platforms for the Alpine area
Moderator: Carlo Vigna, Valle d’Aosta Region
Opportunities from CEF 2 Digital for the Alpine area, Franco Accordino, DG CNECT
Connectivity for the Alpine Region: European Perspectives and Funding Programmes, Franco Accordino, Head of Unit, DG CONNECT, European Commission
Key infrastructures to digitalize marginalized areas, Jan Dröge, BCO Network
The contribution of EUSALP to close the gap, Paolo Perucci, Friuli Venezia Giulia region
IoT and regional smart data platform: Infrastructures that enable Regional Data Strategies, Bas Boorsma, Professor of Practice – Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University (TBC)
A federated data infrastructure for Europe and the Alps, Leonardo Camiciotti, Executive Director Top-IX Consortium (TBC)
An EUSALP DIH for the digital transition of marginal territories,
Clive Peckham, Coordinator of CARPE DIGEM project
Let’s draft a roadmap for developing future-proof digital infrastructures in the alpine area
Digitalization as an important factor to ease the access to Services of general interest. The case of E-Health.
Moderator and Input: Gabi Troeger-Weiss,
University of Kaiserslautern
How to overcome obstacles in the development of E-Health?
Hannah Bock-Koltschin, s.ucin.o, Manager for Healthcare and social institutions
How digitalization helps to improve the access to health services,
Mauro Grigioni, Head of the Italian National center for innovative technologies in public health
MisMi, an integrated health model for an inclusive mountain
Marco Bazzani, Senior Researcher at Links foundation
TIMING
16:45
TOPIC
Report from the workshops
INTERVENTION BY
Moderators of the workshops
TIMING
17:10
TOPIC
What young people expect in the field of digitalization for the future of the Alpine region
INTERVENTION BY
Lena Lagger
student from Innsbruck (A)
and Lorenzo Giacomino
student from Torino (I), as representatives from youth.shaping.EUSALP
17:30
End of first day
Smart SME’s
(final conference of the project)
Moderator: Peter Niederer, SAB
Digitalization in alpine SME’s: results of the SMARTSMEs case study,
Olga Boyarintseva, BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg GmbH
The unused potential,
Aida Kamisalic Latific, University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
A roadmap and an action plan for Value Chain building,
Elisa Morganti, HIT, Italy
The way ahead,
Mateja Dermastia, Anteja, Slovenia
Discussion with questions regarding future steps (eg. with regard to the continuation of the network).
The potentials of Open Data
for the Alpine area
Moderator: Darja Kukovic, University of Maribor
Open Data – a big white elephant or an unused potential?
Aleš Veršič, Open Data Hub Slovenia
What are the needs for the use of open data in the alpine area?
Guillaume Doukhan, Adrets
A concrete example – Impuls4Action,
Stefano Sala, University of Milan
Let’s draft a roadmap for the shared use of open data in the alpine area,
Vili Podgorelec, Professor of Computer Science, University of Maribor
Future-proof digital
infrastructures and platforms
for the Alpine area
Moderator: Carlo Vigna, Valle d’Aosta Region
Opportunities from CEF 2 Digital for the Alpine area,
Franco Accordino, DG CNECT
Connectivity for the Alpine Region: European Perspectives and Funding Programmes,
Franco Accordino, Head of Unit, DG CONNECT, European Commission
Key infrastructures to digitalize marginalized areas,
Jan Dröge, BCO Network
The contribution of EUSALP to close the gap,
Paolo Perucci, Friuli Venezia Giulia region
IoT and regional smart data platform: Infrastructures that enable Regional Data Strategies,
Bas Boorsma, Professor of Practice – Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University (TBC)
A federated data infrastructure for Europe and the Alps,
Leonardo Camiciotti, Executive Director Top-IX Consortium (TBC)
An EUSALP DIH for the digital transition of marginal territories,
Clive Peckham, Coordinator of CARPE DIGEM project
Let’s draft a roadmap for developing future-proof digital infrastructures in the alpine area
Digitalization as an important factor to ease the access to Services of general interest. The case of E-Health.
Moderator and Input: Gabi Troeger-Weiss, University of Kaiserslautern
How to overcome obstacles in the development of E-Health?
Hannah Bock-Koltschin, s.ucin.o, Manager for Healthcare and social institutions
How digitalization helps to improve the access to health services,
Mauro Grigioni, Head of the Italian National center for innovative technologies in public health.
MisMi, an integrated health model for an inclusive mountain
Marco Bazzani, Senior Researcher at Links foundation
16:45
17:10
17:30
Report from the workshops
What young people expect in the field of digitalization for the future of the Alpine region
End of first day
Moderators of the workshops
Lena Lagger
student from Innsbruck (A)
and Lorenzo Giacomino
student from Torino (I), as representatives from youth shaping EUSALP
28
Friday,
28 May 2021, 09:00 - 12:00
TIMING
09:00
09:10
09:30
09:50
10:10
10:30
TOPIC
Opening of the second day
Key note speech: The importance of digitalization for all regions in Europe in a post-Covid world.
Key note Speech: The Smart villages approach as a strategic priority in Europe
Keynote speech: Digitalization in the Alpine area
Break
Round table: Use synergies in order to unleash the potentials of digitalization for the Alpine area
INTERVENTION BY
Sebastiano Callari
Assessore regionale Regione Friuli-Venezia-Giulia and President of the special commission on the Italian digital agenda
Mr de Graaf
Director, Digital Transformation, DG Connect, European Commission
Silvia Michelini
Director, Rural Development, DG Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Christiane Barret
General Delegate of the French presidency of EUSALP
Moderator: Thomas Egger
Jan Dröge
Director of EU BCO Network
Saverio Maisto
General Manager from ICT/Mechatronics Cluster Friuli Venezia Giulia
Emilija Stojmenova Duh
University of Ljubljana, Partner in the Alpine Space Programme Smart villages project
Anna Giorgi
Leader AG1 of EUSALP on Innovation and Research
TIMING
09:00
TOPIC
Opening of the second day
INTERVENTION BY
Sebastiano Callari
Assessore regionale Regione Friuli-Venezia-Giulia and President of the special commission on the Italian digital agenda
TIMING
09:10
TOPIC
Key note speech: The importance of digitalization for all regions in Europe in a post-Covid world.
INTERVENTION BY
Mr de Graaf
Director, Digital Transformation, DG Connect, European Commission
TIMING
09:30
TOPIC
Key note Speech: The Smart villages approach as a strategic priority in Europe
INTERVENTION BY
Silvia Michelini
Director, Rural Development, DG Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
TIMING
09:50
TOPIC
Keynote speech: Digitalization in the Alpine area
INTERVENTION BY
Christiane Barret
General Delegate of the French presidency of EUSALP
10:10
Break
TIMING
10:30
TOPIC
Round table: Use synergies in order to unleash the potentials of digitalization for the Alpine area
INTERVENTION BY
Moderator: Thomas Egger
Jan Dröge
Director of EU BCO Network
Saverio Maisto
General Manager from ICT/Mechatronics Cluster Friuli Venezia Giulia
Emilija Stojmenova Duh
University of Ljubljana, Partner in the Alpine Space Programme Smart villages project
Anna Giorgi
Leader AG1 of EUSALP on Innovation and Research
TIMING
11:30
TOPIC
Presentation of the Smart villages approach and launch of the new Network of alpine Smart villages
INTERVENTION BY
Presentation of the Smart villages approach by Thomas Egger
Launch of the network by the presidency of the network
TIMING
12:00
TOPIC
Closure of conference – way ahead
INTERVENTION BY
Carlo Vigna and Thomas Egger
Co-Leaders of AG5
11:30
12:00
Presentation of the Smart villages approach and launch of the new Network of alpine Smart villages
Closure of conference – way ahead
Presentation of the Smart villages approach by
Thomas Egger
Launch of the network by the presidency of the network
Carlo Vigna and Thomas Egger
Co-Leaders of AG5
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