The Digital Alps Conference is a major event of the Macro regional strategy for the Alpine area EUSALP.
The Digital Alps Conference is the main event of the Action Group 5 where to discuss main relevant topics, present projects results and involve political representative from the Eusalp territories.
The aim is to bring together all initiatives and projects dealing with digitalization in the Alps and to
unleash the potentials of digitalization. The last edition of Digital Alps Conference was held in May 2022 in Trieste and
brought together more than 100 participants from all over Europe.
The Digital Alps Conference is a major event of the Macro regional strategy for the Alpine area EUSALP.
The Digital Alps Conference is the main event of the Action Group 5 where to discuss main relevant topics, present projects results and involve political representative from the Eusalp territories.
The aim is to bring together all initiatives and projects dealing with digitalization in the Alps and to
unleash the potentials of digitalization. The last edition of Digital Alps Conference was held in May 2022 in Trieste and
brought together more than 100 participants from all over Europe.
Be one of us
5 October
6 October
2023
How on site
Skyway Monte Bianco (Courmayeur)
Aosta
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 region. This will allow to get in touch with more key stakeholders and to increase the visibility. In the year 2023, the Conference will focus on the themes of Smart Communities, data and artificial intelligence, remote working and digital skills and energy transition supported by digitalisation.
Our actual focus areas
DIGITAL SKILLS
DIGITAL
INFRASTRUCTURES
SMART
COMMUNITIES
SMART
SMES
OPEN DATA / BIG DATA
DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY
TO SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST
CROSSBORDER
MOBILITY
By attending the most innovative conference of the year, you will be able to:
- Learn about the latest initiatives in the digital domain in the Alps and participate in dedicated workshops;
- Get to know the Smart Alps network and discover best practices for making the Alps smarter and more sustainable;
- Visit the most fascinating historical places in the Aosta Valley, enriched by the use of digital technology, in a guided tour.
Don’t miss this opportunity: register now and secure your place at the Digital Alps Conference 2023!
The voices and opinions of the young generation are important, so as side event we will therefore organize a LAB with Youth in cooperation with the Montagna 4.0 project. This LAB is dedicated to young people 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 2023 DAC edition
The Digital Alps Conference 2023 is an EUSALP official event and this year it’s hosted by the Autonomous Region of Valle d’Aosta.
The DAC 2023 is organized with the Alpine Convention and other relevant actors of EUSALP, focusing on the themes of Smart Communities, data and artificial intelligence, remote working and digital skills and energy transition supported by digitalisation.
The aims of the third 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 Artificial Intelligence in the Alpine area;
- provide an update of the work on Smart communities 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
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 and Smart Communities
approach in the Alpine area
eager to learn how remote working 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
MILLION PEOPLE
COUNTRIES
REGIONS
MILLION PEOPLE
COUNTRIES
REGIONS
addressing together common challenges and opportunities
DAC: Discover our two-day programme
TIMING
13:00
14:00
Thursday
5 October 2023, 14:00 - 17:30
Digital Alps Conference,
only for registered participants
Location:
Skyway Monte Bianco (Courmayeur)
Aosta
Main audience:
Decision makers
Main language for presentations:
English
TOPIC
Opening of registrations
Opening and introduction
Into the Conference
INTERVENTION BY
Carlo Vigna
Leader of AG5 and moderator of the first day
TIMING
14:10
TOPIC
Welcome address
INTERVENTION BY
Federico Perrin
Deputy Mayor Municipality of Courmayeur
Luciano Caveri
Minister of Valle d’Aosta Autonomous Region
TIMING
14:30
TOPIC
Thematic workshop:
Digital Transformation of Mountain territories: the Smart Communities approach
INTERVENTION BY
Moderator:
Paolo Perucci, Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region, AG5 member
Speakers:
Jan Droge, BCO Network
Jure Trilian, University of Ljubljana
Peter Niederer, SAB
Livia Ortolani, University of Pisa
Gianluca Lentini, Poliedra
Thematic workshop:
The potentials of Data & Artificial Intelligence for the Alpine area
INTERVENTION BY
Moderator:
Darja Kukovic, ITC Cluster, AG5 member
Speakers:
Elisa Morganti, HIT Foundation, AG2 member
Roberto Sandrini, Veneto Region
Mario Pichler, SCCH
Matthieu Denoux, AURAEE
Christian Micheloni, University of Udine
Sandrine Percheval, Adrèts, AG5 member
TIMING
15:45
TOPIC
Break, possibility to visit exhibitions and demonstrators at Skyway Mont Blanc
TIMING
16:00
TOPIC
Thematic workshop:
Remote working and digital skills for new mountain jobs
INTERVENTION BY
Moderators:
Mauro Casotto, Trentino Sviluppo, AG3 co-leader
Rocco Scolozzi, Skopìa
Speakers:
Maria Chiara Cattaneo, CRANEC – SEV
Mariagrazia Monaci and Angelo Benozzo, University of Valle d’Aosta
Claudia Zolla, Unité des Communes Grand Paradis
Leila Izard, EUSALP Youth Council
Michele Barale, Unimont
Noémie Lechat, Adrèts
Thematic workshop:
Best practices and digital tools for energy transition and climate change adaptation
INTERVENTION BY
Moderator: Etienne Viénot, AURAEE, AG9 co-leader
Nathalie Morelle, Alpine Convention
Eleonora Mariano, PEFC Italia
André Comé, COA Energia Finaosta
Simone Gottardelli, Fondazione Montagna Sicura
Jessica P. Schmid, 42hacks.com
Rogelio Bonilla, AURAEE
TIMING
17:30
TOPIC
Conclusions of the first day
Carlo Vigna
Leader of AG5
TIMING
19:30
TOPIC
Evening reception (only for participants of the DAC)
Thursday
5 October 2023, 14:00 - 17:30
Digital Alps Conference,
only for registered participants
Location:
Skyway Monte Bianco (Courmayeur)
Aosta
Main audience:
Decision makers
Main language for presentations:
English
TIMING
13:00
14:00
14:10
14:30
15:45
16:00
17:30
TOPIC
Opening of registrations
Opening and introduction
Into the Conference
Welcome address
Thematic workshops:
Digital Transformation of Mountain territories: the Smart Communities approach
The potentials of Data & Artificial Intelligence for the Alpine area
Break, possibility to visit exhibitions and demonstrators at Skyway Mont Blanc
Thematic workshops:
- Remote working and digital skills for new mountain jobs
- Best practices and digital tools for energy transition and climate change adaptation
Conclusions from the first day
INTERVENTION BY
Carlo Vigna
Leader of AG5 and moderator of the first day
Federico Perrin
Deputy Mayor Municipality of Courmayeur
Luciano Caveri
Minister of Valle d’Aosta Autonomous Region
Moderator:
Paolo Perucci, Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region, AG5 member
Speakers:
Jan Droge, BCO Network
Jure Trilian, University of Ljubljana
Peter Niederer, SAB
Livia Ortolani, University of Pisa
Gianluca Lentini, Poliedra
Moderator:
Darja Kukovic, ITC Cluster, AG5 member
Speakers:
Elisa Morganti, HIT Foundation, AG2 member
Roberto Sandrini, Veneto Region
Mario Pichler, SCCH
Matthieu Denoux, AURAEE
Christian Micheloni, University of Udine
Sandrine Percheval, Adrèts, AG5 member
Moderators:
Mauro Casotto, Trentino Sviluppo, AG3 co-leader
Rocco Scolozzi, Skopìa
Speakers:
Maria Chiara Cattaneo, CRANEC – SEV
Mariagrazia Monaci and Angelo Benozzo, University of Valle d’Aosta
Claudia Zolla, Unité des Communes Grand Paradis
Leila Izard, EUSALP Youth Council
Michele Barale, Unimont
Noémie Lechat, Adrèts
Moderator:
Etienne Viénot, AURAEE, AG9 co-leader
Speakers:
Nathalie Morelle, Alpine Convention
Eleonora Mariano, PEFC Italia
André Comé, COA Energia Finaosta
Simone Gottardelli, Fondazione Montagna Sicura
Jessica P. Schmid, 42hacks.com
Rogelio Bonilla, AURAEE
Carlo Vigna
Leader of AG5
19:30
Evening reception (only for participants of the DAC)
TIMING
08:15
09:00
Friday
6 October 2023, 09:00 - 12:30
Digital Alps Conference,
only for registered participants
Location:
Skyway Monte Bianco (Courmayeur)
Aosta
Main audience:
Decision makers
Main language for presentations:
Italian-English (translation provided)
TOPIC
Opening of registrations
Opening and introduction
Into the Conference
INTERVENTION BY
Carlo Vigna
Leader of AG5
TIMING
09:10
TOPIC
Welcome address
INTERVENTION BY
Roberto Rota
Mayor Municipality of Courmayeur
Luciano Caveri
Minister of Valle d’Aosta Autonomous Region
Markus Dieth
President of the Conference of Cantonal Governments, Swiss State Councillor
Renzo Testolin
President of Valle d’Aosta Autonomous Region
TIMING
09:30
TOPIC
Keynote speech on AI and Data
INTERVENTION BY
Brando Benifei, MEP, Co-Rapporteur of the Artificial Intelligence Regulation
TIMING
10:00
TOPIC
Keynote speech on Smart transition of territories
INTERVENTION BY
Frank Bogovic, MEP, Co-chair of the Intergroup on Smart village
TIMING
10:30
TOPIC
Break, possibility to visit exhibitions and demonstrators at Skyway Mont Blanc
TIMING
10:45
TOPIC
Political round table:
Policy options to unleash the potentials of digitalization in mountain and rural areas
INTERVENTION BY
Moderator:
Luciano Caveri, Minister of Valle d’Aosta Autonomous Region
Panelist:
Fabio Carosso, Vice-President of Piedmont Region
Sebastiano Callari, Minister of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia Autonomous Region
Laurence Boetti-Forestier, Councillor of the Région Sud
Alain Maret, Préfet District d’Entremont
Alex Micheletto, CELVA President
Niklas Graf, EUSALP Youth Council
TIMING
12:00
TOPIC
Concluding remarks and summary of the two-days works
TIMING
12:30
TOPIC
Punta Helbronner panoramic terrace – photo opportunity
TIMING
13:00
TOPIC
Pavillon – Farewell lunch
Friday
6 October 2023, 09:00 - 12:30
only to registered
participants
Location:
Skyway Monte Bianco (Courmayeur)
Aosta
Main audience:
Decision makers
Main language for presentations:
Italian – English (translation provided)
TIMING
08:15
09:00
09:10
09:30
10:00
TOPIC
Opening of registrations
Opening and introduction into the Conference
Welcome address
Keynote speech on AI and Data
Keynote speech on Smart transition of territories
INTERVENTION BY
Carlo Vigna
Leader of AG5
Roberto Rota
Mayor Municipality of Courmayeur
Luciano Caveri
Minister of Valle d’Aosta Autonomous Region
Markus Dieth
President of the Conference of Cantonal Governments, Swiss State Councillor
Renzo Testolin
President of Valle d’Aosta Autonomous Region
Brando Benifei, MEP, Co-Rapporteur of the Artificial Intelligence Regulation
Frank Bogovic, MEP, Co-chair of the Intergroup on Smart village
10:30
Break, possibility to network and visit exhibitions and demonstrators at Skyway Mont Blanc
10:45
Political round table:
Policy options to unleash the potentials of digitalization in mountain and rural areas
12:00
12:30
13:00
Concluding remarks and summary of the two-days works
Punta Helbronner panoramic terrace – photo opportunity
Pavillon – Farewell lunch
Moderator:
Luciano Caveri, Minister of Valle d’Aosta Autonomous Region
Panelist:
Fabio Carosso, Vice-President of Piedmont Region
Sebastiano Callari, Minister of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia Autonomous Region
Laurence Boetti-Forestier, Councillor of the Région Sud
Alain Maret, Préfet District d’Entremont
Alex Micheletto, CELVA President
Niklas Graf, EUSALP Youth Council
In the afternoon, there is the possibility to have a guided tour on Museo di Scienze Naturali Efisio Noussan – Castello di Saint-Pierre, one of the most fascinating historical places in the Aosta Valley, enriched by the use of digital technology (only for registered participants of the DAC)
Logistical aspects
The Digital Alps Conference is a public event. Participation is free of charge.
Registration is required.
The Digital Alps Conference 2023 will be held at Skyway Mont Blanc, a cable car at 2000 metres altitude with the possibility of climbing up to the 3500 metres of Punta Hellbronner for the photo opportunity. Appropriate clothing is therefore recommended.
To facilitate participation, shuttles will be provided from Milan Malpensa airport and Turin train station to Courmayeur, the event venue.
The second day of Conference will be held in English and Italian with translation services provided.
