There are still considerable deficits in digitalization in rural areas. There is often a lack of digital infrastructure, but also a lack of knowledge about how digital applications can be used. The affected areas run the risk of being further left behind in many social and economic areas if the digital divide continues to worsen. The CORA (COnnecting Remote Areas with digital infrastructure and services) project of the Interreg North Sea Region addresses these challenges by looking at the key factors of the digital divide: digital infrastructure, services and skills. CORA supports local authorities to identify their common challenges and enables them to share experiences and test innovative solutions to create an advanced digital environment. On 13 November 2018, the CORA annual conference organized by aconium GmbH will take place in Kiel. Under the title “Transnational solutions to digitize your region”, the project partners and other experts will provide insights into approaches and initial project results from the North Sea region and provide information on methods and measures to digitize and connect rural regions more effectively. In an interactive exchange, all participants will have the opportunity to share their experiences with colleagues from aconium GmbH and CORA project partners from six other EU countries. The conference program will be supplemented by current information on the federal broadband funding program, digital services in the Hüttener Berge office and digital initiatives of the city of Norderstedt.
Conference agenda at a glance:
| COnnecting Remote Areas, a CORA story | Introducing the INTERREG NSR project “CORA (COnnecting Remote Areas with digital infrastruc-ture and services)” |
| Let’s create your smart region together – Interactive session part 1 | Interactive sessions on Smart Region’s dimensions: - Digital Infrastructure - Digital Services - Digital Skills CORA partners will debate preliminary outputs with conference participants. Results of the sessions will flow into the CORA outputs. |
| Let’s create your smart region together – Interactive session part 2 | Presentation of session results and open discussion |
| Sharing ideas from Germany Good examples in creating a regional digital ecosystem | German federal funding programme on broadband An ambition towards a nationwide future proof digital infrastructure Interactive digital services in rural areas A story from Hüttener Berge Digital Skills matter A successful initiative from northern Germany |
| Networking | |
| Conclusion of the day and outlook |
For the full agenda, registration and further information, please visit the CORA website or contact us.
Photo: The conference “Transnational solutions to digitize your region” will take place in Kiel on 13 November 2018.
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