Digital transformation and smart land for the Alpine Macro-Region’New event

DRAFT AGENDA

10.45 – 12.00 – 1^ST SESSION

Dedicated to the illustration of policy ideas, strategies, trends and available financial instruments.

• 10 min - Opening remarks à Speakers: European Commission + French Presidency + Lombardy .
• 20 min - The European Union in the Digital Age à overview of the EC Strategy and perspectives (Speaker: European Commission - DG Connect. 
• 20 min - The opportunities for EUSALP approach to digitalisation: orientations and challenges (FR Presidency)
• 20 min Which projects for supporting the digital transformation in the Alpine Macro-region? (Lombardy as ALPGOV leader or current relevant projects, e.g. smart villages?).

12.00 – 13.00 – Lunch break

13.00 – 14.30 – 2^ND SESSION

How can policy concretely help stakeholders?  An expert per pillar will explain what is being done in the field, providing information/knowledge on four complementary scenarios that can concretely help enterprises.

• 10 min – 1^st pillar à The role of EDIH (European Digital Innovation Hubs) in strengthening the Digital Transformation within EUSALP
• 10 min – 2^nd pillar à Smart villages and Territorial planning of Mobility and Energy: Data Platform Architecture and Digitalization Roadmap
  Bas Broosma: (Chief Innovation Officer at Change, VP EMEA at the Cities Today Institute; Professor of Practice at Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University)
• 10 min – 3^rd pillar à The value of digital healthcare and how it can make healthcare more efficient and effective for the Local Communities of Alpine Space Area
  Cosentino/Mr. Pillon (TBC) Scientific Association for Digital Health ASSD
• 10 min – 4^th pillar à Social innovation and integration of remote areas
  Florence Catanese EURIDITE project
• 10 min – 5^th pillar à DTLF and Freight Transport and Logistics in the Alpine Space: federating the platforms to improve efficiency for consumer benefit and EU policies
  Roeland van Bockel policy coordinator Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Watermanagement, coordinator of the EU CEF FEDeRATED project
• 15 min à Q&A & Final remarks