1. Committee of the Regions
From Fibre to Fab Labs to Care Communities of the Future
FabLab Ribnica
Smart villages: Integrated strategic approaches to innovation in rural areas
Committee of the Regions
29 January 2019
This presentation will be converted into a Prezi. The photos will follow on to either short video-clips or images
A Hub Provides space and Provides services : Office and co-working space, meeting rooms, training space, video conferencing facilities; Basic services (crèche, library, etc.)
Networking & peer-to-peer activities, training, mentoring and business advisory, e-commerce, Improving digital literacy, training classes a Fab Lab…….etc
Reference to two Photos: Polen in the Lozère France and Berwick Workspace, England
Clive Peckham

2. Slovenia: Networking Stakeholders & Resources for Digital Transformation1 3 5
High speed broadband for rural Europe.
ENGAGE
National network of Fabrication laboratories for innovation and digital prototyping.
FABLAB SLOVENIA
National one-stop-shop for digital transformation.
DIH Slovenia
2012
2017
2018
2016
Digital transformation of villages and remote areas.
Smart Villages
2018
CARPE DIGEM?
Co-creation of digital services with high social, economic and environmental impact.
ERUDITE
Digital Ecosystems in Rural and Peripheral Europe
2019
Living Labs in Rural Areas
LiveRUR 2 4 6

3. Capacity Building for a Market Town of the Future
Lormes – Nièvre (FR)
Digital and Community
Capacity Building for a Market Town of the Future
Starts with photo of the Hub Complex – An old abattoir, with story of development of Hub from derelict building to digital information + education centre to community Hub and in particular on the community consultation on the future of the Hub and the digital services in the local town
Providing information and training on developing digital skills to ensure that rural citizens &stakeholders can take advantage of new technologies and tools
Creating environments for cooperation and co-working
Incubating and supporting small and micro enterprises
Linking rural stakeholders with research institutes
Creating and safeguarding jobs and start-ups
Building and networking capacity and skills, e.g. through business support/network access, forums, incubators and mentoring
Facilitating and supporting farm/agri-food system diversification
Identifying and developing markets for new and existing products/services
Foster entrepreneurship through small scale pilot initiatives to trial new rural business and community ideas

4. Equipping Inishowen with the innovation capacity to create new tech jobs and enterprises

6. FINAL CONFERENCE: DIJON June 4+5 2019
Module 1: Practice and Policy Goals, BP Identification + Exchange
Module 2: Stakeholders: Identification
Participation
Module 3: Digital Services: Co-Creation; Design
Module 4: Outcomes Indicators + Values: Service Delivery
FINAL CONFERENCE: DIJON June