The Digital Alps Conference (DAC) is a major event of the Macro regional strategy for the Alpine area EUSALP organized by Action Group 5.
DAC 2023 was organized in cooperation with AG1, AG2, AG3 and AG9 focusing on the EUSALP Cross-sectoral initiative “Promoting the Digitalisation in the Alps”.
The aim of the DAC is to organize a recurring event to bring together all initiatives and projects dealing
with digitalization in the Alpine region and to unleash the potential of digitisation.

Digital Alps Conference 2023 - Day 1 - 5 October 2023
Plenary session

Welcome address and introduction
into the Conference

Carlo Vigna
Leader of AG5

Federico Perrin
Deputy Mayor Municipality of Courmayeur

Luciano Caveri
Minister of Valle d’Aosta Autonomous Region

Digital Alps Conference
Day 1 – 05 October 2023
Plenary session

https://youtu.be/mUpQ6wQNKpk

Thematic Workshops

Thematic Workshops:

Digital Transformation of Mountain territories: the Smart Communities approach

The potentials of Data & Artificial Intelligence for the Alpine area

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

Moderator:
Carlo Vigna
Leader of AG5

Speakers:
Paolo Perucci
Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region
AG5 member

Darja Kukovic
ITC Cluster
AG5 member

Rocco Scolozzi
Skopìa Anticipation Services

Etienne Viénot
Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Energie Environnement
AG9 co-leader

Thematic Workshop

Digital Transformation of Mountain territories: the Smart Communities approach

Workshop

“Digital Transformation of Mountain territories: the Smart Communities approach”

Moderator:
Paolo Perucci
Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region
AG5 member

Speakers:
Jan Droge, BCO Network
Peter Niederer, SAB
Jure Trilar, University of Ljubljana
Gianluca Lentini, Poliedra
Livia Ortolani, University of Pisa

“Digital Transformation of Mountain territories: the Smart Communities approach”
https://youtu.be/FINrtT0hNf0

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WS 1Digital Transformation of Mountain territories: the Smart Communities approach

Thematic Workshop

The potentials of Data & Artificial Intelligence for the Alpine area

Workshop
“The potentials of Data & Artificial Intelligence for the Alpine area”

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

“The potentials of Data & Artificial Intelligence for the Alpine area”
https://youtu.be/qqrVCQI2S5A

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WS 2The potentials of Data & Artificial Intelligence for the Alpine area

Thematic Workshop

Remote working and digital skills for new mountain jobs

Workshop

“Remote working and digital skills for new mountain jobs”

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

“Remote working and digital skills for new mountain jobs”
https://youtu.be/SGyuW01q-hQ

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WS 3 – Remote working and digital skills for new mountain jobs

Thematic Workshop

Best practices and digital tools for energy transition and climate change adaptation

Workshop

“Best practices and digital tools for energy transition and climate change adaptation”

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

“Best practices and digital tools for energy transition and climate change adaptation”
https://youtu.be/3SFMGdJQQPA

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WS 4Best practices and digital tools for energy transition and climate change adaptation

Digital Alps Conference 2023 - Day 2 - 6 October 2023
Plenary session

Opening and introduction into the Conference

Carlo Vigna
Leader of AG5

Welcome address

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

Keynote Speech
Keynote speech on AI and Data

Moderator:
Luciano Caveri
Minister of Valle d’Aosta Autonomous Region

Speaker:
Brando Benifei
MEP, Co-Rapporteur of the Artificial Intelligence Regulation

Keynote Speech
Keynote speech on Smart transition of territories

Moderator:
Luciano Caveri
Minister of Valle d’Aosta Autonomous Region

Speaker:
Frank Bogovic
MEP, Co-chair of the Intergroup on Smart village

Political round table
Policy options to unleash the potentials of digitalization in mountain and rural areas

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

Digital Alps Conference 2023
Day 2 – 06 October 2023
Plenary session

https://youtu.be/0H0qA7KnL3A

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Visual summary Digital Alps Conference 2023

Our actual focus areas

DIGITAL
INFRASTRUCTURES

SMART
COMMUNITIES

SMART SMALL MEDIUM
ENTERPRISES’S DIGITALIZATION

OPEN DATA / BIG DATA

DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY
TO SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST

CROSSBORDER
MOBILITY

EUSALP - EU Strategy for the Alpine Region

80

MILLION PEOPLE

7

COUNTRIES

48

REGIONS

80

MILLION PEOPLE

7

COUNTRIES

48

REGIONS

addressing together common challenges and opportunities

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