PRE-ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS:
The goal of SILA smart islands and coastal areas Forum and Island as a Lab is to act in accordance with the EU strategy on islands development and launching new projects, to provide exchange of experiences and cooperation platform, international co creation environment connected to local business ecosystem and communities.
SILA2022 hybrid development and acceleration meeting invites you to discuss how digital technologies, science-society and international cooperation, social innovation and Living Labs as a platform of a smart knowledge based society and ecosystem could address new global challenges of smart islands and rural communities and to contribute the development of green resilient knowledge-based ecosystems and societies in coastal regions and islands.
The acceleration meeting discuss how smart digital solutions and interregional Baltic ´- Adriatic cooperation could help to address and to respond to the GLOBAL challenges of today world such as pandemic, climate change, military conflicts and migration to stimulate economic development in new emerging business areas such Digital Nomads and Remote Workers (DNRW) Smart Tourism and investments.
The conference discusses smart sustainable digital ecosystems, green energy , smart tourism and investments in DNRW and associated new emerging market, investments and opportunities for knowledge society developments .
It discuss how to make the regions attractive for companies working with DNRW and how to create local innovation ecosystems/policies to make the regions and their cities and islands attractive for IT and high tech companies investments by providing a Living Lab environments for cooperation , demonstration, products validation and testing in local and international settings. It includes but not limited to the areas of smart tourism and Digital Nomads, green energy, ICT, transport, real estate and construction, services and health.
AIM:
AGENDA
DAY1
Introduction and keynotes Chair
∙ Markku Markkula , CoR , FIN
∙ Niklola Dobroslavic, HR
∙ Dubravka Suissa, EU
∙ Tonino Picula , EP
∙ TBD
(other tracks: Track 4: Green Energy for Islands ; Track 5: From Smart Product to Health Tourism or alike – content to be filled to be filled in by chairs)
Track 1 Inter-regional cooperation on Smart Digital Systems - Science, people , islands , Forum .
Aim:
∙ To discuss policies and best practices related to digitization and smart developments.
∙ To exchange best practices and experiences (smart green development, health, mobility, economy, tourism health). To highlight challenges, synergies possible common approaches, and solutions
∙ To present the role of science and SFR (science for region initiative) and present citify contribution. To discuss universities' interest in cooperation
∙ To present ant to discuss quad helix stakeholders’ interest in cooperation between organizations in Adriatic and Baltic regions
∙ To discuss and invite the Baltic Adriatic cooperation Forum as a permanent regular cooperation platform for the exchange of ideas, scientific cooperation
Participants: universities, policymakers, public organizations, organizations from Adriatic and Baltic regions, innovation agencies
Presentations invited:
∙ Topical presentations of the role of science and smart digital systems (Smart Tourism Health, Environment, Security and Safety, and social well-being)
∙ Policies presentations
∙ Smart Islands, Smart Cities, and Villages
∙ Islands, Cities, and Villages cooperation proposals
∙ Smart City and Tourism as examples of scientific input to smart solution developments
Presentations:
Digitalization ( linked with peer review) and Smart Regional Systems addressed global/local challenges. The role of experimental platforms and Living Lab, policies, people, universities
∙ eEstonia and Estonian ICT cluster presentation on Digitalization policies, other countries?
∙ Digital Islands (Adrian will invite)
∙ Examples of areas of Digital Innovation from Southern France - Sophia Antipolis
. Digital policies presentation from HR (added later by Adrian )
Smart systems - smart cities, villages, islands
∙ EU Smart Cities Forums programs address complex challenges of cities and regions of today - pandemics, security, climate
∙ Smart Cities Presentations Dubrovnik City
∙ Smart Coastal and Maritime Systems ( To ask Prof Srecko UNIDU HR and Maritime Dep if they want to present, Univ or Turku FI. Smart maritime projects Finland, Estonia
∙ Smart Tartu
∙ Forum Virium Helsinki presentation
∙ Smart Villages program and Villages in Estonia
∙ Smart Villages program and Villages in Croatia
∙ Smart Villages program and Villages in Finland
∙ EU Smart Villages projects (ENRD , 24 group to be invited)
∙ Smart Islands initiative (Croatia)
∙ Smart maritime projects Finland, Estonia
Short summary and round table on interregional cooperation opportunities and ad hoc networking meeting ( to incl. Digital Nomad and Living Lab roles discussion)
LUNCH
Afternoon session:
The role of science-universities, locals/ citizens in smart regional systems development.
Science and University's role in Smart systems development addressed global and local challenges
Science meets regions program, experiences opportunities EU, CoR
∙ Universities roles , cooperation interest and projects presentations
∙ FINEST Smart cities project
- IUC universities network presentation, educational cooperation opportunities Forum WG
- Smart Tourism and Smart Cities, Villages projects
Interregional science for coastal and islands areas development Journal (S.K.?)
People role in smart systems innovation (HR, FIN)
- Citizens role in Islands Innovation and Smart systems development (Islands Innovation)
- Citizens role in Innovation and Smart systems development (Dr Slavko Vidović i Neven Vrček, Ranko Smokvina
Digital business ecosystems facilitators - Living Labs and Business Incubators (UNIDU, Aalto universities)
- Digital business ecosystems (UNIDU, Aalto) (WG Digital Economy for Regions and Islands )
- The role Living Labs and Business Incubators in Smart Systems development (Digital HUBs, IBM , ENoLL ) Smart Living Labs presentation
- Smart Blue DIH (Split)
- Digital Islands (invited presentations)
Inter-regional cooperation Forum and Smart Island Living Lab (CoR, Adrian, ENoLL)
- Presentation (by A.B.)
Panel discussion and round table on role of universities, citizens, and living labs for smart digital developments.
- Polices discussions, inter-regional/islands cooperation opportunities,
- Forum working groups and objectives /strategy recommendations,
- Smart Island Living Lab/objectives /strategy recommendations,
Expected outcome:
- Exchange of experiences and best practices, and recommendations.
- Forum set up, structure proposals, road map, interests/WGs, LL partnership
- Journal on Smart Digital Adriatic - Baltic Seas Regions. Smart Islands Seas, Cities, Villages (UNIDU ?)
- Project partnership
Track 2 (ref. table to be sent)
Islands and Coastal areas cooperation (parallel) (Chair LAG or PO in HR, Aaland and archipelago Islands in FI, Saarema in EE) (Forum WG)
Aim:
- to exchange experiences and best practices learning
- to share experiences in island policies and development programs
- to stimulate school children and teachers exchange and learning
- exchange visits/homes for local populations
Participants: islands communities, NGOs, companies, SMEs, schools, authorities, local people, diaspora from islands living abroad
Presentations invited:
∙ Dev elopment programs Islands Tourism, Health, Environment, social well-being
∙ Islands Policies presentations
∙ Smart Islands and their Smart Cities, and Villages
∙ Islands Cities, and Villages cooperation proposals
Presentations:
∙ Islands Innovation
∙ Islands presentations and citizens, NGOs interests in interregional cooperation and cooperation with universities and Digital Nomads
∙ Estonia
∙ Finland
∙ Croatia
Round table discussion on cooperations opportunities, exchange program , visits, projects
DAY 2
Track 3 New forms of DNRW smart tourism innovation, and Living Lab
Aim:
∙ to discuss with digital nomads and remote skilled workers communities, recruitment companies, companies, and SME interests in the development of the Smart Tourism ecosystem, projects for development and cooperation with attractive all-season touristic work locations, to discuss what is missing in the region's ecosystem, inputs into regions development, needs in policies updates
∙ to exchange experiences in the development knowledge society, attracting skilled workers, establishing innovation centers, and alike in attractive touristic locations including remote and rural areas, islands
∙ to discuss (possibly to visit) DNRW Smart Islands Living Lab implementation on Dalmatian Island
Participants: Digital Nomads associations and interest groups, companies, touristic organizations and agencies, public and local organizations interested in DNRW tourism and inputs to communities, island communities
Presentations invited:
∙ Tourist boards presentation DNRW supporting policies
∙ Digital Nomads and Remote worker organizations, expert's potential contribution to smart regional developments
∙ Presentations by local communities of the areas where the volunteering contribution of DNRW could contribute to and benefit local communities (schools, NGOs,)
∙ Presentation of Digital Nomads villages and co-working centers
∙ Investment opportunities
∙ Universities and DNRW cooperation
Presentions:
Introduction
- New realities of labor market and remote work
- Remote work challenges, advantages, new visions and opportunities (DBK TZ connections from previous conferences )
Digital Nomads programs. Policies to attract skilled workers
- Tourism Boards presentation on Digital Nomads Policies – Croatia Tourist Board , Ministries, regional efforts
- Programs and polices to attract skilled workers (Finland , Sothern Finland Regional Council)
Companies and recruiting agencies presentations of interests in DNRW smart tourism and co working
- recruiting agencies view on remote work opportunities and challenges
- presentations by companies HR departments and experts
.- ........
The role of policies in DNRW market related investments. Real estate agencies , banks views , (Habita Oy ?)
Digital Nomads and Remote Workers needs and expectations
Cites and regions, enterprises , NGO driven DNRW programs development presentations
∙ City of Dubrovnik
∙ City Zadar presentations of Digital Nomads solutions
∙ Finnish Cities presentations
∙ Estonian Cities presentations
Forum, DNRW WG
∙ Smart tourism, new forms of tourism and DNRW
∙ Nature-based cultural, and sports tourism as Croatian and Finnish solutions for DNRW development
∙ ICT solutions and policies to support DNRW - telco operators' presentations
• Forum DNRW WG (interest group)
Round table discussion on companies and DNRW expectations from cites, agencies, regulators to support DNRW related investments
∙ DNRW policies
∙ How to create an attractive innovation environments for companies employing DNRW teams ?
- The possible role of DNRW in the Smart Systems region's solutions and knowledge society development, and local social developments?
∙ How islands and villages can become attractive DNRW destinations? Villages and islands as a Labs - cooperation, testing and validation platforms
∙ The roles of Smart living lab for DNRW and Smart Regional Innovation Systems
BUSINESS MATCHMAKING ON LINE SESSION AND IN PERSON FOLLOWING MEETINGS
DAYS 3-4
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Participants at SILA 2022 need to fill in the registration form the registration link:
All those interested can get additional information from MIPRO office: mipro@mipro.hr
The preliminary conference program can be found below:
The goal of SILA smart islands and coastal areas Forum and Island as a Lab is to act in accordance with the EU strategy on islands development and launching new projects, to provide exchange of experiences and cooperation platform, international co creation environment connected to local business ecosystem and communities.
SILA2022 hybrid development and acceleration meeting invites you to discuss how digital technologies, science-society and international cooperation, social innovation and Living Labs as a platform of a smart knowledge based society and ecosystem could address new global challenges of smart islands and rural communities and to contribute the development of green resilient knowledge-based ecosystems and societies in coastal regions and islands.
The acceleration meeting discuss how smart digital solutions and interregional Baltic ´- Adriatic cooperation could help to address and to respond to the GLOBAL challenges of today world such as pandemic, climate change, military conflicts and migration to stimulate economic development in new emerging business areas such Digital Nomads and Remote Workers (DNRW) Smart Tourism and investments.
The conference discusses smart sustainable digital ecosystems, green energy , smart tourism and investments in DNRW and associated new emerging market, investments and opportunities for knowledge society developments .
It discuss how to make the regions attractive for companies working with DNRW and how to create local innovation ecosystems/policies to make the regions and their cities and islands attractive for IT and high tech companies investments by providing a Living Lab environments for cooperation , demonstration, products validation and testing in local and international settings. It includes but not limited to the areas of smart tourism and Digital Nomads, green energy, ICT, transport, real estate and construction, services and health.
AIM:
- to promote dialog on interests, complementarities, synergies and cooperation opportunities between the Baltic-Nordic and Adriatic coastal regions and islands.
- to address the regions modern global challenges and interests including the topics mentioned
- to emphasize the roles of IT, scientific and high-tech communities, Living Labs (knowledge society) in the development of smart sustainable green system solutions (ecosystem view) considering social and resilience aspects related to current global challenges
- to prepare a platform for Smart Islands Living Lab implementation and Joint Innovation Camp (JIC) project implementation proposed at the previous SILA2021 and to contribute to the new entity /institution/Smart Island Lab development for these topics
AGENDA
DAY1
Introduction and keynotes Chair
∙ Markku Markkula , CoR , FIN
∙ Niklola Dobroslavic, HR
∙ Dubravka Suissa, EU
∙ Tonino Picula , EP
∙ TBD
(other tracks: Track 4: Green Energy for Islands ; Track 5: From Smart Product to Health Tourism or alike – content to be filled to be filled in by chairs)
Track 1 Inter-regional cooperation on Smart Digital Systems - Science, people , islands , Forum .
Aim:
∙ To discuss policies and best practices related to digitization and smart developments.
∙ To exchange best practices and experiences (smart green development, health, mobility, economy, tourism health). To highlight challenges, synergies possible common approaches, and solutions
∙ To present the role of science and SFR (science for region initiative) and present citify contribution. To discuss universities' interest in cooperation
∙ To present ant to discuss quad helix stakeholders’ interest in cooperation between organizations in Adriatic and Baltic regions
∙ To discuss and invite the Baltic Adriatic cooperation Forum as a permanent regular cooperation platform for the exchange of ideas, scientific cooperation
Participants: universities, policymakers, public organizations, organizations from Adriatic and Baltic regions, innovation agencies
Presentations invited:
∙ Topical presentations of the role of science and smart digital systems (Smart Tourism Health, Environment, Security and Safety, and social well-being)
∙ Policies presentations
∙ Smart Islands, Smart Cities, and Villages
∙ Islands, Cities, and Villages cooperation proposals
∙ Smart City and Tourism as examples of scientific input to smart solution developments
Presentations:
Digitalization ( linked with peer review) and Smart Regional Systems addressed global/local challenges. The role of experimental platforms and Living Lab, policies, people, universities
∙ eEstonia and Estonian ICT cluster presentation on Digitalization policies, other countries?
∙ Digital Islands (Adrian will invite)
∙ Examples of areas of Digital Innovation from Southern France - Sophia Antipolis
. Digital policies presentation from HR (added later by Adrian )
Smart systems - smart cities, villages, islands
∙ EU Smart Cities Forums programs address complex challenges of cities and regions of today - pandemics, security, climate
∙ Smart Cities Presentations Dubrovnik City
∙ Smart Coastal and Maritime Systems ( To ask Prof Srecko UNIDU HR and Maritime Dep if they want to present, Univ or Turku FI. Smart maritime projects Finland, Estonia
∙ Smart Tartu
∙ Forum Virium Helsinki presentation
∙ Smart Villages program and Villages in Estonia
∙ Smart Villages program and Villages in Croatia
∙ Smart Villages program and Villages in Finland
∙ EU Smart Villages projects (ENRD , 24 group to be invited)
∙ Smart Islands initiative (Croatia)
∙ Smart maritime projects Finland, Estonia
Short summary and round table on interregional cooperation opportunities and ad hoc networking meeting ( to incl. Digital Nomad and Living Lab roles discussion)
LUNCH
Afternoon session:
The role of science-universities, locals/ citizens in smart regional systems development.
Science and University's role in Smart systems development addressed global and local challenges
Science meets regions program, experiences opportunities EU, CoR
∙ Universities roles , cooperation interest and projects presentations
∙ FINEST Smart cities project
- IUC universities network presentation, educational cooperation opportunities Forum WG
- Smart Tourism and Smart Cities, Villages projects
Interregional science for coastal and islands areas development Journal (S.K.?)
People role in smart systems innovation (HR, FIN)
- Citizens role in Islands Innovation and Smart systems development (Islands Innovation)
- Citizens role in Innovation and Smart systems development (Dr Slavko Vidović i Neven Vrček, Ranko Smokvina
Digital business ecosystems facilitators - Living Labs and Business Incubators (UNIDU, Aalto universities)
- Digital business ecosystems (UNIDU, Aalto) (WG Digital Economy for Regions and Islands )
- The role Living Labs and Business Incubators in Smart Systems development (Digital HUBs, IBM , ENoLL ) Smart Living Labs presentation
- Smart Blue DIH (Split)
- Digital Islands (invited presentations)
Inter-regional cooperation Forum and Smart Island Living Lab (CoR, Adrian, ENoLL)
- Presentation (by A.B.)
Panel discussion and round table on role of universities, citizens, and living labs for smart digital developments.
- Polices discussions, inter-regional/islands cooperation opportunities,
- Forum working groups and objectives /strategy recommendations,
- Smart Island Living Lab/objectives /strategy recommendations,
Expected outcome:
- Exchange of experiences and best practices, and recommendations.
- Forum set up, structure proposals, road map, interests/WGs, LL partnership
- Journal on Smart Digital Adriatic - Baltic Seas Regions. Smart Islands Seas, Cities, Villages (UNIDU ?)
- Project partnership
Track 2 (ref. table to be sent)
Islands and Coastal areas cooperation (parallel) (Chair LAG or PO in HR, Aaland and archipelago Islands in FI, Saarema in EE) (Forum WG)
Aim:
- to exchange experiences and best practices learning
- to share experiences in island policies and development programs
- to stimulate school children and teachers exchange and learning
- exchange visits/homes for local populations
Participants: islands communities, NGOs, companies, SMEs, schools, authorities, local people, diaspora from islands living abroad
Presentations invited:
∙ Dev elopment programs Islands Tourism, Health, Environment, social well-being
∙ Islands Policies presentations
∙ Smart Islands and their Smart Cities, and Villages
∙ Islands Cities, and Villages cooperation proposals
Presentations:
∙ Islands Innovation
∙ Islands presentations and citizens, NGOs interests in interregional cooperation and cooperation with universities and Digital Nomads
∙ Estonia
∙ Finland
∙ Croatia
Round table discussion on cooperations opportunities, exchange program , visits, projects
DAY 2
Track 3 New forms of DNRW smart tourism innovation, and Living Lab
Aim:
∙ to discuss with digital nomads and remote skilled workers communities, recruitment companies, companies, and SME interests in the development of the Smart Tourism ecosystem, projects for development and cooperation with attractive all-season touristic work locations, to discuss what is missing in the region's ecosystem, inputs into regions development, needs in policies updates
∙ to exchange experiences in the development knowledge society, attracting skilled workers, establishing innovation centers, and alike in attractive touristic locations including remote and rural areas, islands
∙ to discuss (possibly to visit) DNRW Smart Islands Living Lab implementation on Dalmatian Island
Participants: Digital Nomads associations and interest groups, companies, touristic organizations and agencies, public and local organizations interested in DNRW tourism and inputs to communities, island communities
Presentations invited:
∙ Tourist boards presentation DNRW supporting policies
∙ Digital Nomads and Remote worker organizations, expert's potential contribution to smart regional developments
∙ Presentations by local communities of the areas where the volunteering contribution of DNRW could contribute to and benefit local communities (schools, NGOs,)
∙ Presentation of Digital Nomads villages and co-working centers
∙ Investment opportunities
∙ Universities and DNRW cooperation
Presentions:
Introduction
- New realities of labor market and remote work
- Remote work challenges, advantages, new visions and opportunities (DBK TZ connections from previous conferences )
Digital Nomads programs. Policies to attract skilled workers
- Tourism Boards presentation on Digital Nomads Policies – Croatia Tourist Board , Ministries, regional efforts
- Programs and polices to attract skilled workers (Finland , Sothern Finland Regional Council)
Companies and recruiting agencies presentations of interests in DNRW smart tourism and co working
- recruiting agencies view on remote work opportunities and challenges
- presentations by companies HR departments and experts
.- ........
The role of policies in DNRW market related investments. Real estate agencies , banks views , (Habita Oy ?)
Digital Nomads and Remote Workers needs and expectations
Cites and regions, enterprises , NGO driven DNRW programs development presentations
∙ City of Dubrovnik
∙ City Zadar presentations of Digital Nomads solutions
∙ Finnish Cities presentations
∙ Estonian Cities presentations
Forum, DNRW WG
∙ Smart tourism, new forms of tourism and DNRW
∙ Nature-based cultural, and sports tourism as Croatian and Finnish solutions for DNRW development
∙ ICT solutions and policies to support DNRW - telco operators' presentations
• Forum DNRW WG (interest group)
Round table discussion on companies and DNRW expectations from cites, agencies, regulators to support DNRW related investments
∙ DNRW policies
∙ How to create an attractive innovation environments for companies employing DNRW teams ?
- The possible role of DNRW in the Smart Systems region's solutions and knowledge society development, and local social developments?
∙ How islands and villages can become attractive DNRW destinations? Villages and islands as a Labs - cooperation, testing and validation platforms
∙ The roles of Smart living lab for DNRW and Smart Regional Innovation Systems
BUSINESS MATCHMAKING ON LINE SESSION AND IN PERSON FOLLOWING MEETINGS
DAYS 3-4
- in person/hybrid matchmaking international cooperation meeting between regions .
- Island on Forum WG set up and Smart Islands Living Lab (operational paid program ) DNRW tourism Living Lab and business case
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Participants at SILA 2022 need to fill in the registration form the registration link:
All those interested can get additional information from MIPRO office: mipro@mipro.hr
The preliminary conference program can be found below: