The In Loco Association and EDISME (Agency for Local Development in Southwest Alentejo) is one of the entities participating in the cooperation project “Uncommon – Innovation and Knowledge in the Rural World”, whose action plan starts with a conference on the 23rd of February, at 17:30 pm, with the presence of Maria do Céu Antunes, Minister of Agriculture.
According to In Loco, «at a time when Europe defines the digital transition as one of the main purposes on which the Recovery and Resilience Program and the next multi-annual financial framework are based, rural territories cannot fail to be involved in the implementation of these dynamics. , creating conditions to consolidate their development processes».
It is in this context that this project is born, which will begin with the organization of the conference cycle “Os Desafios do Rural”, which will take place in a virtual environment.
The first, under the theme “Digitalization in Local Communities”, will take place on February 23, at 17:30 pm, with live broadcast on the pages of My Land Federation Facebook and partner Local Action Groups.
This webinar will be attended by Maria do Céu Antunes, Minister of Agriculture, Vice-Rector of the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro Artur Cristóvão, researcher and representative of INOVA-RIA Rui Lopes and President of the Federation Minha Terra Ana Paula Xavier.
The moderation will be by journalist Fernanda Freitas. The objective of the initiative is «to launch reflection on the importance of Digitalization in Rural Territories and the impacts it exerts on the development processes of Local Communities, with access to connectivity, production and marketing, digital literacy, models of work, basic services, among others, are pressing concerns in rural territories to which an urgent response is needed».
With the implementation of the "Uncommon" project, the partners involved in its implementation aim to identify effective responses to new problems and challenges emerging in current times on issues such as the transfer and production of knowledge and the incorporation of innovation in rural territories and growing importance of teleworking and the digitization of society.
Added to this are the new forms and trends in production, marketing and consumption of local products and the new centrality of rural territories, in a context of strengthening the articulation between rural and urban areas.
Participants in this project:
North Region: ADRIMINHO and ADRAT
Centro Region: ADAE, ADIBER, Aveiro Norte, Aveiro Sul and Coimbra Mais Futuro
Lisbon and Tagus Valley Region: A2S
Alentejo region: ESDIME;
Algarve Region: IN LOCO
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