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## People, a key to the success of smart villages for the UJI’s Chair in Digital Divide and Territory

22/06/2022 |
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The Chair of the Digital Gap and Territory of the Universitat Jaume I has organised the webinar “Smart Villages. A model against the digital divide in the territory”, in which experiences of processes of smart towns have been exposed and analysed both at a Spanish and European level. María Muñoz, general director for the Fight against the Digital Divide of the Generalitat Valenciana, and Marisa Flor, director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship of the Vice-rector's Office for Transfer, Innovation and Entrepreneurship of the UJI, as well as Vicent Querol, director of the Chair, participated in the presentation of the webinar.

Muñoz highlighted that the reports made by the UJI Chair to date "have made it possible to lay the foundations for the Generalitat’s public policies to advance towards the digital inclusion of people from all territories". Likewise, the general director has stressed the role of digitisation "as a tool for change, in a process that takes into account connectivity, but also aspects such as literacy for all citizens, because this process cannot deepen the gaps that already exist”. Flor has referred to the need to learn about experiences "from other areas" and contextualize them appropriately in order to achieve "tangible results" in our territory.

Next, Enrique Nieto, an expert in territorial development policies in European projects (EUNOVA), explained that the concept of smart villages “must be born from the territory and differs from that of smart city, in which the focus is on people and not on technology, which becomes a means to achieve objectives”. According to Nieto, "the digital transformation involves four key components: participatory development, innovation, cooperation and rural transition". The expert has stated that it is necessary to remember that all smart village processes involve long-term projects "and have winners and losers, too".

Afterwards, lecturer Joan Sanfèlix and Vicent A. Querol presented the 2021 report of the Chair in Digital Divide and Territory, entitled “Vulnerable digital transformation. A conceptual approach to smart villages: theory and development in different territorial areas”. Sanfèlix exhibited different experiences in Europe (England, the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Austria, Portugal and Germany) and in Spain, with initiatives such as Recaedo, Puebloo, La Exclusiva, Cowocat or Ansó. Next, he explained the lines of work developed by the Chair during the year 2021, in which the ambitious initiatives of Aras de los Olmos (Valencia), Penyalab (Vistabella del Maestrat) or the 'coworking-coliving' Ruralco (Culla), in addition to the service platform project of Castelló Provincial Council. In turn, Querol has insisted that all processes "must take citizens into account" to be really useful "and break the different gaps" that affect the rural world.

Next, Ramón Martínez, advisor to the deputy for Rural Development and Actions against Depopulation of the Provincial Council of Castelló -as well as mayor of Sot de Ferrer- presented the main lines of the Hub Rural Castellón project, a future initiative against the digital divide and in favour of development. The provincial institution will offer municipalities a digital transition plan to respond to the triple gap of broadband connections, digital capabilities and use of services by citizens.

The UJI’s Chair in Digital Divide and Territory aims to guide policies and actions so that no one in the rural environment is left behind in the great technological and attitudinal transformation we are experiencing. As a result of the collaboration between the UJI and the General Directorate for the Fight against the Digital Divide of the Ministry of Innovation, Universities, Science and the Digital Society, the Chair carries out research, training and dissemination actions to move towards full inclusion (fairer, more accessible and more democratic) in the different areas of the Valencian territory.

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