As part of the virtual week of Connective Cities, three virtual events on the topic of digitalisation will take place on Thursday, 26 November 2020.

From 10:00 to 12:00 CET: Digital literacy and know-how transfer serving as enablers for pandemic-resilient communities

This session offers local authorities the opportunity to share their experiences and successful strategies in the areas of data management, digital literacy and user-friendly technologies. Best practices from Germany and Estonia will be presented, among others.

Our speakers: 

• Dr. Christian Huesmann, Project Manager, Bertelsmann Foundation, Germany
• Marten Kaevats, Estonia's National Digital Advisor
• Sebastian Fritz, Junior Consultant at the German Association for International Cooperation, #SolutionsForCities
• Julia Mira Brennauer, Junior Consultant at the German Association for International Cooperation, #SolutionsForCities

Moderation Jorge Rodriguez
 

From 14:00 to 16:00 CET: Dealing with the digital divide in times of COVID-19 driven digitalisation

While the pandemic is accelerating digitalisation in many areas, it also carries the risk of widening the digital divide. How can local authorities counter this trend by ensuring digital access for all? This session will present and discuss concrete examples from Spain, Colombia and Germany. 

Our speakers: 

• Eduard Itrich, DIGIT Head of Department & Commissioner for Digitisation, City of Bühl, Germany
• Oriol Ribera & Francesc Saldaña, initiator team of Covid Warriors Barcelona, Spain
• Anna-Lena Kleimann, Project Manager "JOCHEN", City of Dortmund (Economic Development), Germany
• Mary Uhlig, Project Manager at the Department of Economics, Labour and Digitisation - Department Digital City, City of Leipzig, Germany
• Andrea Escobar, Director of the "Fundacion Empresarios por la Educacion", Bogotá, Colombia

Moderation Jorge Rodriguez

From 16:30 to 18:30 CET: The role of digitalised public services as reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic

The question of how digital public services can help to support the economic and cultural dynamism of municipalities in times of the COVID 19 pandemic and beyond will be discussed with the help of four practical contributions from Germany and Albania.

Our speakers:

• Dr. Christoph Dammann, Department of Culture, City of Kaiserslautern, Germany
• Faola Hodaj, municipality of Tirana, Albania
• Lisa Hebing, City Marketing Bocholt, Germany
• Anja Herdel, City Marketing Darmstadt, Germany

Moderation Jorge Rodriguez

You are cordially invited to our virtual global exchange of experiences! The participation is free of charge. However, registration is required.

Register now!

More information about the virtual global exchange series