Structural Funds for European Regional Advancement (Sfera) annual conference: Improving
the Deployment of Innovative Broadband Networks in European Regions.

ICT is one of the keys to open the Information Society door to Europe's under-served regions, such as rural and remote areas. The deployment of the most innovative broadband networks can be a competitive advantage for these regions and effectively contribute to accelerating their economic growth, thus reducing the digital divide.

This event offers a strategic view on existing opportunities for fast deployment of advanced access infrastructures, particularly broadband and next generation ICT networks. It is addressed to European regional stakeholders from industry, academia, and European Institutions, interested in knowing how to formulate appropriate policies, create strategic plans and research, implement innovative agendas, and identify key objectives for regional development.

With a practical approach, the event will provide scenarios, case studies, and business models to promote discussion around:

• new opportunities of growth for European aisled regions through ICT R&D investments;
• efficient use of SF for definition of policies and forward thinking plans for the broadband services;
• establishing successful links between the EU recovery plan and the broadband expansion;
• successful ICT Regional Strategies in SF Programming.

The agenda of the event may be viewed here.        

This event is open and free of charge. Registration for the conference can be performed online.

Event emails: sarmuca@rose.es, rpozuelo@rose.es, borcea@aries.ro