Innovate in Tourism: From Digital Transition to Smart Destination

30 Sep 2020 to 08 Oct 2020

This workshop has been organized by CCDR Algarve (Regional Coordination and Development Commission) with the support of the JRC, and it aims to share experiences, identify obstacles, and suggest solutions that help to strengthen the innovative capacity of the region in the field of “tourism sector digitalization”.

Agenda and Presentations

DAY 1 (30 September 2020)
09:45 - 10:00	Registration / Access / Virtual Welcome coffee
10:00 - 10:10	Opening Session Welcome Francisco Serra, President CCDR-Algarve Mark Boden, Team Leader, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
10:10 - 10:30	Plenary session Moderator: Aquiles Marreiros, CCDR-Algarve Tourism in the Algarve region: Challenges for a smart destination Aquiles Marreiros, CCDR-Algarve \| Hugo Barros, CRIA UALG How has COVID-19 accelerated digitization and changed consumer preferences? Focus on the tourism sector Anabela Santos, Joint Research Centre, European Commission Good governance of RIS3. How to support ‘Entrepreneurial Discovery Process’? Manuel Laranja, ISEG – Universidade de Lisboa
10:30 - 12:00	Participatory Exercise Participants are divided into groups of 5 to 6 people (virtual rooms)
12:00 - 12:15	Plenary Session Moderator: Aquiles Marreiros, CCDR-Algarve Sharing experience Carmen Carvalheira, Vice-Presidente CCDR-Alentejo Carmen Sillero Illanes, Agencia IDEA Closing and next steps of the workshop Francisco Serra, President CCDR-Algarve

DAY 2 (8 October 2020)
09:45 - 10:00	Registration / Access / Virtual Welcome coffee
10:00 – 10:05	Welcome Francisco Serra, President CCDR-Algarve
10:05 – 11:15	Plenary session Moderator: Aquiles Marreiros, CCDR-Algarve Presentations of the main conclusions from the participatory exercise (5-10 mins per group) Q&A
11:15 – 11:30	Clossing session Project “Smart Destination” – Digital Innovation Hub Francesco Berrettini, Algarve STP Interregional partnership for Smart Specialisation on Digitalisation and Safety for Tourism (https://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/tourism) Ana Moniche, Junta de Andalucía Closing – Francisco Serra, President CCDR-Algarve

Practical Information

When: 30 Sep 2020 to 08 Oct 2020
Registration Information: Open registration

Description

This workshop has been organized by CCDR Algarve (Regional Coordination and Development Commission) with the support of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) and it aims to share experiences, identify obstacles, and suggest solutions that help to strengthen the innovative capacity of the region in the field of “tourism sector digitalization”.

The two-days event will take place in the mornings of September 30 and October 8, and it will bring together several actors and players of the territory such as businesspersons, researchers, public managers to discuss relevant issues concerning the region of Algarve in Portugal.

Click to the webinar site to register.