Pilot needs and gap analysis / D5.1

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Pilo needs and gap analysis/D5.1
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Technical e e ences
P ojec Ac onym
SMART ERA
P ojec Ti le
SMART communi y-led ansi ion o Eu ope’s Ru al A eas
P ojec Coo dina o
Fondazione B uno Kessle (FBK)
P ojec Du a ion
Janua y 2024 – Decembe 2027 (48 mon hs)
Deli e able Ti le
D5.1 - “Pilo needs and gap analysis”
Deli e able Type
R
Dissemina ion le el*
PU
Wo k Package
WP5 - “Communi y engagemen , pilo ing and es ing”
Lead bene icia y
AnySolu ion (ANYSOL)
Au ho (s)
Pie ick Le Guillou (ANYSOL), Ka ha ina Wald (ANYSOL),
Dolo es O dóñez (ANYSOL), Elena No (FBK), Chia a
Leona di (FBK), Eleono a Menca ini (FBK), F ancesca
Leoni (PAT), Luciano Gale i (PAT), Nina C a (UL), Na aša
Božić (UL), Ju e T ila (UL), Denis Goja (ROTUNDA), Bojan
Me lja (ROTUNDA), Ossi Ko a aa a (UOULU), Iikka
Me iläinen (UOULU), Saija Tikkanen (C.OULU), Sla ica
Sama džić (SFTH), Milica Ko ače ić (SFTH), Ana Lakic
(TORS), I a Ta alezhko a (DPA), Pe ya Genko a (DPA)
Re iewe s
Ma eo Ge osa (FBK), Gianluca Len ini (POLIMI)
Due da e o deli e able
30 June 2024
Ac ual submission da e
27 June 2024
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Documen His o y
Da e
Con ibu o (s)
Commen
0.1
05/06/2024
All au ho s indica ed in he echnical
e e ences
Fi s in eg a ed e sion wi h con ibu ions
om all pilo pa ne s
0.2
14/06/2024
Pie ick Le Guillou (ANYSOL)
Fo ma ing and edi ing o he documen .
In eg a ion o annexes. Elabo a ion o he
compa ison be ween pilo s (sec ions 3.7 and
4.3.7). Re ision o conclusions and execu i e
summa y.
0.3
15/06/2024
Ossi Ko a aa a (UOULU), Nina C a
(UL), Sla ica Sama džić (SFTH)
Re iews and upda es on pilo s’ desc ip ions
0.4
24/06/2024
Pie ick Le Guillou (ANYSOL)
New annex in eg a ed (G1). Small upda es
on sec ion 2, based on eedback om
e iewe s (FBK and POLIMI).
0.5
26/06/2024
Ossi Ko a aa a (UOULU), Nina C a
(UL), Pie ick Le Guillou (ANYSOL)
Upda es on socioeconomic da a o P3, small
co ec ions on P5 annexes, co ec ions o
ypos and misspelling.
1.0
27/06/2024
Alessia To e (FBK)
Final edi ing and submission
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Table o con en s
Table o con en s……………………………………………………. 4
Execu i e Summa y ........................................................................7
1. In oduc ion ................................................................................8
1.1 Pu pose and objec i e ............................................................................................. 8
1.2 Rela ion o o he Wo k Packages ......................................................................... 10
1.3 S uc u e o he documen ..................................................................................... 10
2. Me hodological amewo k ....................................................... 11
2.1 PILOT 1: VALLE DI SOLE ...................................................................................... 12
2.2 PILOT 2: TRAMUNTANA / SÓLLER ....................................................................... 13
2.3 PILOT 3: NORTHERN OSTROBOTHNIA ............................................................... 14
2.4 PILOT 4: EAST HERZEGOVINA ............................................................................. 15
2.5 PILOT 5: ŠMARJE-PADNA ..................................................................................... 16
2.6 PILOT 6: DEVETAKI PLATEAU.............................................................................. 17
3. Pilo s p esen a ion ................................................................... 18
3.1 PILOT 1: VALLE DI SOLE ...................................................................................... 19
3.1.1 Sho Pilo O e iew ................................................................................................................. 20
3.1.2 Pilo Summa y .......................................................................................................................... 20
3.1.3 O ganiza ions In ol ed.............................................................................................................. 22
3.1.4 Mo i a ions and Key Expec ed Ou comes ................................................................................. 23
3.1.5 Socioeconomic and Demog aphic Da a ..................................................................................... 26
3.1.6 Da a A ailable .......................................................................................................................... 27
3.1.7 C oss-Collabo a ion(s) .............................................................................................................. 28
3.1.8 Regula o y F amewo k .............................................................................................................. 29
3.2 PILOT 2: TRAMUNTANA / SÓLLER ....................................................................... 31
3.2.1 Sho Pilo O e iew ................................................................................................................. 32
3.2.2 Pilo Summa y .......................................................................................................................... 33
3.2.3 O ganiza ions In ol ed.............................................................................................................. 34
3.2.4 Mo i a ions and Key Expec ed Ou comes ................................................................................. 34
3.2.5 Socioeconomic and Demog aphic Da a ..................................................................................... 38
3.2.6 Da a A ailable .......................................................................................................................... 39
3.2.7 C oss-Collabo a ion(s) .............................................................................................................. 40
3.2.8 Regula o y F amewo k .............................................................................................................. 41
3.3 PILOT 3: NORTHERN OSTROBOTHNIA ............................................................... 43
3.3.1 Sho Pilo O e iew ................................................................................................................. 44
3.3.2 Pilo Summa y .......................................................................................................................... 45
3.3.3 O ganiza ions In ol ed.............................................................................................................. 45
3.3.4 Mo i a ions and Key Expec ed Ou comes ................................................................................. 46
3.3.5 Socioeconomic and Demog aphic Da a ..................................................................................... 47
3.3.6 Da a A ailable .......................................................................................................................... 47
3.3.7 C oss-Collabo a ion(s) .............................................................................................................. 48
3.3.8 Regula o y F amewo k .............................................................................................................. 48
3.4 PILOT 4: EAST HERZEGOVINA ............................................................................. 50
3.4.1 Sho Pilo O e iew ................................................................................................................. 51
3.4.2 Pilo Summa y .......................................................................................................................... 52
3.4.3 O ganiza ions In ol ed.............................................................................................................. 53
3.4.4 Mo i a ions and Key Expec ed Ou comes ................................................................................. 54
3.4.5 Socioeconomic and Demog aphic Da a ..................................................................................... 56
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3.4.6 Da a A ailable .......................................................................................................................... 57
3.4.7 C oss-Collabo a ion(s) .............................................................................................................. 58
3.4.8 Regula o y F amewo k .............................................................................................................. 59
3.5 PILOT 5: ŠMARJE-PADNA ..................................................................................... 61
3.5.1 Sho Pilo O e iew ................................................................................................................. 62
3.5.2 Pilo Summa y .......................................................................................................................... 63
3.5.3 O ganiza ions In ol ed.............................................................................................................. 64
3.5.4 Mo i a ions and Key Expec ed Ou comes ................................................................................. 65
3.5.5 Socioeconomic and Demog aphic Da a ..................................................................................... 67
3.5.6 Da a A ailable .......................................................................................................................... 68
3.5.7 C oss-Collabo a ion(s) .............................................................................................................. 69
3.5.8 Regula o y F amewo k .............................................................................................................. 70
3.6 PILOT 6: DEVETAKI PLATEAU.............................................................................. 72
3.6.1 Sho Pilo O e iew ................................................................................................................. 73
3.6.2 Pilo Summa y .......................................................................................................................... 74
3.6.3 O ganiza ions In ol ed.............................................................................................................. 74
3.6.4 Mo i a ions and Key Expec ed Ou comes ................................................................................. 75
3.6.5 Socioeconomic and Demog aphic Da a ..................................................................................... 77
3.6.6 Da a A ailable .......................................................................................................................... 78
3.6.7 C oss-Collabo a ion(s) .............................................................................................................. 78
3.6.8 Regula o y F amewo k .............................................................................................................. 79
3.7 PILOTS’ COMPARISON .......................................................................................... 81
4. NEEDS AND GAPS .................................................................. 83
4.1 INTEREST AND EXPECTATIONS .......................................................................... 83
4.1.1 Pilo 1: Valle di Sole .................................................................................................................. 83
4.1.2 Pilo 2: T amun ana Sólle ......................................................................................................... 84
4.1.3 Pilo 3: No he n Os obo hnia ................................................................................................... 86
4.1.4 Pilo 4: Eas He zego ina .......................................................................................................... 87
4.1.5 Pilo 5: Šma je-Padna ............................................................................................................... 88
4.1.6 Pilo 6: De e aki Pla eau ........................................................................................................... 89
4.2 BARRIERS AND CHALLENGES ............................................................................ 90
4.2.1 Pilo 1: Valle di Sole .................................................................................................................. 90
4.2.2 Pilo 2: T amun ana Sólle ......................................................................................................... 92
4.2.3 Pilo 3: No he n Os obo hnia ................................................................................................... 95
4.2.4 Pilo 4: Eas He zego ina .......................................................................................................... 97
4.2.5 Pilo 5: Šma je-Padna ............................................................................................................... 99
4.2.6 Pilo 6: De e aki Pla eau ......................................................................................................... 101
4.3 SWOT ANALYSIS ................................................................................................. 103
4.3.1 Pilo 1: Valle di Sole ................................................................................................................ 103
4.3.2 Pilo 2: T amun ana Sólle ....................................................................................................... 104
4.3.3 Pilo 3: No he n Os obo hnia ................................................................................................. 105
4.3.4 Pilo 4: Eas He zego ina ........................................................................................................ 106
4.3.5 Pilo 5: Šma je-Padna ............................................................................................................. 108
4.3.6 Pilo 6: De e aki Pla eau ......................................................................................................... 109
4.3.7 Compa ison Be ween Pilo s .................................................................................................... 110
5. ACTION PLANS ..................................................................... 112
5.1 PILOT 1: VALLE DI SOLE .................................................................................... 112
5.2 PILOT 2: TRAMUNTANA SÓLLER ....................................................................... 113
5.3 PILOT 3: NORTHERN OSTROBOTHNIA ............................................................. 114
5.4 PILOT 4: EAST HERZEGOVINA ........................................................................... 115
5.5 PILOT 5: ŠMARJE-PADNA ................................................................................... 116
5.6 PILOT 6: DEVETAKI PLATEAU............................................................................ 117
6. CONCLUSIONS ..................................................................... 118

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7. REFERENCES ....................................................................... 119
8. ANNEXES .............................................................................. 120
ANNEXES A – P1 VALLE DI SOLE ............................................................................ 121
ANNEXES B - P2 TRAMUNTANA/SÓLLER ............................................................... 139
ANNEXES C - P3 NORTHERN OSTROBOTHNIA...................................................... 164
ANNEXES D – P4 EAST HERZEGOVINA .................................................................. 173
ANNEXES E – P5 ŠMARJE-PADNA .......................................................................... 184
ANNEXES F – P6 DEVETAKI PLATEAU ................................................................... 201
ANNEXES G – GENERAL ANNEXES ........................................................................ 204
Lis o Figu es
Figu e 1 - Dis ibu ion o SMART ERA's pilo s ................................................................................. 9
Figu e 2 - Wo kshop held in Sólle wi h local s akeholde s in May 2024 ....................................... 13
Figu e 3 - Pic u es o wo kshops held in Šma je-Padna ................................................................ 16
Figu e 4 - Ins i u ional mee ing wi h egional adminis a ions in De e aki Pla eau ......................... 17
Figu e 5 - Pic u es om Valle di Sole ............................................................................................ 21
Figu e 6 - Loca ion o Valle di Sole ............................................................................................... 21
Figu e 7 - The Valley o Sólle (le ) and he his o ical am o Sólle ( igh ) ................................... 33
Figu e 8 - Pic u es o No he n Os obo hnia landscape ................................................................ 45
Figu e 9 - Pic u es o Eas He zego ina landscape and local p oduc s ......................................... 53
Figu e 10 - Pic u es o Šma je-Padna landscape .......................................................................... 64
Figu e 11 - Pic u es o De e aki Pla eau ....................................................................................... 74
Figu e 12 - Su ace o he SMART ERA pilo s ............................................................................... 81
Figu e 14 - Popula ion and popula ion densi y o he SMART ERA pilo s ...................................... 81
Figu e 15 - Age a e age and age dis ibu ion o he SMART ERA pilo s ....................................... 82
Figu e 16 - Pe cen age o o eign popula ion in he SMART ERA pilo s ........................................ 82
Figu e 17 - GDP pe capi a o he SMART ERA pilo s ................................................................... 82
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Execu i e Summa y
The SMART ERA p ojec is conduc ing pilo ac i i ies in six di e en Eu opean u al egions, wi h
he aim o de elop, implemen and alida e in eal-wo ld condi ions ailo ed Sma Inno a ion
Packages (SIPs) ha con ibu e o he communi y engagemen , digi al ansi ion and sus ainable
socioeconomic de elopmen o hese egions.
To achie e his ambi ious objec i e, o e he las 6 mon hs, an analysis o he cu en si ua ion,
challenges and needs o each pilo has been conduc ed, in collabo a ion wi h local s akeholde s, o
p ecisely cha ac e ize he pilo s and co-de ine he main guiding lines o he speci ic ac ion plans o
be de eloped and implemen ed a local le el.
This wo k has been done ollowing a 4-s eps p ocess: (i) p epa a ion phase, os e ing coo dina ion
be ween pilo s’ pa ne s and ini ia ing he mapping o he di e en da a, documen s, s akeholde s,
egula ions and ini ia i es a local le el; (ii) engagemen phase, launching he communica ion
ac i i ies and ini ia ing he in ol emen o local s akeholde s in he di e en pilo s’ ac i i ies; (iii) da a
collec ion phase, s udying documen s and da a sou ces a ailable, and o ganizing wo kshops and
o he ac i i ies o collec eedback and da a om local s akeholde s; and (i ) da a analysis phase,
analyzing he collec ed da a o de ine he needs, equi emen s, expec ed solu ions, ba ie s and
challenges o each pilo .
As a esul , he six SMART ERA pilo s ha e de ined he ocus o hei ac ion plan:
 Pilo 1: Valle di Sole, I aly. Main ocus on: (i) p o ec ion and e alo iza ion o na u al and
cul u al asse s (including o es y managemen ); and (ii) cha ac e iza ion o lands and soil o
ag icul u al use. Lesse ocus on social se ices and slow ou ism.
 Pilo 2: Sólle /T amun ana, Spain. Main ocus on digi aliza ion o local economy and on
boos ing coope a ion and da a sha ing be ween s akeholde s (especially ou ism and
ag icul u e). Lesse ocus on mobili y and cul u al sec o s.
 Pilo 3: No h Os obo hnia, Finland. Main ocus on pla o m economies o u al mic o and
small companies, p o iding se ices o u al ci izens. Lesse ocus on mobili y.
 Pilo 4: Eas He zego ina. Main ocus on: (i) u al ou ism de elopmen h ough inc eased
isibili y o cul u al, na u al and gas onomic he i age; and (ii) implemen a ion o
in as uc u e, solu ions and se ices ha suppo sus ainable ou ism de elopmen . Lesse
ocus on digi al li e acy and p o ision o digi al se ices o p omo ions, sales and ma ke ing.
 Pilo 5: Šma je-Padna, Slo enia. Main ocus on: (i) sus ainable mobili y se ices and
sus ainable ou ism de elopmen ; (ii) communi y engagemen in ci cula economy and in
g een and sus ainable sha ed ac i i ies. Lesse ocus on wa e managemen .
 Pilo 6: De e aki Pla eau, Bulga ia. Main ocus on: (i) imp o ing social se ices h ough
implemen a ion o heal hca e cen e/se ices o emo e consul a ion; and (ii) economic
de elopmen h ough ou ism and emo e wo king oppo uni ies. Lesse ocus on
imp o emen o en i onmen p o ec ion and sma was e managemen .
In all he pilo s, he expec a ions o local s akeholde s and he ype o solu ions and ac i i ies o be
de eloped and implemen ed, a e simila and can be eg ouped in he ollowing ca ego ies:
 Imp o ed knowledge (capaci y building)
 Imp o ed access o in o ma ion and digi al se ices
 Imp o ed ma ke oppo uni ies o local/ u al p oduc s
 Imp o ed in as uc u e o connec i i y and da a managemen
 Imp o ed communi y de elopmen and ne wo king (including da a sha ing)
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1. In oduc ion
1.1 Pu pose and objec i e
The SMART ERA p ojec is conduc ing pilo ac i i ies in six di e en Eu opean u al egions, wi h he
aim o de elop, implemen and alida e in eal-wo ld condi ions ailo ed Sma Inno a ion Packages
(SIPs) ha con ibu e o communi y engagemen and socioeconomic de elopmen o hese egions.
Each pilo coun s wi h:
 an “o ches a o ”, a pa ne in cha ge o coo dina ing he ac i i ies a local le el and o
in e ac ing wi h o he pilo s’ eams and WPs
 an “ac i a o ”, a pa ne in cha ge o connec ing and engaging wi h he local communi y
and s akeholde s.
The unde lying objec i e o he p ojec (and he e o e o all he pilo s), is o educe ulne abili ies
and os e esilience o he pa icipa ing u al a eas, by upg ading and co-designing, co-de eloping
and co- alida ing wi h local communi ies a se o digi al and non-digi al solu ions, complemen ed by
e ec i e me hods o analyse and ackle p essing socio-economic and en i onmen al challenges and
p omo e a sma and communi y-led ansi ion pa hway ha will empowe u al people o ac o
change.
The SMART ERA pilo s a e geog aphically dis ibu ed o e di e en Eu opean coun ies as
p esen ed in Figu e 1. Conside ing he di e en eali ies and cha ac e is ics o pa icipa ing egions,
each pilo is ocusing on di e en aspec s, issues, sec o s and/o ac ions. The six pilo s, oge he
wi h hei o ches a o and ac i a o s, a e:
 Pilo 1: Valle di Sole, I aly. O ches a o : FBK; Ac i a o : PAT. Main ocus on: (i) p o ec ion
and e alo iza ion o na u al and cul u al asse s (including o es y managemen ); and (ii)
cha ac e iza ion o lands and soil o ag icul u al use. Lesse ocus on social se ices and
slow ou ism.
 Pilo 2: Sólle /T amun ana, Spain. O ches a o : ANYSOL; Ac i a o : +CULTURA. Main
ocus on digi aliza ion o local economy and on boos ing coope a ion and da a sha ing
be ween s akeholde s (especially ou ism and ag icul u e). Lesse ocus on mobili y and
cul u al sec o s.
 Pilo 3: No h Os obo hnia, Finland. O ches a o : UOULU; Ac i a o : C.OULU. Main
ocus on pla o m economies o u al mic o and small companies, p o iding se ices o u al
ci izens. Lesse ocus on mobili y.
 Pilo 4: T ebinje, Bosnia and He zego ina. O ches a o : SFTH; Ac i a o : TORS. Main
ocus on u al ou ism de elopmen h ough inc eased isibili y o cul u al, na u al and
gas onomic he i age o u al Eas He zego ina, and on he implemen a ion o he
in as uc u e, solu ions and se ices ha suppo a sus ainable de elopmen o ou ism
ac i i ies in he egion. Lesse ocus on digi al li e acy o local popula ion and p o ision o
digi al se ices o p omo ions, sales and ma ke ing.
 Pilo 5: Šma je-Padna, Slo enia. O ches a o : UL; Ac i a o : ROTUNDA. Main ocus on:
(i) sus ainable mobili y se ices and sus ainable ou ism de elopmen ; (ii) communi y
engagemen in ci cula economy and in g een and sus ainable sha ed ac i i ies. Lesse ocus
on wa e managemen .
 Pilo 6: De e aki Pla eau, Bulga ia. O ches a o : DPA; Ac i a o : SEVLIEVO. Main ocus
on: (i) imp o ing social se ices h ough implemen a ion o heal hca e cen e/se ices o
emo e consul a ion; and (ii) economic de elopmen h ough ou ism and emo e wo king
oppo uni ies. Lesse ocus on imp o emen o en i onmen p o ec ion and sma was e
managemen .
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Figu e 1 - Dis ibu ion o SMART ERA's pilo s (image sou ce: SMART ERA websi e)
Du ing he i s six mon hs o he p ojec , all pilo s we e asked: (i) o iden i y, collec and compile
in o ma ion abou hei e i o ies; (ii) o de ine and de ail hei use case; and (iii) o consolida e hei
equi emen s, needs, expec ed impac s, challenges and ba ie s in e ms o communi y
engagemen , digi alisa ion and u al de elopmen . The esul s o his wo k a e desc ibed in he
p esen documen .
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2.5 PILOT 5: ŠMARJE-PADNA
P epa a ion phase. Du ing his phase, he pilo o ches a o (Uni e si y o Ljubljana – abb e ia ion:
UL) and communi y ac i a o (Ro unda) o ganised online bila e al mee ings o plan and dis ibu e
he esponsibili ies and wo k o be unde aken wi hin he SMART ERA p ojec . UL iden i ied he mos
adequa e me hodology o wo king wi h u al a eas, whe eas Ro unda p oposed he possible
s akeholde s o wo k wi h hem. Ac ion plan o ac i i ies be ween he pe iod M1-M6 o he p ojec
was p esen ed a he i s p ojec plena y mee ing oo.
Engagemen phase. To iden i y he pilo 's mos sui able SIP, UL p oposed o use he SEROI+
me hodology which combines socio-economic and en i onmen al e u n on in es men (SEROI)
assessmen wi h open inno a ion (OI). As he SEROI+ me hodology suppo s public and p i a e
bodies in selec ing, de eloping and designing new p oduc s and se ices ha espond o he needs
o hei communi ies, he engagemen phase consis ed o wo SEROI+ wo kshops: in Šma je (Ma ch
2024) and in Padna (Ap il 2024). Du ing bo h wo kshops local s akeholde s we e iden i ied, an open
inno a ion p ocess, based on pa icipa o y app oach was conduc ed, good p ac ices ela ed o he
pilo ’s a ge sec o s we e p esen ed and a ques ionnai e on en i onmen al educa ion was
dis ibu ed. Alongside wo wo kshops, communica i e e en s o p esen he p ojec o Sma E a
we e o ganized oo.
Da a collec ion phase. The ollowing me hods we e used o collec da a o he pilo : Da a om
li e a u e e iew: Ro unda p o ided s a is ical da a o he pilo and local plans and s a egies o bo h
communi ies. UL collec ed da a ob ained om he SEROI+ wo kshops, ques ionnai e on
en i onmen al educa ion and 2 epo s on he digi al ma u i y o bo h e i o ies, conduc ed by using
Te i o ial digi al assessmen ool ( esul s in annex o he pilo ). As SEROI+ me hodology o e s o
pe o m SWOT analysis oo, i was possible o collec da a o he SWOT analysis oo. Du ing his
phase UL conduc ed he esea ch e iew o he di e en epo s, plans and s a egies a ailable, in
pa icula in ela ion o policy dimension.
Da a analysis phase. The da a analysis phase is based on ou le el analysis, esul ing in h ee
lines o esul s: esul s, esul ing om he SEROI+ wo kshops, esul s om he ques ionnai e on
en i onmen al educa ion, esul s om he Te i o ial digi al assessmen ool and he analysis,
p o ided by he SWOT analysis.
Figu e 3 - Pic u es o wo kshops held in Šma je-Padna

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2.6 PILOT 6: DEVETAKI PLATEAU
P epa a ion phase. The p epa a ion in he De e aki Pla eau egion s a ed s aigh a e he kick -
o mee ing in T en o wi h DPA p o iding in o ma ion abou he p ojec and i s objec i es o he h ee
municipali ies. Mee ings we e held wi h he mayo s o Le ni sa, Lo ech and Se lie o o explain hem
abou he possibili ies ha SMART ERA could p o ide o he de elopmen o hei illages. Al hough
he municipali y o Le ni sa wi hd ew as an o icial pa ne in he p ojec , hey decla ed hey would
suppo he implemen a ion o he p ojec - he collec ion and analysis o da a, he SIPs elabo a ion
and i s implemen a ion in he 3 illages o he municipali y. The Municipali y o Se lie o o icially
s epped in as a communi y ac i a o , and he Municipali y o Lo ech also decla ed eadiness o
suppo and dissemina e he p ojec indings and esul s.
Engagemen phase. As o he local s akeholde s, De e aki Pla eau Associa ion has o e 140
membe s in he egion - ep esen a i es o a ious social g oups: a me s, elde ly people, young
amilies, small u al businesses, and local adminis a ions. They we e all in o med abou SMART
ERA h ough DPA’s communica ion channels and h ough ace- o ace ac i i ies. The message
deli e ed o hem has been ha i is up o he ac i e pa icipa ion o all local s akeholde s o achie e
angible p ojec esul s ha will help he mode niza ion o hei illages.
Da a collec ion phase. Fo he collec ion o da a, wo app oaches we e used:
 Fo engaging he s akeholde s in elabo a ing he SWOT analysis a special o ma called
Fu u e Sea ch Con e ence was used. The o ma is a s uc u ed in e ac i e discussion
allowing e e y pa icipan o exp ess hei opinion on he in e nal and ex e nal ac o s ha
ha e in luenced and can in luence he a ea in he u u e. The pa icipan s (50 - 60 people)
we e g ouped in 7 wo king ables ha changed in he di e en sessions. Thus, in he i s
session hey we e able o i s discuss Achie emen s and Challenges, which we e la e
ansla ed in o he S eng hs and Weaknesses pa s o he SWOT analysis. The di e en
ables had hei own aspec s ha di e ed in some pa s and o e lapped in o he s. In he
consequen session we discussed he ex e nal ends ha (could) a ec he de elopmen o
he egion in a posi i e o a nega i e way. As a esul , i was ob ained a b oad pic u e
con aining he isions o he a ious s akeholde g oups and ha is how was de ined he
Oppo uni ies and Th eads pa s o he SWOT.
 As o he collec ion o s a is ic da a, o icial sou ces we e used such as: municipal
adminis a ions da a, he Na ional S a is ics Ins i u e as well as he Local Ac ion G oup
s a egy and some o he us ed sou ces o in o ma ion.
Da a analysis phase. The ollowing s ep was o analyze all he da a and o come o ce ain indings
and di ec ions o wo k on he elabo a ion o he SIPs.
Figu e 4 - Ins i u ional mee ing wi h egional adminis a ions in De e aki Pla eau
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3. PILOTS PRESENTATION
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3.1 PILOT 1: VALLE DI SOLE
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3.1.1 Sho Pilo O e iew
PRESENTATION
 Loca ion: Loca ed in he T en ino egion o no he n I aly.
 Geog aphy: Su ounded by he Adamello-P esanella, O le -Ce edale, and B en a
moun ain anges.
 Clima e: Alpine clima e wi h cold win e s and mild summe s.
 Tou ism and Ac i i ies: Popula o skiing, snowboa ding in win e , and hiking, moun ain
biking in summe . I has na u al pa ks like S el io and Adamello B en a.
 Economy: Mainly based on ou ism, ag icul u e (apple o cha ds), and dai y a ming.
 Cul u e: Rich in adi ional es i als, local cuisine, and his o ical si es.
CHALLENGES ADDRESSED
 C ea ing a mo e balanced and g eene ecosys em o u al de elopmen and ac i a ing
unexp essed po en ial
 Comba ing landscape deg ada ion
 Finding coun e measu es o depopula ion
TARGET
SECTORS
KEY TARGET
GROUPS
KEY
OBJECTIVE
 Fo es y
 Ag icul u e
 Pas o alism
 Sus ainable
ou ism
 Local and p o incial
decision-make s and policy
c ea o s
 O ganiza ions moni o ing
and managing na u al
pa ks and g een a eas
 Small businesses in
ag icul u e, o es y, and
li es ock
 Local communi y
( esiden s, associa ions)
 Businesses ela ed o
ou ism
 membe s o educa ional
ins i u ions.
 The key objec i e o he pilo is o
le e age he p o ec ion and alo iza ion o
he en i onmen and he landscape as a
d i e o he sus ainable de elopmen o
he local economy and communi y.
 To suppo he abo e key objec i e, da a
and knowledge a e essen ial o suppo
he assessmen , decision-making and
moni o ing ac ions. Communi y and
s akeholde in ol emen is also key.
 The pilo opens oppo uni ies o
in es iga e da a-d i en ools o suppo
capaci y building, decision-making and
he collabo a i e de elopmen o new
policies, se ices, and ini ia i es aimed a
s eng hening ag icul u e, o es y,
li es ock a ming, and sus ainable,
inno a i e, na u e-based ou ism, as well
as he esiden communi y’ quali y o li e,
and ha o young gene a ions in
pa icula .
3.1.2 Pilo Summa y
T en ino is an au onomous p o ince in he No h o I aly. I s e i o y is p edominan ly moun ainous,
comp ising he sou he n pa o he Alps, ex ending om he bo de wi h Sou h Ty ol in he no h o
Vene o in he sou h. I has nume ous alleys, ypically long and na ow, ado ned wi h o es s.
The inne a ea o Valle di Sole - loca ed in he no h-wes e n pa o T en ino - is a emo e and
pe iphe al a ea wi h a spa se popula ion and communi ies o en isola ed om la ge u ban cen e s
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p o iding se ices (see igu e 5). Valle di Sole coun s 13 municipali ies, wi h an ex ended
moun ainous a ea and a o al esiden popula ion o 15.470 inhabi an s (2022). The alley's economy
is signi ican ly based on ou ism, bo h in summe and win e . Howe e , he ou ism impac is no
homogeneously dis ibu ed wi hin he alley, wi h highe concen a ion in he cen e s o Mezzana
(Ma ille a), Folga ida, Ve miglio (Passo del Tonale), and Peio. O he impo an income sou ces
include li es ock a ming and o es y. In he lowe municipali ies, which enjoy a milde clima e, he
cul i a ion o ui ees is also p esen (apple and che y ees).
Figu e 5 - Pic u es om Valle di Sole - On he le , he illage o Caldes. A he cen e, Ve miglio in
win e . On he igh , he landscape.
Depopula ion is ela ed o a dec easing bi h a e, wo sened by emig a ion wi hin he p o incial
e i o y, owa ds o he p o inces o ab oad, and by he educ ion in inbound mig a ion. O he c i ical
issues a e ela ed o he ageing o he popula ion and u baniza ion in he li elies cen es, which a e
mo e a ac i e in e ms o job oppo uni ies, mainly linked o ou ism. Accessing se ices is
pa icula ly challenging due o geog aphical cons ain s, and hese communi ies ha e expe ienced
a g adual decline in essen ial se ices such as heal hca e, educa ion, aining, and anspo a ion o
and om o he a eas in he p o ince. Howe e , inclusion is os e ed by a s ong sense o solida i y
and coope a ion ing ained wi hin he communi y.
Due o he speci ici ies o i s local de elopmen and he complex challenges i aces, Valle di Sole is
one o he moun ain a eas pa o he I alian Na ional S a egy o In e nal A eas (see Figu e 6).
Figu e 6 - Loca ion o Valle di Sole

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In Figu e 6, on he le , a map o I aly highligh ing he loca ion o he 72 a eas included in he Na ional
S a egy o Inne A eas. The ed ci cle indica es he loca ion o Valle di Sole (image sou ce
1
). On
he igh is a zoomed isualisa ion o he loca ion and he bo de s o he 13 Valle di Sole
municipali ies (image sou ce
2
).
3.1.3 O ganiza ions In ol ed
Pilo O ches a o
Fondazione B uno Kessle (FBK) is a esea ch ins i u ion loca ed in T en o, I aly, ha conduc s
in e disciplina y esea ch in a ious ields, including in o ma ion echnology, ma e ials science, social
sciences, and humani ies. FBK collabo a es wi h academic ins i u ions, indus y pa ne s, and
go e nmen agencies. The FBK eam in ol ed as he T en ino pilo o ches a o includes
esea che s om he i3 Resea ch Uni (In elligen In e aces and In e ac ion). i3 le e ages Use -
Cen ed Design and Pa icipa o y Design app oaches o de ine and analyse design p oblems, co-
design solu ions, and e alua e digi al echnologies in collabo a ion wi h he inal use s o such
sys ems. The g oup has a long and consolida ed expe ience in inno a i e p ocesses ha conside
bo h digi al and social ac o s and has ma u ed expe ise in wo king wi h public bodies and local
adminis a ions o boos inno a ion p ac ices (e.g., EU- unded p ojec s: INTERLINK
3
,
NEVERMORE
4
, FAMILIES-SHARE
5
).
Communi y Ac i a o
The Au onomous P o ince o T en o (PAT) is a egional go e nmen au ho i y esponsible o
go e ning he T en ino p o ince in I aly. PAT adminis e s a ious public se ices wi hin he p o ince,
including educa ion, heal hca e, anspo a ion, and social se ices. The speci ic depa men
in ol ed in SMART-ERA is he Te i o ial Cohesion O ice, which coo dina es and de ines
p og amming and design ins umen s, including ope a ional ones, o suppo local de elopmen
ac ions. The o ice also suppo s he p og amming and implemen a ion o he Na ional S a egy o
Inne A eas, including moni o ing, e alua ion, and con ol ac ions, and conduc s analyses and
esea ch on e i o ial de elopmen in e en ions. In SMART-ERA, he Te i o ial Cohesion O ice
has s ong connec ions wi h he local communi ies o Valle di Sole because o p e ious
collabo a ions de eloped as pa o he Na ional S a egy o Inne A eas. The Na ional S a egy o
Inne A eas is a poli ical in e en ion ac i a ed by I aly o p omo e he de elopmen o u al o
moun ain a eas dis an om he cen e s o p o ision o heal h, educa ion, and mobili y se ices. I is
a place-based policy sha ed wi h he Eu opean Commission as pa o he pa ne ship ag eemen
o 2014-2020 and 2021-2027. The in e en ions bene i om 50% s a e unding and 50% Eu opean
s uc u al unding. The P o ince o T en o coo dina es he ac ions ca ied ou in i s e i o y h ough
a go e nance commi ee.
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jpg
2
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3
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he p ojec .
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5
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3.1.4 Mo i a ions and Key Expec ed Ou comes
Con ex
Issues and c i icali ies o Valle di Sole a e, i s o all, ela ed o he ageing o he popula ion and he
di icul ies in c ea ing a ac i e educa ional and en ep eneu ial oppo uni ies o he young. The
abandonmen o mo e emo e and small illages by young people o cen e s o e ing mo e job
oppo uni ies (mainly ela ed o ou ism) and be e equipped wi h se ices is accompanied by he
abandonmen o adi ional ac i i ies ela ed o land use and main enance. These phenomena ha e
se e e implica ions o he a ea, such as he deg ada ion o landscape quali y, he inc ease o
en i onmen al isks (such as landslides and mudslides), and he de e io a ion o he buil
en i onmen because o he high cos s o eno a ing old houses in he cen e o illages.
In gene al, he main p oblems o Valle di Sole iden i ied in he analysis epo s o he Na ional
S a egy o Inne A eas and as eme ged om he ac i i ies conduc ed wi h local s akeholde s a e
he ollowing (sou ce: S a egia a ee In e ne 2019 and 2016):
 Ageing popula ion and imbalance in gene a ional u no e .
 Limi ed highe educa ion o e and concu en ou mig a ion o he ew young g adua es om
he alley in sea ch o be e job oppo uni ies: a conce n o he u u e and he inno a ion o
companies p ima ily linked o ou ism in he alley.
 Weak in e ac ions be ween economic sec o s like ou ism, ag icul u e, and c a smanship;
inadequa e alo iza ion o he many oppo uni ies o e ed by he alley's cul u e,
en i onmen , gas onomy, spo s, and a ious o ms o ec ea ion.
 Impo e ishmen o some p oduc i e p ope ies (also loca ed in isible places along oad
axes), ageing and obsolescence o some accommoda ion acili ies, and poo main enance
o he housing s ock o second homes due o gene a ional u no e , esul ing in dec eased
use by hei s and consequen de e io a ion.
 Abandonmen o ma ginal ag icul u al a eas and pas u es and he esul ing land
managemen p oblem.
 Unde de elopmen o he ag i- ood sec o , which is e y much ela ed o a la ge ision
encompassing sec o s like he p o ec ion and alo isa ion o he en i onmen , he landscape,
ecology, heal h, and inno a i e o ms o en ep eneu ship. The a ea was once dedica ed o
li es ock a ming, which ensu ed egula main enance and ca e o he land. Howe e , wi h
he decline in his p ac ice, he land now su e s om neglec , leading o inc eased
ulne abili y o ock all, landslides, and o he na u al haza ds. The e o e, i is c ucial o es o e
he landscape o i s o me s a e o beau y and u ili y and enhance sa e y h ough isk
moni o ing and managemen .
 Dis ance om se ices loca ed in he p o incial capi al.
Cu en si ua ion
Depopula ion in pe iphe al a eas o he Valley and he ageing o he esiden popula ion impac he
managemen o essen ial se ices (assis ance o ulne able popula ion g oups, school
anspo a ion, need o mul i-g ade class ooms, e c.) due o he agmen a ion o use s, di icul ies
in educa ional o ien a ion and educa ional pa hs, leading o an inc ease in you h discom o due o
lack o p eca iousness o employmen . Since he 1970s, Valle di Sole has ocused on ou ism,
especially win e ou ism, o o e come economic backwa dness and isola ion linked o i s adi ional
u al moun ain li e. Howe e , due o he inancial and clima e c isis, e o s ha e been made o e he
pas decades o e hink he ou ism-cen ed de elopmen model. The e is a widesp ead awa eness
ha inno a ion is needed in he sec o and ha e o should be pu in o imp o ing se ice quali y,
aluing he alley's his o ical and en i onmen al po en ial, and p oposing a new, mo e in eg a ed
de elopmen model ha ha monizes ag icul u e and en i onmen al conse a ion.
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Pa adoxically, some a eas o Valle di Sole expe ience depopula ion and o e ou ism a he same
ime. In bo h si ua ions, social, en i onmen al, and economic balance is he condi ion ha mus
be achie ed in o de o mi iga e he phenomena. Fo example, he agili ies o he ou ism sec o
in Valle di Sole a e ela ed o high seasonali y, high dispa i y ac oss a eas (wi h peaks o o e -
ou ism in ce ain illages and unde - alo isa ion o o he s), bu also sensi i i y o clima e change
(lack o snow and high empe a u es hampe ing win e ou ism), and en i onmen al damage due o
ex eme wea he haza ds and biohaza ds. The g adual abandonmen by he young gene a ion o
adi ional p oduc i e ac i i ies ela ed o land use u he in ensi ies he p oblem o land
main enance.
Fo all hese easons, Valle di Sole is called o es o e he alue o ag icul u e, o es y, and na u al
a eas subjec o p o ec ion by including hem in a sys emic easoning o he e i o y.
Limi s o o e come
The gene al challenges ela ed o he hema ic a ea add essed by he pilo a e he ollowing:
 C ea ing a mo e balanced, g een ecosys em o u al de elopmen and ac i a ing
unexp essed po en ials. This challenge in ol es:
o Sol ing he lack o ools o es ima ing he discoun ed alue o mul i-sys em se ices
ela ed o g assland, pas u e, and woodland a eas and p omo ing his alue inc ease;
o Unde s anding which pe o mance indica o s a e equi ed o a new socio-economic
and en i onmen al balance;
o C ea ing mo e syne gies be ween ou ism and he en i onmen , wi h he p omo ion
o na u al pa ks, models o slow ou ism and al e na i e ci cui s, which alue na u al
esou ces s ill unde -conside ed in he economic de elopmen p ocesses (ag i- ood,
na u e-based expe iences, wa e - ela ed spo s) and a e mo e esilien o clima e
change;
o Mo e gene ally, illing he lack o implemen a ion o he "g een budge " concep in
decision-making.
 Comba ing he deg ada ion o he landscape and i s snowball e ec s. This challenge
in ol es:
o De ining p o ec ion s a egies ha imp o e he esilience o na u al haza ds a ou ed
by clima e change (e.g., s o ms, pa asi es, loods, d ough );
o Imp o ing he managemen o o es y, ag icul u al, and g azing land also wi h
incen i es and ac ions add essed o o e come he dualism sa egua d/ alo iza ion;
o S opping he dec ease o economic ac i i ies based on land use;
o Re e sing cul u al changes and a lack o policies suppo ing land ca e by local
communi ies.
 Finding coun e measu es o depopula ion and ageing. This challenge in ol es:
o De eloping awa eness among he local popula ion abou he ole ha sus ainably
managed u al a eas ha e in imp o ing he quali y o li e, he esilience o u al
communi ies, and he capaci y o s ay o young gene a ions;
o In e ing he end o educed wo k oppo uni ies o young people;
o Spo ing ligh on he weakening o cul u al iden i y and he impo ance o communi y
pa icipa ion.
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Fu u e desi ed scena io(s)
The u u e ision o he Valle di Sole, as eme ged om local s akeholde s, can be summa ised in
he ollowing s a emen : The p o ec ion and alo isa ion o he en i onmen as a d i e o he
sus ainable de elopmen o he local economy and communi y.
Using he wo ds o he mayo s o Valle di Sole: "The u u e desi ed scena io is one in which he
en i onmen al balance (g een budge ) is included in he s a egic choices o local public
adminis a ions and majo p i a e playe s, in o de o ensu e au hen ic sus ainabili y o local
communi ies and businesses ope a ing in he a ea. The economic sec o s o ou ism and c a s,
which a e he d i ing o ce behind he local economy, will he e o e be able o include in hei
de elopmen plans a isk assessmen wi h espec o he alue o hese asse s, which a e o en no
conside ed bu decisi e."
As explained in he Me hodology sec ion (sec ion 2.1), he c oss-cu ing hema ic a ea o he Valle
di Sole pilo has eme ged om a join discussion by he 13 mayo s o he Valley, who own a deep
unde s anding o he social, economic, and en i onmen al con ex o he e i o y and main ain a
cons an , open dialogue wi h he local communi ies.
S a ing om he e lec ion ha na u al esou ces ep esen one o he mos impo an asse s o he
alley and ha e his o ically ep esen ed one o he pilla s o he cul u al iden i y o i s popula ion, he
p o ec ion and alo isa ion o he landscape and he en i onmen has been iden i ied as he le e o
a mul i-sys emic ac ion. The desi ed e ec is o consolida e he "g een" iden i y o Valle di Sole a all
le els, o imp o e he syne gies be ween di e en economic sec o s ( o es y, ag icul u e, ou ism,
c a smanship), o c ea e awa eness and capaci y o ac ion in he communi y o join e o s owa ds
imp o ing quali y o li e and e i alizing cul u al iden i y and oca ion, o s eng hen educa ion and
en ep eneu ship oppo uni ies o young gene a ions.
Fi s o all, he objec i e o land p o ec ion esona es wi h he "15. Li e on land" SDG goal included
in he 2030 UN Agenda o Sus ainable De elopmen
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ha ad oca es o sus ainable managemen
o na u al esou ces, comba ing land deg ada ion and p ese ing biodi e si y. Then, he pilo
pu pose ully in ends o complemen en i onmen al " esilience" wi h " alo isa ion", as a d i e o he
sus ainable de elopmen o he local economy and he empowe ing o he local communi y o ac o
a be e quali y o li e and imp o ed capaci y o s ay (add essing he SDG goals "11. Sus ainable
ci ies and communi ies" and "8. Decen wo k and economic g ow h").
Value p oposi ion and expec ed impac s
The expec ed impac o he pilo is he imp o emen o de elopmen sus ainabili y in i s
en i onmen al, social, and economic dimensions wi h e e ence o he en i e e i o ial a ea o Valle
di Sole. The mayo s o he alley expec o:
 Imp o e he managemen o woodland, ag icul u al, and pas o al a eas, as well as o
na u e-based ou ism solu ions;
 Ob ain ac i e pa icipa ion o local communi ies in he s a egic choices and ac i e
con ibu ion o he socio-economic balance o he e i o ies wi h a ocus on sus ainabili y,
especially om young gene a ions;
 Quan i y he di ec and indi ec impac o land conse a ion, moni o ing, esea ch, and
enhancemen ac ions on he imp o emen o he quali y o li e in Valle di Sole;
 De ine a me hodology ha allows compa ison wi h o he p ojec s in o he sec o s ha a e
e alua ed wi h economic pa ame e s and e e ed o ma ke p ices;
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3.2.1 Sho Pilo O e iew
PRESENTATION
 Loca ion: Si ua ed on he no hwes coas o he island o Mallo ca.
 Geog aphy: Su ounded by he T amun ana moun ain ange and he Medi e anean Sea.
 Clima e: Medi e anean clima e wi h ho , d y summe s and mild, we win e s.
 Tou ism and Ac i i ies: Known o i s ci us and oli e g o es, scenic ain ide o Palma, hiking
ails, and beach ac i i ies. The Po de Sólle is a popula ou is des ina ion.
 Economy: Tou ism is he main economic d i e , complemen ed by ag icul u e (pa icula ly
ci us ui s).
 Cul u e: A blend o adi ional Mallo can cul u e wi h in luences om a ious pe iods o his o y,
e lec ed in local a chi ec u e and es i als.
CHALLENGES ADDRESSED
 Poo digi alisa ion and da a sha ing. Connec i i y is s ill a majo issue (no 5G, p oblems wi h
WIFI). Poo o e o digi al se ices by municipali y and local companies. Lack o knowledge
and compe ences in echnology and inno a ion o local s akeholde s. Limi ed a ailabili y o
da a, and ex emely low le el o da a-sha ing and in eg a ion be ween local s akeholde s.
 Limi ed mobili y. Sólle is si ua ed in a emo e a ea, accessible solely h ough a unnel o
na ow moun ain oads. Sa u a ion o he public anspo s, pa kings a ailable and oad
ne wo k.
 Demog aphic. “Lack o alen ” and b ain d ain phenomenon wi h young people mo ing o
la ge ci ies in sea ch o be e oppo uni ies. Nega i e demog aphic g ow h.
 Impo an seasonal changes and ou ism massi ica ion. High seasonali y o he ou ism
and ag icul u e sec o s. High ou ism lows mainly in he peak seasons gene a ing impo an
social issues (mobili y, housing, dimensioning o public se ices and in as uc u es,
coexis ence o esiden s and ou is s,...)
TARGET
SECTORS
KEY TARGET
GROUPS
KEY
OBJECTIVE
 Tou ism
 Ag i- ood
 Mobili y
 Cul u e
 Local ou ism and
ag i- ood
s akeholde s
 Local communi y
( esiden s,
associa ions)
 Public
adminis a ion
 Tou is s
To os e he digi alisa ion o he local economy and
enhance he quali y and a ailabili y o digi al
se ices, wi h he aim o:
 Re ain he ac i e popula ion and imp o e he
coexis ence be ween esiden s and ou is s.
 Inc ease collabo a ion and in ol emen o local
s akeholde s (esp. ou ism and ag icul u e
sec o s) in he co-de ini ion and co-de elopmen
o new p oduc s, se ices, business models,
policies and/o ini ia i es.
 Imp o e he compe i i eness, dis ibu ion and
di e si ica ion o he local economy h ough
digi alisa ion.
 Imp o e he mobili y and sus ainabili y o he
des ina ion.

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3.2.2 Pilo Summa y
Sólle is a u al own loca ed in he no hwes pa o Mallo ca, in he Balea ic Islands. Nes led in a
lush alley su ounded by he T amun ana moun ain ange (a well-p o ec ed UNESCO si e), Sólle
is a popula ou ism des ina ion and is known o i s s unning na u al scene y, including o ange,
lemon and oli e g o es. The own is si ua ed app oxima ely 30 kilome es om Palma, he capi al o
Mallo ca, and is only accessible ia a unnel, wo na ow moun ain oads o a his o ic ailway known
as he Fe oca il de Sólle . Sólle has a popula ion o a ound 14,000 esiden s ha coun s wi h a
signi ican numbe o o eign na ionals. In addi ion, he own expe iences impo an seasonal
popula ion luc ua ions due o he in ense ou ism ac i i y in he egion. I s economy is e y adi ional
and mos ly based on ag icul u e and ou ism. The ci y and i s egion a e su e ing om se e al
socioeconomic challenges ha hinde i s de elopmen :
 Demog aphic. E en hough he popula ion is well-balanced in e ms o gende (almos 50%
o each sex), he e is a b ain d ain phenomenon and a lack o alen wi h young people
mo ing o la ge ci ies in sea ch o be e oppo uni ies (employmen and housing). This
con ibu es o he ageing o he popula ion o Sólle , which is u he accen ua ed by he ac
ha young people a e eplaced by olde o eign na ionals, and ha he egion su e s om
nega i e demog aphic g ow h.
 High seasonali y and ou ism dependency. The local communi y is e y adi ional wi h
an economy mos ly based on ag i- ood and ou ism. The challenge o bo h hese sec o s is
hei high seasonali y. Sólle , like much o Mallo ca, hea ily elies on ou ism as a p ima y
economic d i e . While ou ism b ings signi ican e enue, i also accen ua es some
socioeconomic challenges such as mobili y, in as uc u e s ain, en i onmen al conce n, o
he housing and eal es a e (in lux o ou is s and expa ia es has conside ably d i en up
p ope y p ices, making i challenging o locals o a o d housing).
 Digi alisa ion/Connec i i y. Digi al connec i i y is de icien (4G wi h shadows and no 5G,
many p oblems wi h WIFI connec ion). Digi al se ices o e ed by he municipali y and he
local companies a e e y poo . The e is no disagg ega ed da a and no da a sha ing among
sec o s and s akeholde s.
 Mobili y/Accessibili y. Sólle is loca ed in a alley, secluded om he es o he ci ies o he
island due o he moun ain ange ha su ounds i . The de iciency o public anspo
combined wi h he in ense in lux o ou is s du ing he high season, gene a e impo an issues
o mobili y, wi h sa u a ion o he oads and pa kings.
The pilo aims o add ess some o he a o emen ioned challenges h ough a digi alisa ion o he local
indus ial ecosys em, and h ough he de elopmen and implemen a ion o digi al se ices and
ac i i ies ha con ibu e o imp o e he sus ainable de elopmen o he own while e aining he local
popula ion and enhancing he coexis ence be ween esiden s and ou is s.
Figu e 7 - The Valley o Sólle (le ) and he his o ical am o Sólle ( igh )
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3.2.3 O ganiza ions In ol ed
Pilo O ches a o
ANYSOL is a dynamic SME ounded in 2014 and loca ed in Palma de Mallo ca, Spain. Recognized
as an Inno a i e SME (PYME Inno ado a) by he Spanish Na ional Minis y o Economy, Indus y,
and Compe i i eness, ANYSOL ope a es wo main depa men s: Eu opean p ojec managemen ,
whose membe s boas o e 20 yea s o expe ience in he ield, and enginee ing. These depa men s
collabo a e o de elop success ul p ojec s ac oss a ious domains.
The company specializes in s a egic me hodologies and p ojec s wi hin Resea ch, De elopmen ,
and Inno a ion; Ag icul u e; Tou ism; Sma ci ies and des ina ions; and Eme gencies/na u al
haza ds, among o he s. Th ough coope a ion and sha ed knowledge, ANYSOL c a s e icien
inno a ion s a egies ailo ed o he socioeconomic needs and equi emen s o each sec o .
Th oughou he p ojec , ANYSOL will u he de elop and enhance i s da a pla o m (NADIA),
ede a ed wi h SMART ERA, o imp o e o e all ea u es, da a accessibili y, and se ices.
Communi y Ac i a o
+CULTURA is a company ha wo ks in he ield o cul u al managemen , ou ism and he i age. I
was ounded in 2013 and i s mission is o p o ide i s clien s wi h a unique expe ience o ge o know
he egion h ough di e en eyes. +CULTURA makes he his o y, adi ions and cus oms o he alley
o Sólle known o bo h esiden s and isi o s.
+CULTURA is commi ed o sus ainable and quali y ou ism, ollowing and ul illing many o he
objec i es o he UN Agenda 2030 o sus ainable de elopmen . In addi ion, i ollows he guidelines
o O ange Tou ism, which is based on c ea i e, expe ien ial ou ism and digi al ans o ma ion. The
de elopmen o he company is closely linked o ag icul u e. +CULTURA is con inuously c ea ing
e en s in a o o he Local P oduc s, he T amun ana Moun ain Range and Ag icul u e. +CULTURA
is a pe manen membe o he Boa d o he Conso ium o he Se a de T amun ana, F iends o he
Coope a i e o Sólle and Membe s o APAEMA (Majo ca Associa ion o O ganic Fa me s).
3.2.4 Mo i a ions and Key Expec ed Ou comes
Con ex
P io o he inaugu a ion o he Sólle unnel in 1997, accessing he municipali y was es ic ed o
ma i ime ou es o na iga ing h ough wo na ow moun ain oads si ua ed o he sou h and no h o
he a ea. Nowadays, he unnel cons i u es a sec ion o he Ma-11 highway, connec ing Palma de
Mallo ca, he capi al o he island, o he Po o Sólle , imp o ing accessibili y and anspo a ion
connec ions wi h he es o he Island. Fu he mo e, i is possible o a el o he alley by an
his o ical ailway. Howe e , he his o ical ains a e mainly employed as a ou is a ac ion and a e
a ely used by local esiden s.
The economy o he Valley o Sólle is deeply oo ed in ag icul u e and ou ism, wo sec o s
cha ac e ized by hei seasonal na u e. Despi e hei long-s anding p esence, he e exis s minimal
in e ac ion be ween hese indus ies, hinde ing po en ial syne gies un il oday. Mo eo e , a
signi ican challenge a ises om he depa u e o young esiden s seeking highe educa ion, who
o en op o s udy and pu sue employmen oppo uni ies in Palma o on he Spanish mainland,
con ibu ing o a b ain d ain phenomenon and he e o e impac ing local wo k o ce sus ainabili y.
F om a ou ism pe spec i e, he Valley o Sólle is enowned as one o Mallo ca's mos endu ing
ou is des ina ions. I has a g ea di e si y o na u al, cul u al and his o ical he i age ha is
inc easingly che ished and epu posed o ou is and educa ional pu poses. The municipali y o e s
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a solidi ied sun and beach model in Po de Sólle and has also seen signi ican ou is de elopmen
in he cen e o Sólle . Howe e , his sus ained g ow h in ou ism has b ough a su ge o daily isi o s
o Sólle , p esen ing ongoing challenges o main aining ha monious coexis ence be ween ou is s
and esiden s.
Demog aphically, he municipali y is expe iencing an imbalance in gene a ional u no e . The dea h
a e exceeds he bi h a e (10,4 dea hs compa ed o 7 bi hs pe 1,000 inhabi an s in 2022), leading
o a popula ion decline since i s peak in 2013. I is impo an o men ion ha his peak was p ima ily
due o an in lux o o eigne s (non-Spanish), who nowadays make up a ound 18 % o he local
popula ion.
Cu en si ua ion
F om a echnological pe spec i e, he municipali y o Sólle is cha ac e ized by poo digi iza ion
e o s om bo h he local adminis a ion and s akeholde s ac oss all sec o s. Due o i s loca ion, he
municipali y s ill lacks 5G and eliable Wi-Fi connec ions. P e ious digi iza ion ini ia i es, such as he
a ic in o ma ion sc een sys em a he Sólle unnel in ended o moni o conges ion in pa king lo s
and oads, ha e ne e unc ioned p ope ly. The lack o in e ac ion be ween local s akeholde s
ex ends o a de iciency in he oppo uni ies o da a sha ing and digi al knowledge exchange.
Fu he mo e, obliga o y da a collec ion p ocesses, such as hose in he ou ism sec o , a e no
s anda dized, hinde ing he a ailabili y o local da a join da a collec ion and da a analysis.
F om a ou ism pe spec i e, he Valley o Sólle , along wi h nea -by illages such as Deia and
Valldemossa, has become a manda o y s op o ou is s isi ing he T amun ana moun ain ange o
Mallo ca. This in lux o ou is s has accele a ed he local economy bu also causes empo a ily
uncon olled s eams o isi o s o Sólle , bo h o day ips and ex ended s ays (eg, acco ding o he
Spanish S a is ical O ice, in Ap il 2024 Sólle achie ed he highes ho el bed occupancy a e a
na ional le el, a e aging 83.1%, wi h his igu e ising up o 87% on weekends).
As a esul , uncon olled ou ism lows bu den local esiden s by dis up ing mobili y, leading o a ic
conges ion and pa king sa u a ion. Addi ionally, he high demand o accommoda ions has ueled an
inc ease in illegal aca ion en als wi hin he municipali y, u he educing a ailabili y in he egula
housing en al ma ke . The sho age o a o dable housing and mobili y issues ha e led o g owing
discon en among local esiden s o e he las yea s. Consequen ly, in May 2024, he Gene al
Di ec o a e o T a ic (DGT) announced eme gency measu es o add ess ehicle conges ion in
Sólle , including es ic ed access o he u ban cen e du ing peak imes. To ackle he illegal en ing
issues, Sólle s public adminis a ion assigned 25 inspec o s o egula e aca ion en als. Howe e ,
he ope a ional p ocedu es o hese inspec o s ha e p o en ine icien , ailing o add ess he oo o
he p oblem and allowing illegal en als o pe sis .
In addi ion o he complex housing si ua ion, o he ac o s a e impac ing he well-being o he local
communi y. The e is a lack o cen alized leisu e and cul u al o e ings which a e in eg al o he local
iden i y. Some o he mos amous es i als a e he annual "Fi o de Sólle " ( eenac men o a his o ic
ba le be ween he Moo s and Ch is ians) and es i i ies a ound he local p oduc s such as o anges
and oli es.
Despi e he signi icance o Sólle s local p oduc s, he p ima y sec o in he municipali y encoun e s
a ious challenges: (i) he g adual decline o adi ional p oduc i e ac i i ies among he younge
gene a ion, e iden in he aging demog aphic o a m manage s, wi h an a e age age su passing 60
yea s; (ii) he e ec s o clima e change, leading o wa e sca ci y and di ec ly a ec ing he
p oduc i i y o local c ops; and (iii) he compe i i eness o small-scale p oduce s is hampe ed by
hei limi ed access o subsidies and poo knowledge on digi aliza ion o p oduc ion and sales.
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Limi s o o e come
The cu en si ua ion in he municipali y o Sólle e eals mul iple challenges and limi a ions a ec ing
all o he pilo ´s a ge sec o s. O e coming hese limi a ions will no only suppo he success ul co-
de elopmen and implemen a ion o he SIP o Sólle bu will also ensu e he c ea ion o an
inno a i e, sma and sus ainable local economy, bene icial o he whole communi y.
Fo his eason, i will be essen ial o add ess he p ima y and mos o e a ching limi a ion wi hin he
municipali y: he lack o in a- and in e sec o al coope a ion among local s akeholde s. No leas ,
since his de iciency cu en ly leads o ine icien managemen o local esou ces, agmen ed
ou ism/cul u al o e ings and poo communica ion, bo h in e nally and ex e nally.
Howe e , he lack o coope a ion s ems no only om an en enched ocus on indi idual
socioeconomic ecosys ems and he absence o suppo i e policy amewo ks. I is u he mo e
compounded by local s akeholde s' limi ed knowledge o inno a ion and digi aliza ion oppo uni ies
as well as inadequa e local p o ision o digi al se ices and in as uc u e, bo h by he local
municipali y and local companies.
Fu he mo e, add essing limi a ions ela ed o he b ain d ain phenomenon and lack o alen is
essen ial o ensu ing he long- e m e en ion o a esilien popula ion. P esen ly, younge esiden s
equen ly eloca e o Palma o he Spanish mainland in pu sui o educa ional and employmen
oppo uni ies, mo i a ed by es ic ed job p ospec s and a lack o a o dable housing wi hin he
municipali y. The limi a ions o he local housing ma ke a e agg a a ed by high demand o ou is
accommoda ion. This heigh ened demand has esul ed in a su ge o illegal aca ion en als which in
u n con ibu es o uncon olled ou ism lows wi hin he municipali y.
Howe e , he uncon olled ou ism low no only con ibu es o housing ma ke limi a ions bu also
exace ba es mobili y challenges wi hin he municipali y. In ecen yea s, he uncon olled in lux o
pe sonal o en al ca s o ou is s led o pa king and ci cula ion issues, pe sis ing beyond he high
season. Mo eo e , es ic ed access o he municipali y ia unnels o na ow moun ain oads,
combined wi h inadequa e public anspo a ion op ions, u he compounds limi a ions in mobili y.
Rega ding limi a ions in housing and mobili y, uncon olled ou ism lows pose a signi ican conce n
o he local communi y, which s i es o os e be e coexis ence be ween ou is s and esiden s. I
should be no ed ha he municipali y has made e o s o add ess his issue; howe e , hese
endea o s ha e la gely allen sho o success. Consequen ly, he local communi ies' discon en no
only poses limi a ions bu also aises ba ie s and os e s mis us among esiden s owa ds
inno a i e app oaches in ou ism and ela ed sec o s.
Fu u e desi ed scena io(s)
By o e coming he limi a ions and add essing he challenges and needs iden i ied h ough he
me hodology desc ibed in sec ion 2.2, local ac o s can p og ess owa ds a mo e desi able s a e. The
o e all en isioned scena io is an empowe ed u al communi y lou ishing h ough he digi aliza ion
o i s economy and he enhancemen o he quali y and a ailabili y o digi al se ices.
In his scena io, local s akeholde s collabo a e bo h wi hin and ac oss sec o s ( ou ism, ag i- ood,
cul u e and mobili y) o co-de ine and co-de elop new and sus ainable p oduc s, se ices, business
models, adequa e policies, and ini ia i es. This coope a i e app oach will d i e he digi al
ans o ma ion o he local economy, enhancing i s compe i i eness and os e ing di e si ica ion o
he local o e .
The digi aliza ion o he local economy will enable he a ailabili y and sha ing o da a ha a e speci ic
o he e i o y o Sólle , enabling in u n, a be e moni o ing and managemen o he des ina ion as
a whole. This would allow, o ins ance, a be e managemen o he ou is and a ic low, o a be e
e iciency in he use o esou ces
D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 37
Addi ionally, by add essing cu en mobili y issues and p omo ing he municipali y as a sus ainable
and sma ou is des ina ion, he coexis ence be ween esiden s and ou is s will imp o e. The aim
is o c ea e a ha monious balance whe e he communi y eels isi ed, no in aded, enabling bo h
esiden s and ou is s o enjoy di e se cul u al and ou is ic o e ings. This app oach also ensu es
ha esiden s, including younge gene a ions, ha e a be e access o a o dable housing and job
oppo uni ies wi hin he municipali y.
Value p oposi ion and expec ed impac s
Th oughou he p ojec an indi idual SIP o Sólle will be co-de eloped, implemen ed and alida ed.
The SIP will de ine Sólle s sma and communi y-led pa hway owa ds an empowe ed, sus ainable,
esilien and inclusi e u al communi y, equipped wi h inno a i e and sma solu ions ha inc ease
access o se ices, oppo uni ies and an adequa e inno a ion ecosys em.
In pa icula , i is expec ed ha he implemen a ion o he SIP will con ibu e o:
 Digi aliza ion o he local economy. This will os e da a sha ing ac oss sec o s and
s akeholde s, and he e o e will enable he iden i ica ion o new p oduc s, se ices and
business models ha could con ibu e o di e si ica ion o he local economy (p omo ing
sec o s such as ag icul u e, echnology o cul u e), and a be e dis ibu ion all yea - ound.
 Inc eased knowledge and compe ences. T aining p og ams will be implemen ed o upskill
local wo k o ce and aise knowledge and awa eness on digi aliza ion, inno a ion, and
sus ainabili y, among o he s. This will con ibu e o inc ease he digi al li e acy o he
popula ion, and o ensu e he success and up ake o he digi al se ices o be p o ided wi hin
he municipali y.
 Inc eased coope a ion be ween sec o s and s akeholde s (pa icula ly om ou ism and
ag icul u e). The p ojec will con ibu e o ac i a e and engage he local communi y, os e ing
collabo a ion be ween sec o s and s akeholde s ha usually do no ela e o each o he .
 Policy e iew. The p ojec and pilo ’s ac i i ies (along wi h i s SIP) a e expec ed o in luence
policies a local le el o add ess some o he iden i ied challenges and needs (eg, egula ion
o illegal aca ional houses, housing policies o be e p o ec local esiden s, ca ego iza ion
o ag icul u al soils and u ban ga dens, be e managemen o a ic/ ou is s low…).
 Imp o ed sus ainable de elopmen and quali y o li e. The implemen a ion o adequa e
policy amewo k, oge he wi h digi al solu ions and communi y engagemen ac i i ies will
con ibu e o: (i) os e ha monious coexis ence be ween ou is s and esiden s; (ii) o be e
moni o and manage he di e en socioeconomic ac i i ies wi hin he e i o y; and (iii) o
e ain young and local popula ion and imp o e he well-being o he local communi y.

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3.2.5 Socioeconomic and Demog aphic Da a
Te i o y and popula ion
All he ollowing “ e i o y and popula ion” da a a e o icial s a is ics om 2022 p oduced by he
Regional S a is ical Ins i u e o he Balea ic Islands (IBESTAT
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).
As p e iously men ioned, he municipali y o Sólle is encla ed wi hin he T amun ana moun ain
ange. Wi h a popula ion o 13.454 inhabi an s o a su ace o 42,8km2, Sólle has an in ense
popula ion densi y (315 hab/km2).
The local popula ion is dis ibu ed among ou a eas belonging o he municipali y o Sólle : he ci y
o Sólle (67% o local popula ion), he Po o Sólle (18%), l’Ho a (12%) and Binia aix (3%).
The a e age age o he popula ion is 44,62 yea s, a bi highe han he egional a e age (42,11
yea s), and he age dis ibu ion is:
 [0-15]: 14%
 [15-65]: 65%
 [>64]: 21%
I should be no ed ha he mo ali y a e exceeds he bi h a e (10,4 dea hs o 7 bi hs pe 1.000
inhabi an s), causing a demog aphic nega i e g ow h.
The gende dis ibu ion is ai ly balanced wi h 50,5% emale and 49,5% male.
The popula ion coun s a signi ican amoun o o eigne s wi h 18% o inhabi an s being non-spanish.
Economy
As i happens o mos o he socioeconomic indica o s, he e is no disagg ega ed da a o he
municipali y o Sólle . The g oss disposable income o households pe capi a o Sólle is 17.227€
(Ibes a , 2021).
Pilo speci ic: ou ism, ag icul u e and mobili y
In he ame o he pilo , da a and s a is ics abou he ou ism, ag icul u e and mobili y sec o s in
Sólle ha e been iden i ied and collec ed. The ull lis can be ound in annex B3. He ea e a e
desc ibed he main ele an da a.
Tou ism (2024 da a om he open da a ca alog o he Balea ic Go e nmen ):
 62 ou ism es ablishmen s (ho els, apa ho el…), accoun ing o 1.547 ooms and 3.159
beds, dis ibu ed be ween Po o Sólle (19 accommoda ions), Sólle (42) and Binia aix (1).
 623 houses o icially lis ed as aca ion en al ( ou is housing), accoun ing o 3.313 beds.
 3 a el agencies
 4 en -a-ca companies
I should be highligh ed ha he e is no disagg ega ed ou ism da a o he municipali y o Sólle .
A lo o s a is ics and da a exis and a e a ailable, bu only a egional and island le el.
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Ag icul u e (2020 da a om he Spanish Na ional Ins i u e o s a is ics):
169 ag icul u e exploi a ions, amoun ing o 668,86 hec a es o ields and c ops (a e age a m
size is 4ha).
The use o ag icul u al soil is dis ibu ed be ween: a able land (4,3%), ui a ming (89%), pe manen
g assland o li es ock (6,5%) and u ban ga dens (0,2%).
47 a ms a e dedica ed o li es ock: sheeps and goa s (85,4%), pigs (1,1%) and poul y (13,5%)
The gende dis ibu ion is signi ican ly unbalanced in his sec o , wi h 73% o men o 27% women.
Same hing occu s wi h he age dis ibu ion, wi h a conside able aging o he a me s (close o 80%
o he a m manage s a e olde han 55; 52% a e olde han 65; and no e en 10% a e younge han
44).
 [< 25]: 1%
 [25-34]: 2%
 [35-44]: 4%
 [45-54]: 15%
 [55-64]: 26%
 [> 65]: 52%
The s a is ics on he educa ional le el o a m manage s in Sólle also highligh he needs o
aining and upskilling:
 81,8% ag icul u al expe ience exclusi ely
 15,9% ag icul u al aining cou ses
 0,6% ag icul u al oca ional aining
 1,8% uni e si y and/o highe ag icul u al s udies
Mobili y: he e is no open da a abou mobili y o Sólle . Some gene ic da a a e a ailable om some
s akeholde s (e.g., TIB, His o ical ain Sólle , Municipali y), bu no da a is cu en ly sha ed, collec ed
and in eg a ed. One o he objec i es o he pilo will be o collec and in eg a e his da a om di e en
sou ces.
3.2.6 Da a A ailable
The pilo in Sólle will ocus on he digi aliza ion o he local economy, ocusing speci ically on he
ou ism and ag icul u al sec o , bu also on mobili y and cul u al sec o s. As such, a mapping o he
main cu en da a sou ces has been done, o iden i y he exis ing da ase s and sou ces ha could
be used and in eg a ed.
In addi ion o open s a is ical da a sou ces, such as he na ional and egional ins i u es o s a is ics,
he ollowing ypes o da a ha e been iden i ied:
 Mallo ca Tou is Accommoda ions, ha p o ides a mapping o ou is accommoda ions in
Sólle /T amun ana.
 Mallo ca Tou is Housing, ha p o ides a da a se o ou is housing egis e ed on he
island o Mallo ca.
 Mallo ca Tou is Cen e s, ha p o ides a da ase and iden i ica ion o all egis e ed ou is
cen e s on he island.
 Mallo ca Gas onomy and En e ainmen , a mapping o gas onomy and en e ainmen
possibili ies in Sólle /T amun ana.
 Mallo ca Ca Ren al, ha p o ides a mapping o ca en als in Mallo ca (including Sólle ).
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 Mallo ca Tou is Guides, ha p o ides a da ase o people quali ied o exe cise he ac i i y
o ou is guide in he Balea ic Islands.
 Mallo ca “Ac i e Tou ism” companies, a da ase o he companies ha ca y ou
ec ea ional, spo s and ad en u e ac i i ies egis e ed on he island o Mallo ca.
 Tou is In e media ion Companies Mallo ca, a da ase o a el agencies, ou is
media o s and ese a ion cen e s on he island o Mallo ca.
 TIB - public anspo o he Balea ic Islands, mapping wi h eal- ime da a o public
anspo a ion on he a chipelago.
 Sólle Ai Quali y, eal- ime and his o ical da a on ai quali y in Sólle
Fo each o hese da a sou ces, an iden i ica ion and desc ip ion o he ollowing indica o s has been
pe o med: da a owne , sensi i i y, access model, sho desc ip ion, pu pose o usage, da a o ma ,
a e age size o he da a i em, olume o da a, equency o acquisi ion.
The esul s o his mapping exe cise can be consul ed in annex B4.
3.2.7 C oss-Collabo a ion(s)
In he ame o SMART ERA, he pilo o Sólle will bene i and will be u he enhanced by he
collabo a ion wi h o he p ojec s and ini ia i es, in pa icula hanks o he pa icipa ion o ANYSOL
in nume ous Eu opean p ojec s.
C oss-collabo a ions a local/ egional le el:
 DISTINTIVO. "Dis in i o" is a Council o Mallo ca ini ia i e o ecognize local p oduc s and
se ices p omo ing he p ese a ion o “Se a de T amun ana”. Du ing he SMART ERA p ojec
he ini ia i e migh p o ide use ul insigh s o da a conce ning local p oduc s and po en ial u al
ou ism ac i i ies.
 DIBAI-TUR. The Digi al Inno a ion Hub o he Balea ic Islands (DIHBAI-TUR) is ocused on
A i icial In elligence as a dis up i e echnology ha will assis in he digi al ans o ma ion o
companies in he Balea ic Islands. Possible syne gies and insigh s o companies ela ed o he
de elopmen o Sólle can and will be exploi ed.
C oss-collabo a ion a EU le el:
 Da a4Food2030
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. This Ho izon Eu ope p ojec aims o imp o e he da a economy o ood
sys ems by expanding i s de ini ion, mapping i s de elopmen , pe o mance and impac o c ea e
new insigh s and oppo uni ies. ANYSOL is he leade o he case s udy "Ci cula Economy 4
Tou ism (I4DATA)" in Mallo ca, which aims o imp o e e iciency and educe he en i onmen al
impac o cu en p oduc ion me hods. The s udy in ol es da a-sha ing, analysis, and da a-d i en
decision-making o analyze and iden i y sus ainable business models o he local ineya d and
almond sec o s in Mallo ca. Explo ing syne gies esul ing om he p ocesses o da a-sha ing
and analysis in he ag i- ood sec o could p o ide aluable insigh s o he SMART ERA p ojec .
 SPADE
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. The s a egic objec i e o he SPADE p ojec (Ho izon Eu ope) is o de elop an
in elligen ecosys em o add ess he mul iple pu poses concep in he ligh o deploying
unmanned ae ial ehicles (UAVs alias d ones) o p omo e sus ainable digi al se ices o he
bene i o a la ge scope o end use s in sec o s o c op p oduc ion, o es y, and li es ock.
ANYSOL is leading one o he h ee open- ield case s udies o he p ojec . This case s udy,
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loca ed in Mallo ca, ocuses on po a o c ops and e aced c ops. The e aced c ops, p ima ily
si ua ed in Sólle , include ci us and oli e o cha ds. This s udy could o e aluable insigh s in o
c op diseases, d ough s, among o he ac o s. The p ojec s and case s udy indings migh
p o ide aluable insigh s o he a ge sec o s o ag i- ood and ela ed u al ou ism in Sólle .
 D3HUB
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. ANYSOL is leading he deploymen o he EU Compe ence Cen e o suppo da a
managemen in Sma Des ina ions. The D3HUB p ojec has six main objec i es: (i) Build a
knowledge suppo scheme o assis ou ism des ina ions ac oss he Eu opean Union; (ii)
P o ide ailo -made digi al solu ions and da a o DMOs and ou ism SMEs; (iii) Tes he al eady
de eloped amewo k h ough a pilo un by a c i ical mass o DMOs; (i ) In eg a e esul s and
lea nings in o a business plan o se up and sus ain he Cen e; ( ) Upscale beyond he
pa ne ship and build a da a-d i en ou ism communi y; and ( i) Implemen he Cen e and
ensu e i s con inui y. The expe iences and esul s o he p ojec , such as ailo -made digi al
solu ions and da a o DMOs and ou ism SMEs, could suppo he de elopmen o SMART ERA
pilo s by iden i ying syne gies o o e ing addi ional ideas o he SIP c ea ion.
 DEPLOYTOUR. ANYSOL is leading DEPLOYTOUR, a s a egic EU p ojec ha aims o de elop
a us ed and secu e common Eu opean da a space o ou ism. This da a space will p o ide he
ecosys em wi h access o in o ma ion, wi h an impac on p oduc i i y, g eening and sus ainabili y,
inno a i e business models and upskilling. I will gi e he possibili y o aligning o e s o ou is s’
expec a ions, adap ing se ice p oposals o new ou is g oups, p edic ing a high in lux o ou is s,
and hus, allow planning o esou ces mo e e icien ly, and c ea ing new business oppo uni ies.
As DEPLOYTOUR p omo es digi al ansi ion and aims o make he Eu opean ou ism sec o
g eene , sus ainable and mo e compe i i e h ough da a exploi a ion and digi aliza ion, i is
di ec ly aligned wi h he pilo ’s objec i e, and will con ibu e o build a mo e esilien , anspa en ,
and e icien ou ism sec o .
3.2.8 Regula o y F amewo k
A s udy o he egula o y amewo k in o ce in he Balea ic Islands has been unde aken o make
su e ha he code ined plans and ac i i ies in he pilo o Sólle a e aligned wi h he local, egional
and na ional s a egies. He ea e a e p esen ed he main p og ams, laws, plans and egula ions
a ec ing he de ini ion o he pilo ac ion plan o Sólle :
 Ru al de elopmen p og am (RDP) 2023-2027. In he Balea ic Islands, he budge
inc eased by 6% o 144 Mio. EUR compa ed o he las pe iod.
 Plan o digi alisa ion o he ou ism sec o in gene al, also conside ing u al ou ism:
Mode niza ion and compe i i eness plan o he ou ism sec o - Spain June 2022 (Link o
documen )
 S a egy o he ag icul u al and u al wo ld: 2nd Ac ion Plan 2021-2023 Digi isa ion
s a egy o he Ag i- ood sec o and he na u al en i onmen (Link o documen )
 Sus ainabili y and ci cula i y o ou ism: he Balea ic Islands ha e adop ed a new law on
u gen measu es o p omo e he sus ainabili y and ci cula i y o ou ism, in oducing a
s a egy o ci cula i y. The s a egy, which se s ou a ision o 2030, pu s o wa d measu es
o boos he sus ainabili y and ci cula i y o he ou ism indus y on he islands. I also aims
o dec ease annual ou is lows and enhance he quali y o he sec o .
 Sólle Tou ism S a egy De elopmen Plan 2023 whose mission is o enhance and
s eng hen he iden i y and pe sonali y o Sólle . This documen is especially ele an as i
p o ides local insigh s o he si ua ion in Sólle . In he ame o SMART ERA, he ac ion plan
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planning. Da a on second houses, a ailable unde license wi h es ic ions, helps es ima e holiday
season popula ions. Mobili y da a om Telia Finland Oyj acks popula ion lows based on mobile
phone da a, a ailable daily unde a ee-based model. Las ly, local business suppo o ganiza ions
o e en e p ise con ac de ails h ough CRM da a, accessible ia mu ual collabo a ion and upda ed
mon hly.
The da a a ailable a e desc ibed in u he de ail in he Annex C2.
3.3.7 C oss-Collabo a ion(s)
C oss-collabo a ions a local/ egional le el:
 OYSTER Heal h and Li e Sciences incuba o (knowledge exchange ela ed o pla o m
economy based digi al heal h and wellbeing se ices), unding by ERDF.
 Na u polis and Ci y o Kuusamo (Knowledge exchange ela ed o pla o m economy-based
ini ia i e o enhance se ice s ing, cus ome jou ney and se ice design)
 KASVA - Sus ainable g ow h in SMEs h ough egional collabo a ion o esea ch, inno a ion,
and business de elopmen se ices (Knowledge exchange ela ed o he u al pla o m
economy expe iences in he con ex o public business se ices, en ep eneu s, esea che s
and RDI expe s a ound he No h Os obo hnia), unding by Jus T ansi ion Funds by ERDF.
 Clima eFood - Clima e-Sma Food ia C oss-Bo de Coope a ion has aim is o “clima e-
sma en” SME ood businesses ope a ing in di e en oles o ood ecosys ems in Finland
(No he n Os obo hnia, Lapland) and Sweden (No bo en, Väs e bo en), unding by
In e eg Au o a.
3.3.8 Regula o y F amewo k
Regional S a egies
Regional P og amme o No he n Os obo hnia 2022-2025
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. The Regional P og amme o
No he n Os obo hnia is a comp ehensi e de elopmen s a egy aimed a p omo ing long- e m
g ow h and wel a e in he Oulu Region o Finland by combining a s a egic plan o 2040 wi h
ac ionable p ojec s o a ou -yea pe iod. The p og amme has an impac on local communi ies in
se e al ways, e.g. economic g ow h, quali y o li e and educa ion & skills and communi y
engagemen .
Sma Specialisa ion S a egy 2021-2025
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. No he n Os obo hnia’s Sma Specialisa ion
S a egy aims o p omo e egional measu es ha add ess he challenges posed by clima e change,
digi aliza ion, and globaliza ion. By iden i ying s eng hs and a eas o de elopmen , he s a egy
aims o c ea e inno a ion ecosys ems ha help businesses enew hemsel es. Key pilla s include
c oss-sec o al ne wo king e en s, coope a ion be ween companies and esea ch ins i u ions,
s eng hening company clus e s (including mic o-en e p ises), ensu ing up- o-da e educa ion
p o ision, and secu ing skilled labo .
Clima e Road Map 2021-2030
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. The No he n Os obo hnia Clima e Roadmap 2021–2030 ou lines
a pa h owa d ca bon neu ali y o he egion. I ocuses on hemes like sma bioeconomy, ene gy
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e iciency, low-emission anspo , and sus ainable land use, aiming o a ca bon-neu al No he n
Os obo hnia by 2030.
Inno a ion and Skills in Finland 2021–2027 p og amme
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. The Inno a ion and Skills in Finland
2021–2027 p og amme suppo s business, ene gy, clima e, inno a ion, educa ion, and employmen
policies. I includes measu es unded by he Eu opean Regional De elopmen Fund (ERDF), he
Eu opean Social Fund Plus (ESF+), and he Jus T ansi ion Fund (JTF).
Municipal S a egies
Ala ieska municipali y s a egy. The municipali y's mission is o be a mode n, child- iendly and
en ep eneu - iendly municipali y wi h good local se ices. The aim is o e e y esiden o eel well
and sa is ied wi h li e. The key p io i ies o he s a egy a e: 1. Residen com o and well-being, 2.
Local se ices, 3. En ep eneu ship and business, 4. B anding.
Kalajoki municipali y s a egy. Kalajoki's municipal s a egy aims o ans o m he a ea in o a
ib an ci y by enhancing he quali y o li e o esiden s and a ac ing in es men s and ou ism. The
ou ocus poin s a e: (i) In es men enable : Kalajoki will in es in he u u e, expand he ac i i ies
o he Po Business Pa k and de elop new lea ning en i onmen s; (ii) A suppo e o e e yday li e
and g ow h: he ci y will p o ide quali y se ices o amilies, he elde ly and en ep eneu s, and
de elop educa ional oppo uni ies; (iii) Quali y o li e and housing: zoning and housing policies
suppo he a ac i eness o he ci y and sus ainable de elopmen ; and (i ) Clima e leade ship:
Kalajoki is commi ed o clima e- iendly solu ions and p omo es he use o enewable ene gy
Ni ala municipali y s a egy. The Ni ala ci y s a egy ocuses on enhancing he quali y o li e o
i s esiden s, os e ing local businesses, and p omo ing sus ainabili y. Key p io i ies include
de eloping comp ehensi e se ices o all age g oups, suppo ing en ep eneu ship h ough
in as uc u e and inancial guidance, and emphasizing cul u al and ec ea ional oppo uni ies. The
s a egy also highligh s he impo ance o digi al se ices, en i onmen al esponsibili y, and ac i e
communi y engagemen o ensu e he ci y's g ow h and esilience.
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3.4 PILOT 4: EAST HERZEGOVINA
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3.4.1 Sho Pilo O e iew
PRESENTATION
 Loca ion: Sou heas pa in Bosnia and He zego ina.
 Geog aphy: Ru al egion wi h wo geomo phological uni s, high moun ain and low
Medi e anean He zego ina.
 Clima e: Medi e anean wi h long ho summe s and sho win e s and con inen al wi h ho
summe s and cold win e s.
 Tou ism and Ac i i ies: Rich in his o ical and cul u al si es, including medie al
monas e ies, Illy ian, Roman, O oman and Aus o-Hunga ian a chi ec u e. Ou doo
ac i i ies include hiking and explo ing na u al pa ks.
 Economy: Ag icul u e ( ineya ds, po a o, ce eals), li es ock, and inc easingly ou ism.
 Cul u e: Di e se cul u al he i age in luenced by Illy ian, Roman, O oman, Aus o-
Hunga ian, and Sla ic adi ions.
CHALLENGES ADDRESSED
 Depopula ion o he egion o Eas He zego ina. The egion o Eas He zego ina aces
signi ican depopula ion, wi h many esiden s mig a ing o u ban a eas o ab oad in sea ch o
be e economic oppo uni ies, leading o a decline in he local wo k o ce and communi y
i ali y.
 Lack o isibili y o he cul u al, na u al and gas onomic he i age o u al Eas
He zego ina. E o s a e needed o enhance he isibili y o Eas He zego ina's ich cul u al,
na u al, and gas onomic he i age, which emains unde app ecia ed and unde -p omo ed,
limi ing i s po en ial o a ac ou is s and p ese e local adi ions.
 Need o inc eased sus ainable ou ism de elopmen . Ru al Eas He zego ina has o
success ully es ablish i sel as a dis inc i e b and in he ou is ma ke , a ac ing isi o s wi h
i s unique blend o his o ical si es, scenic landscapes, and adi ional cuisine, he eby os e ing
sus ainable local de elopmen .
TARGET
SECTORS
KEY TARGET
GROUPS
KEY
OBJECTIVE
 Cul u al,
na u al and
gas onomic
he i age
 Tou ism
 Ag icul u e
 P oduce s o local
p oduc s
 Ru al women and
young people
 Local ou is
o ganisa ions
 To inc ease isibili y o he cul u al, na u al and
gas onomic he i age o u al Eas He zego ina
 To a ac a g ea e numbe o isi o s in he a ea
 To inc ease sales and highe income om local
p oduc s
 To de elop and p omo e comp ehensi e ou ism
packages ha highligh he unique cul u al,
his o ical, na u al, and gas onomic a ac ions o
Eas He zego ina, enhancing isi o expe iences
h ough imp o ed in as uc u e, au hen ic local
engagemen s, and e ec i e ma ke ing s a egies
a ge ing bo h domes ic and in e na ional ou is s
wi h inc eased collabo a ion be ween local
s akeholde s.
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3.4.2 Pilo Summa y
Bosnia and He zego ina comp ises 4 ie s o go e nance, a he S a e, En i y, Can on and municipal
le els. Bosnia and He zego ina shall consis o wo En i ies: he Republika S pska and he
Fede a ion o Bosnia and He zego ina (Fede acija Bosna i He cego ina – he eina e FBiH) and he
B cko Dis ic . The Republika S pska is a unique and indi isible cons i u ional and legal en i y
comp ising one le el o local sel -go e nmen wi h 57 Municipali ies. (Sou ce: Eu opean Commi ee
o he egions)
Eas He zego ina is a mic o- egion in he sou heas e n pa o Bosnia and He zego ina wi h he ci y
o T ebinje a he cen e o he egion, and wi h municipali ies such as Be ko ići, Bileća, Gacko,
Is očni Mos a , Kalino ik, Ljubinje, and Ne esinje. Geog aphically and clima ically, he e a e wo
elie uni s: low He zego ina, cha ac e ised by al i udes below 500 me e s, and high He zego ina,
whe e al i udes exceed 500 me e s. Low He zego ina has a Medi e anean clima e wi h ho
summe s and mild win e s, while high He zego ina is p edominan ly moun ainous wi h sho ho
summe s and long cold win e s. The biodi e si y o He zego ina is abundan wi h nume ous endemic
plan and animal species. Eas He zego ina is he leas popula ed egion in Bosnia and He zego ina.
The popula ion densi y o Eas He zego ina was 14,44 inhabi an s pe km².
Main economic sec o s in Eas He zego ina a e ag icul u e, animal b eeding and elec ici y
p oduc ion. This end o dec easing popula ion has ne e s opped, i has e en wo sened and has
eached a poin whe e we can alk abou an exodus. Highly educa ed people a e lea ing he egion,
as well as he younge popula ion, which dis up ed he age s uc u e and led o depopula ion, i s in
u al a eas, and hen in he en i e egion. Road in as uc u e is e y poo , as well as ou is in a and
sup as uc u e.
Despi e he depopula ion, and hanks o i s geog aphical loca ion, he p oximi y o amous ou is
des ina ions o Dub o nik in C oa ia, He ceg No i in Mon eneg o and Mos a in Bosnia and
He zego ina, he in e es o ou is s in Eas He zego ina has been g owing yea by yea . Eas
He zego ina, wi h i s cen e T ebinje, quickly became a popula cul u al ou ism des ina ion and
emained so e en du ing he Co id pandemic. Howe e , ou side T ebinje ci y, he e is a u al egion
wi h se en small municipali ies, all o which s ay in he shadow o he cen e. A e isi ing T ebinje,
ou is s s uggle o iden i y u he easons o a longe s ay. Howe e , he a ea is home o au hen ic
u al communi ies hos ing inc edible and well-p ese ed unique adi ions ha migh be ans o med
in o unique and non- eplicable u al expe iences wi h he igh suppo and capaci y building. This is
indeed a egion wi h ich ood biodi e si y and a p ese ed adi ion o p oducing a ious unique ood
p oduc s, such as cheese in a sack as he Slow Food P esidio p oduc , which is now on pending
Bosnia and He zego ina's lis o UNESCO in angible cul u al he i age. The egion om a
gas onomic poin o iew is known o i s po a o, honey, wines, ce ain unique a ie ies o legumes
and ce eals. Young people lea ing he coun y in la ge numbe s, and small p oduce s, p ima ily
women, would be he main ac o s o a change. C ea i i y and compe ency in digi al echnologies
would help small p oduce s o be mo e compe i i e and isible.
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Figu e 9 - Pic u es o Eas He zego ina landscape and local p oduc s
(a) Moun ain Velez, Municipali y Ne esinje; (b) S ećci ( ombs ones), Municipali y Ne esinje;
(c) Lake Klinje, Municipali y Gacko; (d) Cheese in a sack, Municipali y Ne esinje
3.4.3 O ganiza ions In ol ed
Pilo O ches a o
Slow Food T ebinje He zego ina
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(SFTH) was o med in 2009 as an in o mal g oup o ci izens, and
since 2021, i has been o icially egis e ed as a legal NGO en i y. SFTH is a membe o Slow Food
In e na ional which is a global o ganisa ion ha aims o p e en he disappea ance o local ood
cul u es and adi ions and in ol es millions o people in o e 160 coun ies. SFTH cu en ly has 50
membe s ha egula ly pa icipa e in nume ous local, egional and in e na ional e en s.
SFTH has implemen ed di e en p ojec s: Vi ual jou ney on he ances o s’ pa hs, Valo isa ion o
legumes and ce eals om T ebinje a ea, Pažin honey - new sou eni on Via Dina ica ail, Cheese
and honey ail o Eas He zego ina, Na u eBosniaandHe zego ina, Day o Cheese and Po a o in
illage B a ač and ongoing p ojec SMART ERA.
Communi y Ac i a o
The Tou is O ganiza ion o he Republic o S pska (TORS) is a public ins i u ion es ablished in 2005
by he go e nmen o he Republic o S pska, p ima ily ocused on p omo ing and de eloping ou ism
in he Republic o S pska, which is an au onomous en i y wi hin Bosnia and He zego ina. I is unde
he supe ision o he Minis y o T ade and Tou ism o he Republic o S pska. TORS aims o
de elop, p ese e, and p o ec ou is alues and de elop ou ism in he Republic o S pska. I ca ied
ou asks: p omo ion and imp o emen o ou ism o in e es , p o ision o ou is in o ma ion and
p opaganda ac i i ies o he Republic o S pska in he coun y and ab oad, o ma ion and
de elopmen o he in o ma ion sys em in ou ism, ealisa ion and coo dina ion o in e na ional
coope a ion in he ield o ou ism.
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3.4.4 Mo i a ions and Key Expec ed Ou comes
Con ex
The a ea o u al Eas He zego ina, acco ding o his o ical da a, has been inhabi ed since he ime
o he Illy ians (300-50 B.C.). Th oughou he ages, Eas He zego ina was pa o he Roman Empi e,
he O oman Empi e and he Aus o-Hunga ian Mona chy which made i a egion wi h an eno mous
cul u al and his o ical he i age. Since he egion s e ches om high moun ainous He zego ina, wi h
he high moun ains o Velež, C anj and Zelengo a, o low He zego ina wi h a Medi e anean
clima e, he i e s T ebišnjica, Zalomka and Mušnica, and ields such as Ne esinjsko, Ga ačko and
Popo o polje, pa icula ly ich in he numbe o sunny days and limes one, ha makes i a e y
a ac i e ou is egion. The ag icul u e o Uppe He zego ina is based on animal husband y, he
p oduc ion o po a oes and ce eals, while in Lowe He zego ina i icul u e and he p oduc ion o
ege ables and Medi e anean c ops a e mo e p e alen . The mos amous p oduc s o Eas
He zego ina a e cheese in a sack, Ne esinje po a o, honey, poljak beans, d ied mu on, d ied igs,
ce eals and o he ege ables and wine. The mos amous e en s in he u al a eas o he egion a e
he Moun ain Bike Race “Za si ac si a” in he illage Žako o nea T ebinje, a ailable no only o
p o essional cyclis s bu o all who a e willing o pa icipa e (especially young people who a e
encou aged o pa icipa e), he main p ize is he homemade d ied cheese, and he Ne esinje
Olympics, made up o knigh ly disciplines, which las s o 150 yea s. In he egion he e is one o 17
he mos beau i ul illages o Bosnia and He zego ina ( ecei ed he s a us h ough he
implemen a ion o he USAID Tou ism p ojec ). Eas He zego ina is an a ea pa icula ly a ec ed by
he emig a ion o young people. The lack o p ospec s o young people, such as he impossibili y o
inding a job in he egion a e g adua ing om college, he poo choice o s udy p og ams in Bosnia
and He zego ina and cheape s udies in Se bia, o example, con ibu e o displacemen . They
eluc an ly (almos ne e ) decide o s ay in he coun yside. The municipali ies o Ne esinje, Gacko,
Kalino ik, Bileća and he ci y o T ebinje ha e local ou is o ganisa ions. Eas He zego ina has poo
oad in as uc u e, poo ou is ic in a and sup a s uc u e, small land pa cels (in a e age 2ha pe
u al household), local adminis a ions don’ pay enough a en ion o he p o ec ion o cul u al
he i age in illages, he e is no enough public awa eness o he possibili ies ha u al ou ism o e s.
Public anspo a ion is almos non-exis en , he e a e no local clinics, and no shops in he illages.
The elde ly popula ion is isola ed in e e y sense.
Cu en si ua ion
Despi e he ich cul u al-his o ical, na u al and gas onomic he i age o he egion, u al ou ism is in
i s in ancy. In he en i e egion, he e a e only six egis e ed households ha p o ide u al ou ism
se ices, wi h ano he 15 households ha a e also in ol ed in u al ou ism. The implemen a ion o
he Eas He zego ina Cheese and Honey T ail p ojec con ibu ed de elop u al ou ism in he
egion, wi h eigh cheese and eigh honey p oducing households ha ecei ed ini ial equipmen and
knowledge o wo king wi h gues s o p o ide u al ou ism se ices and ac i i ies. Th ough his
p ojec , an in o mal g oup o i e young a is s and pho og aphe s was o med o c ea e a map o
Ru al Eas e n He zego ina, design isuals o he T ail and p oduce labels o he p oduc s o e ed
on he ail. Local ou is o ganisa ions a e ac i e in he p omo ion o he en i e ou is o e o he
municipali y whe e hey ope a e, bu hey a e no specialised in he p omo ion and anima ion o
esiden s o engage in u al ou ism. Also, hey a e insu icien ly ac i e in p omo ing local p oduc s
and o ganising e en s dedica ed o hei gas onomic special ies. The e is only one s o e in he ci y
o T ebinje, He zego inian house, ha sells local p oduc s om Eas He zego ina. In he egion,
he e a e a couple o moun ainee ing associa ions, se e al hun ing and ishing associa ions and a
couple o associa ions ha p omo e local p oduc s such as he Associa ion o Ne esinjski po a o
p oduce s, he Associa ion o b eede s o Ga ački ca le and he associa ion o women om Gacko
who p oduce kaymak (dai y p oduc ). The e a e no ac i i ies in he illages (excep he Ne esinje
Olympics and he MTB ace “Za si ac si a” in he illage Žako o in T ebinje) o e en s ha would in
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some way gi e impo ance o he inhabi an s o he illages. One o he i s e en s o his kind is an
e en o ganised by he pa ne s in his p ojec , Cheese and Po a o Day in he illage o B a ač.
Limi s o o e come
Since he beginning o he p ojec SMART ERA, ha e been conduc ed su eys o consume s and
buye s o local p oduc s om Eas He zego ina, collec ed opinions o ins i u ions om all le els o
go e nmen in Bosnia and He zego ina on he possibili ies o u al ou ism de elopmen , conduc ed
esea ch among local ac o s such as local ou is o ganisa ions, p oduce associa ions and o he
local g oups, on he basis o which we iden i ied p oblems and collec ed hei iews on how o sol e
hem. To iden i y p oblems and he possibili y o inding po en ial solu ions, we also used o icial
s a egic documen s a he BiH and Republic o S pska le el, such as Ag icul u e and Tou ism
De elopmen S a egies, as well as scien i ic and p o essional wo ks and s a is ical da a. Among he
iden i ied sho comings ha a e lis ed in he SWOT analysis (see sec ion 4.3.4), he pilo aims o
ackle he ollowing ones:
 To aise awa eness a he local le el abou he possibili ies o e ed by u al ou ism in Eas
He zego ina and encou age he popula ion o u al a eas o engage in u al ou ism.
 To con ibu e o he p ese a ion o he cul u al, his o ical, na u al and gas onomic
he i age o he u al a eas o Eas He zego ina and make p og ess in shi ing esou ces
om he s a e o po en ial o he s a e o ou is p oduc which can gene a e addi ional income
o he u al popula ion.
 To mo i a e and engage young people in o c ea i e wo k s a ing om he exis ing you h
g oup wi hin Slow Food T ebinje He zego ina ha will se e as a good example o o he
you h in he egion o see ha h ough p omo ion, all egions can c ea e hei own business,
which would con ibu e o slowing down/s opping depopula ion o egion Eas He zego ina.
 To imp o e he isibili y o u al Eas He zego ina in digi al media, p ima ily h ough he
imp o emen o he al eady exis ing map o Ru al Eas He zego ina and h oughou Sma
Inno a i e Packages help p oduce s o local p oduc s o excellence o each inal consume
a ac ing hem o come in Eas He zego ina like a ou is and buy p oduc s di ec ly om
p oduce s.
 To mo i a e local ou is o ganisa ions o pay special a en ion o he p omo ion o u al
Eas e n He zego ina and i s he i age.
Fu u e desi ed scena io(s)
Desi ed scena io ha would like o be achie ed by implemen ing his p ojec in Eas He zego ina
would look like his:
 Inc eased isibili y o na u al, cul u al-his o ic and gas onomic he i age o u al Eas
He zego ina
 Inc eased numbe o isi o s in u al Eas He zego ina
 Inc eased leng h o s ay in u al households p o iding accommoda ion
 Inc eased numbe o u al households engaged in u al ou ism
 Inc eased awa eness o local communi y o necessi y o p ese e, eno a e and u he
in es iga e cul u al-his o ical he i age in u al a eas in Eas He zego ina
 Legends, my hs and local know how p ese ed and ans e ed o young gene a ion
 Young ones mo i a ed o employ hey c ea i e knowledge o he de elopmen o u al a eas
in Eas He zego ina
 Local ou is o ganisa ions ha e gi en special impo ance o he o e o he u al he i age o
he Eas He zego ina egion
 imp o ed ou is in as uc u e (exis ence o in o ma ion cen es o ou is s, camping a eas,
ained local guides, ma ked walking and cycling pa hs, ou is signs leading o u al
households...)
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 An imp o ed exis ing map on he si e Slow Food He zego ina T ebinje
 Easie sales o local p oduc s h ough digi al channels
 Inc eased awa eness a he local le el abou he impo ance o na u e conse a ion
 Ru al Eas He zego ina become b anded ou is des ina ion
Value p oposi ion and expec ed impac s
P ojec implemen a ion in e ms o economic and social bene i s in u al Eas He zego ina will
con ibu e in he ollowing way:
 By in ol ing a la ge numbe o u al households in u al ou ism, addi ional income will be
gene a ed o u al households and hus hei ulne abili y in he economic sense will be
educed;
 Web pla o m o he Slow Food can signi ican ly enhance he isibili y and a ac i eness o
u al He zego ina as a unique and desi able ou is des ina ion (P o iding in e ac i e maps
and sugges ed i ine a ies ha guide ou is s h ough key cul u al, his o ical, and na u al si es
in u al He zego ina, in eg a ing culina y s ops and local expe iences, ea u ing s o ies,
es imonials, and p o iles o local a me s, che s, and a isans o c ea e a pe sonal connec ion
wi h he egion and i s people, o e ing ools o ou is s o book a m s ays, culina y ou s,
wo kshops, and o he expe iences di ec ly h ough he pla o m, acili a ing o ums o social
media in eg a ion whe e ou is s can sha e hei expe iences, ask ques ions, and engage
wi h he local communi y, highligh ing collabo a ions wi h local businesses, ou ism boa ds,
and cul u al o ganisa ions o o e comp ehensi e and au hen ic ou is expe iences.)
 The a i al o a la ge numbe o isi o s will o ce local au ho i ies o in es mo e in oad and
ou is in as uc u e and he p ese a ion o cul u al, his o ical and na u al he i age
 By in ol ing young people in c ea i e jobs, i will con ibu e o educing hei desi e o lea e
Eas He zego ina
 Ga he ing and passing on local knowledge will make he elde ly eel less isola ed
 I sales channels a e imp o ed, esiden s o u al a eas will p oduce mo e p oduc s and hus
gene a e mo e income o hei amilies
 Local ou ism o ganisa ions will ealise ha he possibili ies o gene a ing income om
ou ism in u al a eas a e possible, so hey will pay special a en ion o he c ea ion o
i ine a ies o u al a eas
 Image o en i e egion Eas He zego ina will be imp o ed
3.4.5 Socioeconomic and Demog aphic Da a
Te i o y and popula ion
All he ollowing da a a e o icial s a is ics om 2023 and 2022 open da a sou ce o he Republic o
S pska Ins i u e o S a is ics and Agency o S a is ics o Bosnia and He zego ina.
As p e iously men ioned, he egion o Eas He zego ina consis s o he ci y o T ebinje and
municipali ies: Ne esinje, Gacko, Bileca, Eas Mos a , Ljubinje, Kalino ik and Be ko ici. Wi h a
popula ion o 67.664 inhabi an s o a su ace o 4434.94km2, esul ing in a spa se popula ion
densi y (15 hab/km2). The local popula ion is dis ibu ed among hese a eas: he ci y o T ebinje
(41% o local popula ion), Ne esinje (18,5%), Bileca (15,6%) and all he o he s (24,9%).
The a e age age o he popula ion is 43,84 yea s, a bi highe han he s a e a e age (41,80 yea s),
and he age dis ibu ion is:
 [0-19]: 21%
 [19-64]: 60%
 [>64]: 19%
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I should be no ed ha he mo ali y a e exceeds he bi h a e, causing a demog aphic nega i e
g ow h. The gende dis ibu ion is ai ly balanced wi h 50,5% emale and 49,5% male.
Economy
Gi en ha he e a e no dissag ega ed da a on he g oss domes ic income by municipali ies/ci ies in
he Republic o S pska, he only a ailable da a a e a highe le el:
 Fo he Republic o S pska (da a om 2022), GDP is 12,975.00 KM o 6,634 EUR pe capi a.
 Fo Bosnia and He zego ina (da a om 2022), GDP is 12,656.00 KM o 6,471 EUR pe
capi a. (sou ce: www.i b s.ne )
Pilo speci ic: ou ism and ag icul u e
Tou ism (sou ce: 2023 and 2022 da a om he open da a sou ce o he Republic o S pska Ins i u e
o S a is ics, Minis y o ade and ou ism o Republic o S pska):
 53 ou ism es ablishmen s (ho els, apa ho el, ood and be e age…), accoun ing o 2925
beds, dis ibu ed be ween T ebinje (43 accommoda ions), Ne esinje (2), Bileca (4), Eas
Mos a (1), Ljubinje (1), Kalino ik ana Be ko ici (0), Gacko (2).
 247 houses o icially lis ed as aca ion en al ( ou is housing), accoun ing o 724 beds.
 2 a el agencies
 2 en -a-ca companies
 35 licenced ou guides
The e is s a is ical da a o each o hese municipali ies in he Eas e n He zego ina egion (numbe
o beds, o e nigh s, ou is ax income, employees in ou ism…).
Ag icul u e (sou ce: 2022 da a om he Republic o S pska Ins i u e o s a is ics and Labou Fo ce
Su ey om 2022)
 54 housand pe sons employed in ag icul u e in Republika S pska.
 The numbe o pe sons employed in ag icul u e accoun s o 13.3% o he o al numbe o
employed pe sons.
 Numbe o business en i ies in he ag icul u e sec o in Eas e n He zego ina municipali ies
is 107.
 The gende dis ibu ion is signi ican ly unbalanced in his sec o , o he o al 830 pe sons
employed in ag icul u e, he e a e only 191 women ( 77% o men, o 23% women).
Mobili y: he e is no open da a abou mobili y o Eas He zego ina. Some gene ic da a is a ailable
om some s akeholde s (e.g., bus ope a o s, Municipali y), bu no da a is cu en ly sha ed, collec ed
and in eg a ed.
De ailed able a ailable in Annex D5.
3.4.6 Da a A ailable
As he pilo o Eas He zego ina will ocus on inc easing isibili y o gas onomic, na u al and cul u al
he i age o Eas He zego ina wi h he aim o a ac a g ea e numbe o isi o s in he inne e i o y
which will con ibu e o easie selling o local p oduc s, needed da a a e ela ed o ag icul u e and
ou ism. In addi ion o open s a is ical da a sou ces, such as he s a e and egional ins i u es o
s a is ics, he ollowing ypes o da a ha e been iden i ied:
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Figu e 10 - Pic u es o Šma je-Padna landscape
(a) Padna illage wi h Šma je in he backg ound; (b) View o Padna illage
3.5.3 O ganiza ions In ol ed
Pilo O ches a o
Uni e si y o Ljubljana (UL) is a public highe educa ion and esea ch ins i u ion, ounded in 1919. I
has mo e han 38,000 s uden s and employs mo e han 6,000 uni e si y eache s, esea che s,
assis an p o esso s and p o essional and adminis a i e s a a 23 acul ies and h ee a s
academies. The Uni e si y o Ljubljana is enowned o i s high-quali y social sciences, na u al
sciences, humani ies and echnical s udy p og ammes, which a e p epa ed in acco dance wi h he
Bologna guidelines. Decla a ion. Uni e si y esea che s and esea ch g oups a e engaged in
scien i ic esea ch and hei esea ch and schola ly ac i i ies a e cha ac e ized by cu ing-edge
p ojec s in he a s, sciences and echnology a home and ab oad a ound he wo ld.
Labo a o y o Telecommunica ions o he Uni e si y o Ljubljana has immense expe ise in
p o essional educa ion a he ICT, CISCO ne wo k solu ions, Apple p oduc s and mobile applica ion
de elopmen on pla o ms And oid and iOS. They deli e o - he-shel aining, cus omized p og ams
and ICT skills ha moniza ion p ojec s wi hin o ganiza ions, g oups and o he s akeholde s. They also
un he CISCO Ne wo king Academy and ope a e as an Apple Regional T aining Cen e. In addi ion,
hey a e expe s in mul imedia lea ning and knowledge managemen o o ganiza ions h ough he
E-CHO+ pla o m, whe e e-con en p oduc ion, es ing use s and employees, managemen h ough
e-lea ning and ideo mul imedia p oduc s. A signi ican pa o he g oup is in ol ed in esea ch and
de elopmen o concep s and new digi al p oduc s and se ices o u al de elopmen . In his
manne , alongside wi h a b oad expe ience in wo king in u al a eas, Labo a o y o
Telecommunica ions o he Uni e si y o Ljubljana will be able o o ches a e suppo in u he pilo
de elopmen .
Communi y Ac i a o
S edišče Ro unda, Kope , so.p. (ROTUNDA) is a non-go e nmen al, non-p o i , non-poli ical
o ganiza ion, o e ing a ious ac i i ies in he ield o non- o mal educa ion and ac i e ci izenship o
20 yea s. I also has a s a us o social en e p ise. F om he e y beginning he o ganiza ion has been
wo king as a p omo e in he ield o li elong lea ning, in o ma ion and counseling. I s main ac i i ies
a e: (i) p omo ing c ea i i y, inno a ion, en ep eneu ship among you h, and encou aging he
empowe men and pa icipa ion o you h in he p ocesses and decisions ha a ec hei li es; (ii)
ac i i ies as he leading pa ne o wo Local Ac ion G oup (LAG Zelena Is a, FLAG Fe al), a public-
p i a e pa ne ship unded om h ee EU unds ( he wo pa ne ships cu en ly ha e 150 membe s,

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o which 54 a e o ganiza ions ha a e p edominan ly sus ainable o ganiza ions); (iii) s eng hening
he ole o NGO’s and Social en e p ises wi hin he egion wi h nume ous ac i i ies. Conduc ing
p o essional mee ings and p esen a ions o a ious indus ies, as well as o ganizing a ious e en s,
o e ing echnical and so wa e suppo and connec ing wi h he Gymnasium Kope and Uni e si y
o P imo ska.
Ro unda is specialized in quali y and p ac ical skills cou ses, esea ch and lec u es which a e sui ed
o you h and he gene al popula ion.
3.5.4 Mo i a ions and Key Expec ed Ou comes
Con ex
Changes in social s uc u e wi hin he pilo due o exodus in he middle o he 20 h cen u y. Following
a massi e a mland abandonmen , he popula ion o he a ea weakened. Only in he las 25 yea s,
he u al li es yle has become a ac i e again, hence young amilies decide o emain in he u al
a ea. On he o he hand, he communi ies a e expe iencing p ocesses o immig a ion o
communi ies’ neighbou ing a eas. All o hese p ocesses p esen a ious challenges, in pa icula
he need o enew exis ing communi y’s se ices which a e no mee ing he demands o he g owing
popula ion and a he same ime, missing he needs o he elde ly. As esea ch shows ha
digi aliza ion can help u al a eas o o e come such challenges in u al a eas (S ojano a e al.,
2022), bo h pilo ’s communi ies ha e s a ed collabo a ing wi h di e en ini ia i es connec ed wi h
digi aliza ion, o example in a p ojec o Sma Villages.
Cu en si ua ion
Acco ding o he da a o he Sus ainable U ban S a egy o he Ci y o Kope 2030 (2020), he
in as uc u e in he a ea is sa is ac o y and he si ua ion in he coun yside has no iceably imp o ed
in ecen yea s. Howe e , he coun yside (compa ed o he coas al pa ) is s ill disad an aged,
especially in e ms o public anspo , communal acili ies (was ewa e managemen ), se ices o
he popula ion (heal h, social ca e, educa ion, e c.). Cu en ly, he pilo is ocusing on sus ainable
public anspo , which would be ailo ed o di e en age g oups, alongside wi h hei speci ic
cha ac e is ics. Howe e , he de eloped solu ion, which will ollow h ee le els o he so-called SIP
(sma inno a ion package), i.e. echnological, non- echnological and p o ision o business models,
accompanied wi h policies, will ake in o accoun dis inc i e socioeconomic and demog aphic da a
cha ac e is ics o bo h pilo s. Bo h communi ies ha e exp essed he need o connec he sma
dimension o mobili y o u al (sus ainable) ou ism and ci cula economy and sus ainable li es yles.
Bo h communi ies ha e expe ience in connec ing di e en le els o he SIP, o ins ance, du ing
COVID-19, Šma je, oge he wi h Uni e si y o Ljubljana, de eloped a business model o i ual u al
ou ism wi hin he u al digi al inno a ion hub, Di ina wine hub (C a e al., 2024). On he o he hand,
Padna is ocused on cycling ou ism and has es ablished elec ic bike en al.
Limi s o o e come
E en hough bo h pilo ’s communi ies ha e expe ience in coope a ing wi h di e en Eu opean
p ojec s, mo e in ol emen o he local popula ion in g een and sus ainable sha ed ac i i ies, such
as he ci cula economy, en i onmen al educa ion, sus ainable, and sma anspo . Fo his o
achie e, UL and Ro unda will wo k on c ea ing us o he local popula ion, by in oducing quali a i e
me hods, in pa icula , SEROI+, which, due o i s open inno a ion p inciple, encou ages co-c ea ion
and unde sco es he sen imen o he popula ion ha i s oice ma e s. Due o a gap be ween he
le el o municipali ies and some o he s akeholde s, ega ding hei coope a ion, UL and Ro unda
will ac i ely wo k on connec ing sec o s o anspo , ag icul u e and ci cula economy, ou ism,
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oge he wi h sus ainable li es yles. In e ms o knowledge on al eady exis ing good p ac ices (digi al
solu ions, business and policy models), he pa ne ship be ween UL and Ro unda will aspi e o
p esen wha wo ks ia wo kshops p esen a ions. Las bu no leas , he pilo will need o o e come
he limi s o non-uni o m da a se s, aspi ing o c ea e an inno a i e communi y-based da a app oach
o u al digi al ecosys ems (T ila e al., 2023). Following he analysis, conduc ed ia Te i o ial digi al
assessmen ool ( ep esen a i es o bo h communi ies, And ej Med ed and Denis Goja conduc ed
he su ey), bo h pilo ’s communi ies could do be e in dimensions o “open da a” (see Annexes E1
and E2).
Fu u e desi ed scena io(s)
The pilo aims o engage he main local s akeholde s o wo k and coope a e on ICT ools o he
pu poses o de elopmen o he mobili y applica ion o in e gene a ional use and ag i-en i onmen al
and consul ing se ices o suppo local in es men s in u al a eas. The lack o ac i e coope a ion
be ween local s akeholde s can be cha ac e ised as one o he main inhibi ing ac o s o sus ainable
u al de elopmen (Me lja & Podmenik, 2021), so i is expec ed and abo e all, desi ed, ha his will
enable inc ease in us be ween local s akeholde s, new job oppo uni ies and gene a e addi ional
e enue o aising he local quali y o li e wi h ega d o he mos ulne able g oups o people.
Value p oposi ion and expec ed impac s
The alue p oposi ion o he pilo elies in he de elopmen o a sus ainable and unc ioning se ice,
which will be co-c ea ed in in ense collabo a ion wi h he local popula ion, and which will igge :
 Enhanced Connec i i y (a) Reduced Isola ion: Imp o ed anspo a ion op ions educe he
isola ion o u al communi ies, connec ing bo h communi ies be e o u ban cen e s (elde ly
and eenage s), heal hca e, educa ion (in pa icula child en o ex a school cu iculum
ac i i ies), and employmen oppo uni ies b) In e connec ed Ne wo ks: In eg a ion o a ious
anspo a ion modes (buses, ide-sha ing, cycling, e c.) in o a seamless ne wo k;
 Inc eased E iciency and Reliabili y (a) Op imized Rou es: Use o eal- ime da a o
op imize ou es and schedules, minimizing wai imes and maximizing co e age; b) P edic i e
Main enance: IoT and da a analy ics can p edic ehicle main enance needs, educing
down ime and imp o ing eliabili y.
 Cos -E ec i eness (Sha ed Resou ces: Ride-sha ing and ca pooling educe indi idual
cos s and o e all demand o p i a e ehicles.
 En i onmen al Sus ainabili y (a) Reduced Emissions: e.g. op imizing ou es o educe uel
consump ion; b) P omo ion o G een T anspo : Encou aging cycling and walking h ough
be e in as uc u e and in eg a ion wi h o he modes o anspo .
 Imp o ed Quali y o Li e (a) Accessibili y: Be e anspo a ion access o essen ial se ices
like heal hca e, educa ion, and shopping, imp o ing he o e all quali y o li e o u al
esiden s. b) Inclusi e mobili y: Ensu ing anspo a ion op ions a e accessible o all,
including he elde ly and disabled.
 Economic De elopmen (a) Job C ea ion: Di ec and indi ec job c ea ion h ough he
de elopmen , main enance, and ope a ion o he pla o m. b) Local Business Suppo :
Imp o ed anspo can boos local businesses by inc easing oo a ic and accessibili y and
manage ou ism, especially wi hin he Šma je communi y;
In ega d o expec ed impac s, he pilo ’s esul s a e expec ed o p oduce he ollowing ne wo k o
impac s:
 Social impac (a) Communi y In eg a ion: S onge connec ions wi hin and be ween
communi ies, os e ing a g ea e sense o inclusion and social cohesion; b) Heal h and
Sa e y: Be e access o heal hca e acili ies and educed acciden a es due o sa e , mo e
eliable anspo op ions.
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 Economic impac (P oduc i i y Gains: Reduced a el ime and be e access o jobs and
ma ke s can boos p oduc i i y and economic ac i i y.
 En i onmen al impac (a) Lowe Ca bon Foo p in : Reduced eliance on pe sonal ehicles
and inc eased use o sha ed and public anspo op ions lead o lowe emissions b)
Sus ainable P ac ices: Encou agemen o mo e sus ainable li ing p ac ices h ough
accessible g een anspo a ion op ions ia ci cula mobili y, p omo ing en i onmen
educa ion ( esul s o he ques ionnai e on he s a us o en i onmen al educa ion, Annexes
5).
 Technological impac (a) Inno a ion and da a u iliza ion: Encou ages he adop ion o new
echnologies and be e u iliza ion o da a o enhance se ice deli e y; b) in as uc u e
de elopmen : e.g. digi al ne wo ks
 Policy and go e nance impac , esul ing in s ipula ion o policy ins umen s and acili a ing
public-p i a e Pa ne ships o encou age collabo a ion be ween public en i ies and p i a e
companies, leading o inno a i e and e ec i e solu ions.
3.5.5 Socioeconomic and Demog aphic Da a
Te i o y and popula ion
Šma je, is an impo an illage in he Municipali y o Kope in he Li o al egion o Slo enian Is ia.
The illage a ea co e s he su ace o app oxima ely 7 km2. I is si ua ed igh in be ween he coas al
u banised ci ies and he u al a ea o Slo enian Is ia. All da a a e o icial s a is ics om 2023,
ob ained om he S a is ical O ice o Slo enia (h ps://pxweb.s a .si/SiS a /en).
Popula ion size is 915 inhabi an s wi h popula ion densi y o 283 hab/km2. The a e age popula ion
age is 44,5 yea s, wi h he dis ibu ion as ollows:
 [0-15]: 16,5%
 [15-65]: 61,5%
 [>64]: 22%
The gende dis ibu ion is balanced, wi h 49,18% emales and 50,82% males.
Popula ion on a municipali y le el (Municipali y o Kope ) is in sligh decline, wi h he a e o na u al
popula ion inc ease being -2,2.
Village Padna is loca ed in he u al a ea o Coas al Region o Slo enia in he Municipali y o Pi an
and is si ua ed on he end o he idge, wi h s eep slopes o e aces. The illage a ea co e s he
su ace o 2,91 km2 and has a popula ion o 188 esiden s. Popula ion densi y is 64,8 hab/km2 and
he a e age popula ion age is 47, wi h he ollowing dis ibu ion:
 [0-15]: 8,5%
 [15-65]: 64,4%
 [>64]: 27,1%
In Padna, he gende dis ibu ion is e y balanced, wi h 50% emales and 50% males. The a e o
na u al popula ion inc ease on a municipali y le el (Municipali y o Pi an) is -6,9 indica ing ha
popula ion is in decline.
Economy da a
On he pilo le el he e is no a ailable da a o economy, howe e , i is possible o ge da a on a
municipali y o egional le el. GDP on he egional le el (Coas al-ka s s a is ical egion) was 26.074
€/inhabi an in 2022 (SURS, 2022). Wi hin he wo municipali ies, he e we e 6.893 egis e ed
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companies in o al in he municipali y o Kope and 2.670 in he municipali y o Pi an. Ac oss he
egion, he e we e 3.468 egis e ed companies in he ag icul u al sec o ( a ms).
Pilo speci ic: Mobili y and Tou ism
The da a om he Ci y o Kope 's Sus ainable U ban S a egy 2030 (2020) indica es ha he a ea's
in as uc u e is adequa e and ha hings ha e signi ican ly imp o ed in he coun yside ecen ly.
Howe e , u al a eas s ill ha e disad an ages o e he coas al a ea, pa icula ly when i comes o
public anspo a ion, communal acili ies (like was ewa e managemen ), and public se ices
(including heal h, social ca e, and educa ion). Pilo Šma je-Padna is ocusing on sus ainable public
anspo a ion and de elopmen o mobili y solu ion ha would be cus omized o a ious age g oups
based on hei unique needs.
Da a on mobili y in he pilo egion is a he sca e ed. Wi hin he scope o ac i i ies conduc ed in he
pilo egion, a su ey on en i onmen al educa ion was dissemina ed, add essing, among o he s,
a ailabili y and usage o public anspo a ion. Resul s showed ha he majo i y o inhabi an s do no
use public anspo a ion a all, wi h e y small pe cen ages s a ing hey use i a ely o ha hey use
i egula ly. Pa icipan s emphasized he need o an al e na i e se ice ha unc ions on demand,
a he han based on ime ables, which cu en ly ail o add ess people's needs, esul ing in e y low
usage o exis ing anspo a ion se ices.
Fo illage Padna i was possible o ob ain da a on he numbe o ehicles passing h ough
Municipali y o Pi an, a he en ance o he illage Padna. The da a was cap u ed by he MHP50
p e en i e ada boa d. The analysis made o he pe iod om 05.05.2024, 00:00 o 03.06.2024,
23:59 egis e ed 40.672 measu emen s and eco ded 14.306 anspo s (da a ob ained om he
Municipali y o Pi an).
In he pilo a ea o Padna, i was also possible o ob ain da a om he Tou is in o ma ion cen e o
Padna ega ding he en al o e-bikes (6 e-bikes a e a ailable o en ing). Rega ding ou ism da a,
communi y ac i a o s we e able o ob ain da a on numbe s o isi o s om c uise ships o he pilo
illage Padna. In o al, o e he yea 2023, 60 ships a i ed in Padna, accoun ing o 5.760 isi o s
(sou ce: Tou is agency A lasExp ess Po o ož, 2023).
Fo he pilo egion Šma je, he si ua ion is simila , mobili y, ou ism and o he speci ic da a is
sca e ed and di icul o ob ain, he e o e, a lo o da a o his illage is s ill missing. As s a ed in he
ac ion plan, pilo s a e wo king owa ds es ablishing a close ela ionship and coope a ion wi h bo h
municipali y ep esen a i es and esea ch ins i u ions, which will enable u he access o da a,
especially pilo speci ic.
Socio-Economic and demog aphic da a able (s a is ic da a) can o he wise be ound in Annexes E.
3.5.6 Da a A ailable
Pilo P5 Šma je-Padna will p ima ily ocus on he opic o sma mobili y. O he ela ed opics will
also be add essed such as ci cula economy, u al ou ism and en i onmen al educa ion. Apa om
he S a is ical o ice´s open da a, ollowing sou ces ha e been iden i ied as ele an o he u he
da a collec ing and de elopmen o pilo ac i i ies:
 Tou is boa d Po o ož - Da a (da a collec ion s a ing om 2017) on ou is a i als in
accommoda ion in he illage Padna whe e h ee accommoda ion p o ide s a e ope a ing
wi h a o al o a ound 40 beds.
 A i a Slo enija LLC ( anspo company ope a ing public anspo a ion in he egion) –
Time ables o public anspo : buses depa ing om/a i ing o Šma je and Padna.
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 Municipali y o Kope and Municipali y o Pi an – A ailable da a on cycling ou es in bo h
municipali ies (possibili y o ob ain da a speci ic o pilo a eas) + o he ele an da a ela ed
o mobili y, ci cula i y and ou ism.
 Sma Ag o G ape digi al pla o m o wineg owe s (de eloped wi hin he scope o Sma
Ag o G ape na ional p ojec , whe e UL was a lead pa ne ) – en i onmen al da a collec ed
om ineya ds in he egion h ough senso in as uc u e. Da a can be used as an insigh
in o he Šma je’s ag icul u e a ea o a pa icula winemake .
Table wi h a ailable da a se s can be ound Annexes E.
3.5.7 C oss-Collabo a ion(s)
In he ame o SMART ERA, he pilo will bene i , and i s ac i i ies will be u he enhanced by he
collabo a ion wi h o he p ojec s and ini ia i es, in pa icula due o Uni e si y o Ljubljana’s ac i e
ole in nume ous Eu opean p ojec s:
SMARTCOMMUNITY
16
(In e eg Alpine Space): Due o a cen al ocus o one p ojec ’s dimension
on policy, he p ojec is ele an in e ms o connec ing i o he aspec o policy make s (EUSALP);
he o he aspec is he lea ning po en ial om he good p ac ices om he p ojec ’s pilo . The p ojec
aspi es o ully emb ace he bene i s o digi aliza ion and sma ansi ion in o de o c ea e a
unc ional, ansna ional communi y in he Alps, wi hin he EUSALP AG5 Sma Alps ne wo k. UL is
he p ojec ’s LP.
CODECS
17
(maximising he CO-bene i s o ag icul u al Digi alisa ion h ough conduci e digi al
ECoSys ems, Ho izon) is ocused on “sus ainable digi alisa ion” wi h he goal o imp o ing he
collec i e capaci y o unde s and, assess and o esee he ull ange o bene i s and cos s o a m
digi alisa ion, and o build digi al ecosys ems ha maximize he ne bene i s o digi alisa ion.
Rele ance o he SMART ERA p ojec is o be speci ically ound in he good p ac ice o he li ing
lab app oach and he unde lining impo ance o he quali a i e me hods.
Digi al Ru al
18
(In e eg): This p ojec aims o imp o e policies o Sma Villages and u al digi al
ans o ma ion, wi h UL ac ing as a p ojec ’s policy ad iso . Being he policy ad iso in he p ojec
which will ocus on imp o ing policy ins umen s, ollowing a pa allel double lea ning p ocess: on
one hand, bo om-up app oach o de ine he digi al policy assessmen s; and on he o he hand, a
op-down app oach o implemen hose inno a i e policies lea ned in he in e egional exchange. In
his manne , he ele ance is ha ing he oppo uni y o ge an insigh in o how o make in es men s
mo e e ec i e in o de o accele a e he implemen a ion o he Sma Village concep , and dec ease
he digi al gap wi h u ban a eas.
CODIL
19
(In e eg): UL is ac ing as he p ojec ’s LP. The p ojec aims o imp o e egional inno a ion
policy ins umen s o be e suppo he eme ging dis ibu ed- eam inno a ion model. A syne gy
be ween he bo h p ojec s can be ound in pa icula wo aspec s, i.e. policy dimension and he
impo ance o suppo ing adequa e inno a ion models wi h app op ia e digi al skills.
On he na ional le el, he p ojec Sma Ag o G ape
20
needs o be men ioned. Also un by he UL,
he has de eloped a digi al pla o m o wine g owe s o implemen common en i onmen al
app oaches o educe he en i onmen al impac o ag icul u e, o e ing a ne wo k o nea by
16
h ps://www.alpine-space.eu/p ojec /sma communi y/
17
h ps://www.ho izoncodecs.eu/
18
h ps://www.in e egeu ope.eu/digi al- u al
19
h ps://www.in e egeu ope.eu/codil
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h ps://sma ag og ape.si/

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winemake s. The p ojec ’s echnical solu ion was nomina ed o bes inno a i e solu ion, so-called
UL’s ec o awa d and is an o e all example o how o in oduce digi al solu ions o u al a eas.
Ro unda, he p ojec ’s communi y ac i a o , has lis ed wo p ojec s o po en ial c oss-collabo a ion:
Re i as, which was ocused on s opping he deg ada ion o he Is ian coun yside by p o ec ing he
cul u al he i age and p omo ing in eg a ed de elopmen and ou ism p oduc s and c ea ing a c oss-
bo de ou is des ina ion and p omo ing he sus ainable de elopmen o ou ism in he Is ian
coun yside. The p ojec es ablished a ne wo k o in o cen e s, join c oss-bo de educa ion and
cul u al exchanges, which ensu ed he addi ional de elopmen o human esou ces in he c oss-
bo de a ea and he exchange o expe ience on he de elopmen po en ial o Slo enian and C oa ian
Is ia. The p ojec will enable he low o ou is s om u ban a eas o he coun yside (wi h he help
o he in o cen e in Padna). Wi h an in eg a ed ou is o e , he ou is season will be ex ended,
which will be e lec ed in c oss-bo de economic ac i i y, a e y impo an pa o which is ou ism.
Whe eas he second p ojec , lis ed by Ro unda, is HERA - Sus ainable Managemen o Ad ia ic
He i age Tou ism (IPA ADRIATIC), deals wi h some o he main challenges in he ield o cul u e
and ou ism, ha ing di ec link o he SMART ERA p ojec .
This pilo is unde lining wo o he s akeholde s: U ban ci y cen e s: Cen e Upo abnih P edme o
– CUP due o i s amewo k on he ci cula economy, highligh ing he impo ance and ole o
en i onmen al educa ion and, in pa icula , in insic mo i a ion. The o he s akeholde is
Municipali y o Bale (CRO) due o he pilo ’s c oss-bo de s a us. Municipali y o Bale is enowned
o i s en ep eneu ial expe imen , Mon Pe in. Mon Pe in is a ade associa ion and a company o
he same name, ounded in au umn 2005 by he ci izens o Bale, he municipali y and he “ iends o
Bale”, which includes C oa ian ci izens who do no li e in Bale, bu we e willing o in es capi al in
he p ojec . The municipali y and he local popula ion ha e e ained a majo i y in he owne ship
s uc u e wi h p o i s being in es ed in he communi y, ensu ing a balanced de elopmen o he
municipali y. This is a p ac ice, in e es ing due o unique communi y engagemen and managemen
o de elopmen s a egy.
3.5.8 Regula o y F amewo k
P5’s ac i i ies a e aking place a ou main le els: 1. Local (bo h communi ies); 2. The le el o
municipali ies (in Slo enia he e a e 212 municipali ies, hei ac i i ies a e de ined by he Law on
Municipali ies); 3. Na ional and 4. In e na ional (mainly, ocusing on he EU).
Municipal s a egies
 Local De elopmen S a egy (LDS) LAG Zelena Is a (G een Is ia) 2021-2027 is
ega ded as a key componen , wi h i s ocus on (social) inno a ion, which is pe cei ed as
indispensable in sol ing social and en i onmen al challenges. LDS’s ocus is o he wise on
sus ainable ou ism, ag icul u e and local p o ision, cul u al he i age, en i onmen al
p o ec ion, social and educa ional sec o s and he de elopmen o sma illages. The
s a egy ollows he in en ion o a g een ansi ion and achie ing ca bon neu ali y by 2050,
in acco dance wi h he Eu opean G een Deal and links i sel wi h na ional and egional
s a egies, and ollows he objec i es o he Cha e o Fundamen al Righ s o he Eu opean
Union. I is also coo dina ed wi h he Long- e m ision o EU u al a eas, Slo enian
De elopmen S a egy 2030 and he Regional De elopmen P og am o he Coas al-Ka s
Region o he pe iod 2021‒2027. LDS is suppo ed by unds om he Eu opean Regional
De elopmen Fund (ERDF) and he Eu opean Ag icul u al Fund o Ru al De elopmen
(EAFRD).
 Ci y o Kope 's Sus ainable U ban S a egy 2030 is an in eg a ed sus ainabili y s a egy,
consis ing o de elopmen p og ammes and policies, ocusing on he u ban a ea. Via his
policy ins umen , he municipali y pu sues he objec i e o imp o ing he quali y o u ban
D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 71
space and li e in he ci y, and enhancing cul u e and iden i y. The Kope 2030 Sus ainable
U ban S a egy is also he s a egic basis o he implemen a ion o he Eu opean Union's
u ban policy o he pe iod 2021-2027, as implemen ed in local u ban communi ies.
Na ional s a egies
 Slo enian Ag icul u al policy s a egic plan 2023-2027 knowledge ans e and
in es men in ex ension se ices a e essen ial o p omo e he sus ainable de elopmen o
ag icul u e and o es y o he in eg a ion o new echnologies and p oduc ion p ac ices. I
also aims o main ain iable u al a eas and u al economies by p omo ing employmen in
ag icul u e, he ag i- ood sec o and o he ela ed sec o s. A s ong emphasis is on c ea ing
a suppo i e en i onmen o young a me s and enabling sus ainable business de elopmen
in u al a eas:
 Digi al Inclusion ac : The ac aspi es o educe he digi al di ide and inc ease digi al
inclusion o all ci izens.
 Slo enian sma specializa ion s a egy (S5) is ocusing on he g een ansi ion, which is
unde s ood as "an inno a i e, low-ca bon, digi al and knowledge-based ans o ma ion o he
economy and socie y". This gi es sma specialisa ion a sus ainable cha ac e and is
p omo ed unde he ac onym S5.
In e na ional s a egies
 Eu opean Cohesion policy: Slo enia is di ided in o wo cohesion egions, wi h Cohesion
Region Wes Slo enia (CRWSS) classi ied as a de eloped egion and Cohesion Region Eas
Slo enia (CRES) as a less de eloped egion, which esul s in di e en le els o co- inancing
om he Eu opean Union.
 EUSALP: EUSALP co-c ea es he u u e o Eu ope by ansla ing sec o al policies on a
egional scale, enabling he bes ideas o happen in a sensi i e na u al and mul icul u al
Alpine a ea. By balancing inno a i e solu ions in a heal hy en i onmen , EUSALP is shaping
he u u e oge he . Slo enia holds he P esidency o he EUSALP om Janua y 2024 un il
Decembe 2024. Du ing i s e m, he Slo enian P esidency will ocus on 3 hema ic p io i ies:
ci cula economy, quali y o li e o young people in he Alps, wa e -sma socie y.
 EUSAIR: The EU S a egy o he Ad ia ic-Ionian Region (EUSAIR), which add esses he
common challenges o he egion and s eng hens s akeholde coope a ion o economic,
social and e i o ial cohesion. The EUSAIR s a egy is based on ou hema ic pilla s: blue
g ow h, connec ing he egion ( anspo and ene gy connec i i y), en i onmen al quali y and
sus ainable ou ism. In addi ion o hese, i includes wo c oss-cu ing a eas: 1. Resea ch,
inno a ion and SMEs; 2. Capaci y building, including communica ion.
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3.6 PILOT 6: DEVETAKI PLATEAU
D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 73
3.6.1 Sho Pilo O e iew
PRESENTATION
 Loca ion: Si ua ed in no he n Bulga ia.
 Geog aphy: Ka s pla eau wi h nume ous ca es, ock o ma ions, and wa e alls.
 Clima e: Tempe a e con inen al clima e wi h ho summe s and cold win e s.
 Tou ism and Ac i i ies: Famous o i s ca es, such as he De e ashka Ca e, and na u al
landma ks. Ac i i ies include ca ing, hiking, and wildli e obse a ion.
 Economy: La gely u al wi h ag icul u e, small-scale a ming, and eco- ou ism as main
economic ac i i ies.
 Cul u e: Rich in olklo e, adi ional c a s, and his o ical si es, e lec ing Bulga ia's di e se
cul u al he i age.
CHALLENGES ADDRESSED
 Dec eased quali y o li e in he a ea
 Demog aphic collapse
 Lack o access o adequa e heal hca e and educa ion se ices
 Fewe economic oppo uni ies
TARGET
SECTORS
KEY TARGET
GROUPS
KEY
OBJECTIVE
 Heal hca e
 Was e managemen
 Tou ism
 Public se ices
 Ci izen pa icipa ion
 Local communi ies
(especially elde ly people
and young amilies)
 Fa me s
 small businesses
 Tou is s and isi o s
 Public adminis a ions
 Encou age and mo i a e young
people o li e in he illages
 Imp o e he quali y o li e in u al
a eas, and in pa icula imp o e
access o heal h se ices
 Imp o e he condi ions o
en ep eneu ship and business
de elopmen
 P omo e sus ainable ou ism
de elopmen
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A na ional le el, Bulga ia is a pa o he EU Ru al de elopmen p og am which can be a sou ce
o unding o a pa o he elemen s. Two local ac ion g oups (LAG) ha e been es ablished in he
a ea - LAG Le ni sa - Lo ech, and LAG - Se lie o wi h a ocus on he de elopmen and
imp o emen o he li ing en i onmen in he illages. Howe e , he new P og am pe iod has been
delayed o almos 2 yea s now due o he poli ical si ua ion in Bulga ia, which hinde s a lo o
po en ial ini ia i es in he a ea.

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3.7 PILOTS’ COMPARISON
The compa ison o some basic indica o s highligh s he la ge di e ences be ween he SMART ERA
pilo s. Fo ins ance, in e ms o a ea ackled by he pilo s, he ange goes om educed su ace o a
municipal e i o y (such as P2 and P5), selec ed pilo municipali ies oge he , o ela ed sub- egions
o o he mos ele an a ailable egional le el (P1, P3 and P6) o a whole and la ge egion (such as
P4).
Figu e 12 - Su ace o he SMART ERA pilo s
In e ms o popula ion, wo eali ies can be obse ed: sca cely popula ed egions om one side (such
as P1, P3, P4, and especially P6), and densely popula ed pilo s on he o he side (wi h special
men ion o P2). I is wo h men ioning ha he wo mos dense pilo s (P2 and P5) a e he ones
add essing mobili y issues.
Figu e 13 - Popula ion and popula ion densi y o he SMART ERA pilo s
The demog aphic s a is ics ela ed wi h age a e age and age dis ibu ion, highligh s he ageing
p oblem and loss o young popula ion men ioned by all he pilo s. This is pa icula ly conce ning in
P6 whe e 45% o he popula ion is abo e 65 yea s old.
611.53
42.8
1702.9
4434.94
9.91
330.345
P1 - Vale di Sole
P2 - Sólle
P3 - No he n Os obo hnia
P4 - Eas He zego ina
P5 - Sma je-Padna
P6 - De e aki Pla eau
SURFACE (km2)
15,440
13,454
25,263
67,664
1,103
1936
P1 - Vale di Sole
P2 - Sólle
P3 - No he n Os obo hnia
P4 - Eas Bosnia &…
P5 - Sma je-Padna
P6 - De e aki Pla eau
POPULATION (nb hab)
25.3
315
14.8
15.26
111.3
5.86
P1 - Vale di Sole
P2 - Sólle
P3 - No he n…
P4 - Eas Bosnia &…
P5 - Sma je-Padna
P6 - De e aki Pla eau
DENSITY (hab/km2)
D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 82
Figu e 14 - Age a e age and age dis ibu ion o he SMART ERA pilo s
(*) o P3, age ange is sligh ly di e en , wi h igu es co esponding o [0-14], [15-64] and [+65]
The pe cen age o o eign popula ion o each pilo also e eals clea di e ences wi h h ee pilo s
la gely unde he EU-a e age o o eign na ionals (P1, P3 and P4), one pilo wi hin he EU-a e age
(P1), and wo pilo s clea ly abo e he EU-a e age (P2 and P5). I should be no ed hough, ha o
some o hese pilo s, local da a we e no a ailable, and ha na ional/ egional da a we e aken ins ead
(case o P4 and P6).
Figu e 15 - Pe cen age o o eign popula ion in he SMART ERA pilo s
The analysis o he economic da a, and in pa icula he GDP pe capi a, also highligh s la ge
di e ences be ween pilo s. F om he six pilo s, only wo egions (P1 and P3) a e abo e he EU
a e age (32k€/hab).
Figu e 16 - GDP pe capi a o he SMART ERA pilo s
46.7
44.62
43.7
43.84
45.75
48
P1 - Vale di Sole
P2 - Sólle
P3 - No he n Os obo hnia
P4 - Eas He zego ina
P5 - Sma je-Padna
P6 - De e aki Pla eau
AGE AVERAGE
13
14
19.0
21
12.5
12
70.9
65
55.0
59.9
62.95
43
16.1
21
26.0
19.1
24.55
45
P1 - Vale di Sole
P2 - Sólle
P3 - No he n…
P4 - Eas He zego ina
P5 - Sma je-Padna
P6 - De e aki Pla eau
AGE DISTRIBUTION*(%)
0-15 16-64 >64
6.8
18
2.3
2.59
15.3
1
P1 - Vale di Sole
P2 - Sólle
P3 - No he n Os obo hnia
P4 - Eas He zego ina
P5 - Sma je-Padna
P6 - De e aki Pla eau
FOREIGN POPULATION (%)
43,320.00
17,227.00
34,661.71
6,634.00
26,074.00
9,500.00
P1 - Vale di Sole
P2 - Sólle
P3 - No he n Os obo hnia
P4 - Eas He zego ina
P5 - Sma je-Padna
P6 - De e aki Pla eau
GDP PER CAPITA (€/hab)
D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 83
4. NEEDS AND GAPS
4.1 INTEREST AND EXPECTATIONS
4.1.1 Pilo 1: Valle di Sole
The p io i ies iden i ied by he mayo s o Valle di Sole in ol ed in he needs and gaps analysis a e
he ollowing:
 Iden i ying and calcula ing he alue o he ecosys em se ices ela ed o he
landscape o Valle di Sole. A signi ican challenge is o include he landscape, he alue o
ag icul u e and o es y, and he alue o p o ec ed a eas in he de elopmen s a egy o
Valle di Sole.
 Raising awa eness o he local communi y in en i onmen al asse s and hei oppo uni ies
and educa ing young gene a ions. I is c ucial o de elop educa ional ac ions o add ess he
lack o awa eness o local communi ies, especially he gene a ions bo n in he ‘70 and ‘80
and he younge gene a ions.
 De eloping slowe ou ism, connec ed o local dynamics. The ou ism sec o in Valle di
Sole aces se e al challenges, including high seasonali y, signi ican dispa i ies ac oss
di e en a eas (wi h some illages expe iencing o e - ou ism while o he s a e
unde de eloped), and sensi i i y o clima e change (such as lack o snow and high
empe a u es a ec ing win e ou ism). A ou ism model ha p io i ises sus ainabili y, ha is
less ocused on skiing, and ha in eg a es mo e deeply in o alley li e is needed.
 De eloping he p oduc i e po en ial o he a ea ela ed o he ag i- ood sec o .
De eloping he ag i- ood sec o is c ucial o ensu ing he long- e m sus ainabili y o he
e i o y and he main enance o local adi ions and communi y alues. The ag o- ood sec o
could also be a signi ican con ibu o o you h employmen .
 Enhancing he heal h and well-being o li ing in a place wi h hese cha ac e is ics.
As men ioned in he documen de eloped by he mayo s o Valle di Sole ha will be pa o he
wo king g oup in SMART ERA, he expec ed ou comes o ac i i ies a e he ollowing:
 Imp o e he managemen o ag icul u al and pas o al a eas.
 Encou age ac i e pa icipa ion o local communi ies in he s a egic decisions o ele an
au ho i ies, enabling s akeholde s o weigh di e se inpu s and con ibu e o he socio-
economic balance o he e i o ies om a sus ainabili y pe spec i e.
 Quan i y he di ec and indi ec impac s o conse a ion, moni o ing, esea ch, enhancemen ,
main enance, and use ac ions on sil o-ag icul u al-pas o al a eas o imp o e he o e all
quali y o li e.
 De elop a me hodology ha allows compa ison wi h o he p ojec s in di e en sec o s
e alua ed wi h economic pa ame e s and ma ke p ices.
 Conside en i onmen al cos s as in es men s ha yield bene i s o bo h cu en and u u e
local communi ies.
In gene al, he economic e alua ion o ecosys em se ices ela ed o ag icul u al and o es a eas is
expec ed o inc ease local popula ion awa eness o land's ole in imp o ing quali y o li e. This will
lead o a be e unde s anding and accep ance o conse a ion measu es and g ea e esponsibili y
in hei p esen and u u e managemen . The expec ed impac o he esea ch is he enhancemen
o sus ainabili y in i s en i onmen al, social, and economic dimensions, conside ing he en i e
e i o y o Valle di Sole.
D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 84
4.1.2 Pilo 2: T amun ana Sólle
Based on he esul s ob ained om he da a analysis and om he eedback om local s akeholde s,
he in e es s and expec a ions o P4 in Sólle depend on he sec o and issues ackled. These a e
p esen ed he e below.
Gene al in e es s and expec a ions
 Fos e coope a ion among di e en sec o s: ag icul u e, ou ism, mobili y and cul u e: In ol e
and b ing oge he he di e en socio-economic ac o s o he municipali y o s eng hen o
es ablish new ela ionships, alliances and syne gies be ween ac o s and sec o s ha do no
usually sha e much be ween hem.
 Ini ia e da a-sha ing and c oss-collabo a ion be ween sec o s and local ac o s o in es iga e
and c ea e new, sus ainable business models o he Valley o Sólle and o suppo da a-
d i en decision making.
 Need o public policies and se ices adap ed o he eali y o Sólle (con ol o aca ion
en als, classi ica ion o u ban o cha ds/ga dens, managemen o he low o ou is s and
mobili y wi hin he municipali y...).
Tou ism sec o
 Implemen an in eg a ed and mo e au oma ed sys em/ ool o collec ing and moni o ing
ou is da a in Sólle ( o ob ain s anda dized and disagg ega ed da a).
 Implemen aining p og ams o cou ses o companies and o he local ac o s on da a and
echnologies.
 To be able o unde s and mo e p ecisely how ou is s 'consume' he des ina ion o Sólle
(wha hey isi , wha hey buy, who, when, how...).
 Implemen mo e pe sonalized ac i i ies, pa icula ly ac i i ies o child en (child en’s ac i i ies
a e he p ima y demand o ou is s since ou ism in Sólle is amily-o ien ed). The e a e wo
main ypes o ou is s in Sólle : (i) hose who spend hei en i e aca ion in he municipali y
in one o he ho els o aca ion en als; (ii) ou is s who only come o he day. Day- ip ou is s
eques locke se ices o s o e hei bags/backpacks while hey enjoy he beach.
 Need o be e in o m ou is s abou he eali y o he ou is des ina ion o Sólle , in o de o
in luence hei beha io and imp o e coexis ence wi h esiden s. The e o e, communica ion
and awa eness- aising campaigns a e s ill e y necessa y.
Ag icul u al sec o
 Imp o e he o cha d/ga den managemen and comme cializa ion p ac ices o smallholde s
and u ban ga den owne s by p o iding guidance h ough wo kshops and cou ses. Topics
co e ed would include how o maximize yield om he ga den, iden i ying asks sui able o
ama eu s e sus hose bes le o p o essionals, common plan diseases du ing summe and
win e seasons, di ec -sales s a egies, and mo e.
 Ini ia e da a-sha ing and c oss- e e encing da a se s om a me s engaged in di ec sales
and sales o o ganic p oduc s wi h he aim o imp o e da a-based decision making and c ea e
new business models. A websi e wi h an in e ac i e map can imp o e he isibili y o ac i e
local a me s and hei a ailable p oduc s o esiden s and ou is s.
 Find inno a i e and legal solu ions o acili a e he ecep ion o subsidies and assis ance o
smallholde s and u ban ga den owne s.
 Ensu ing be e in eg a ion o da a be ween supply and demand, wi h his in o ma ion
accessible in a isual and use - iendly manne h ough an app o pla o m. This allows bo h
a me s and he ag icul u e coope a i e o Sólle o be e an icipa e he demand o local
p oduc s.
D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 85
 Add essing he issue o wa e sca ci y, i is c ucial o ha e mo e da a on he a ailabili y and
usage o wa e in he municipali y. Pa icula ly, he e is a need o conduc s udies o
unde s and i s hand how much wa e cu en ly en e s Sólle om i s a ious sou ces.
Th ough senso s, i would be possible o moni o he a e a which di e en wa e ese es
loca ed in he municipali y (such as wells, s'a a eig, e c.) a e being illed.
Mobili y sec o
 Being able o p edic a ic conges ion and pa king sa u a ion in ad ance wi hin he
municipali y. The e o e, a sys em should be in eg a ed wi h an app o ou is s, allowing hem
o adjus hei a els acco dingly o a oid a ic jams and queues (i can also be linked wi h
he cu en ly unused a ic in o ma ion sc een sys em).
 A he same ime, he e is a need o p o ide mo e in o ma ion o ou is s abou he eali y o
ou ism in Sólle /Mallo ca, so ha hey can adjus hei beha iou and enjoy hei s ay wi hou
exace ba ing he exis ing o e c owding issues.
 F om he au ho i ies and public adminis a ions, he e is a need o lea n o be e manage
o e c owding and o ha e mo e da a and in o ma ion o e icien ly edi ec he low o ou is s
h oughou he e i o y.
Cul u al sec o
 C ea e new p oduc s/se ices and imp o e ou is dis ibu ion h oughou he municipali y by
de eloping "cul u al packages" ha include access o he his o ical ain and a ious
museums in Sólle . The e is al eady a success ul package combining he ain, ailway, and
a boa ip o Sa Calob a, which is e y popula among ou is s. This cul u al package would
build on he 'a ain' ini ia i e, using he ain o anspo isi o s o a ious museums and
cul u al si es in he municipali y (Can P une a, Casal de Cul u a, Balea ic Museum o Na u al
Sciences, Bo anical Ga den, Museum o he Sea, e c.). This package would p o ide good
al e na i es o ou is s on ainy days and help di e si y he ou is o e , making i mo e
comp ehensi e and sus ainable ( educing ca a ic wi hin he municipali y).
 Augmen isi o numbe s o less isi ed places by signing ag eemen s be ween museums
and local schools o o ganize isi s and p omo e he museums among he local popula ion.
 Mo e han 50% o he local ac o s indica ed du ing he su ey campaign (see annex B1) ha
hey would like o ha e imp o ed leisu e and cul u al digi al se ices. I is essen ial o de elop
a websi e o an app ha in eg a es and cen alizes all ou is , leisu e, and cul u al o e ings
o bo h ou is s and esiden s. This sys em should p o ide eal- ime in o ma ion o o e
pe sonalized ecommenda ions o use s (based on hei p o ile, a ailabili y, wea he , e c.). In
addi ion o socio-cul u al o e ings, his sys em could p o ide in o ma ion on he condi ion o
he beaches, whe e o buy local p oduc s, and places o isi .

D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 86
4.1.3 Pilo 3: No he n Os obo hnia
The No he n Os obo hnian u al egion including pilo a eas (municipali ies o Ala ieska, Kalajoki
and Ni ala) ha e need o be e home eaching se ices o ou is s, elde ly, second home/co age
owne s and use s, emo e and mul i-local wo ke s. A he same ime, local se ice p o iding
mic oen e p ises and SMEs need and would bene i om new cus ome s and la ge ma ke s.
Pla o m economy-based solu ions (e.g. Foodo a, Ube and Wol ) ha e p o ided signi ican new
ma ke s o ood and mobili y se ices in u ban a eas, bu needs o he u al a eas a e somewha
di e en o p o ided se ices and po en ially also o he pla o m applied.
The u al pla o m economy pilo o No he n Os obo hnia will implemen a se ice pla o m
economy solu ion o enhance u al se ices and ma ke s o mic oen e p ises and SMEs o enhance
a ailabili y and quali y o u al se ices and ma ke s o u al small en e p ises. The digi al ma ke
pla o m will connec be e se ices p o ide s and use s. Fo u al popula ions and ou is s, i is
di icul o ind local well-being, main enance and mobili y se ice p o ide s in u al egions due o
limi ed ma ke s and ma ke ing. The app oach will suppo da a-d i en u al communi y de elopmen
in e ms o en ep eneu ship, u al labou ma ke s and a ailabili y o u al se ices. By boos ing u al
digi al solu ions o se ice en ep eneu ship, he aim is o ackle long dis ances ela ed challenges
and also p omo e co-p oduc ion o heal h and well-being se ices. Ta ge ed se ice use s and
cus ome segmen s will be ela ed mainly o ou ism, second homes and (summe ) co ages, housing
o he elde ly and suppo ed housing as well as emo e wo ke s. Smalle se ice en e p ises will be
he main emphasized business segmen p o iding se ices in he pla o m.
D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 87
4.1.4 Pilo 4: Eas He zego ina
The in e es o P4 elies in he p omo ion o he na u al, cul u al and gas onomic u al alues o Eas
He zego ina o a ac a g ea e numbe o ou is s in o he u al a eas o he egion. This will esul
in he c ea ion o new sou ces o income o he local u al popula ions. By in ol ing young people
in c ea i e ac i i ies in Eas He zego ina, i will con ibu e o educing he end o lea ing he illage
and he en i e egion.
In he ame o SMART ERA, P4 will use he SIPs (and in pa icula digi al media) o achie e i s
goals. Some o he SIPs ha could con ibu e o P4’s isions a e desc ibed he ea e :
 Sma solu ions ha enhance connec i i y, such as high-speed in e ne access and mobile
applica ions o ou ism in o ma ion and booking, can help u al a eas a ac mo e ou is s
and imp o e he o e all isi o expe ience.
 Sma solu ions ha p omo e sus ainable ou ism p ac ices, such as was e managemen
sys ems, ene gy-e icien in as uc u e, and eco- iendly anspo a ion op ions, o p ese e
he na u al en i onmen and cul u al he i age o u al a eas.
 Enhanced Visi o Expe ience in a e m o sma echnologies ha enhance he isi o
expe ience, such as i ual eali y ou s, augmen ed eali y apps o his o ical si es, and
in e ac i e maps showcasing local a ac ions, can a ac mo e ou is s and encou age
longe s ays in u al a eas.
 Expec a ions o sma solu ions ha acili a e he di e si ica ion o ou ism o e ings in u al
a eas, such as ag i ou ism expe iences, ou doo ad en u e ac i i ies, cul u al es i als, and
culina y ou s, o appeal o a b oade ange o isi o s and inc ease ou ism e enue.
The expec a ion o P4 is ha he sma solu ions will empowe local communi ies o pa icipa e in
ou ism de elopmen and bene i om i s economic oppo uni ies, such as online pla o ms o local
a isans o sell hei p oduc s, communi y-based ou ism ini ia i es, and c owd-sou ced cul u al
he i age p ese a ion p ojec s.
D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 88
4.1.5 Pilo 5: Šma je-Padna
The conduc ed SEROI+ sessions (held on 22.3.2024 and 25.4.2024), demons a ed he high le el
o en husiasm o bo h communi ies o he pilo due o a high le el o pa icipan s (conside ing he
scale o bo h communi ies). Expec a ions in bo h communi ies a e high - bo h communi ies wish o
a pe manen se ice ha would make hei li es easie and o he be e . The esul s o he i s
session ha e highligh ed he ollowing gene al in e es and expec a ions:
 De elopmen o a unc ioning, sus ainable u al mobili y se ice, which would be o ganized
as a social en e p ise and would be adjus ed/cus omized o bo h communi ies; mo eo e , i
would be adjus ed o di e en a ge g oups (elde ly, child en, eenage s, ou is s)
 The de eloped se ice would ope a e by he p inciple “on he demand”
 I s de elopmen would include a e y well hough ne wo k o s akeholde s, i.e. policymake s,
municipali ies (in Slo enia, local poli ics and de elopmen o se ices is e y much
dependen on he le el o municipali ies), se ice p o ide s, in es men capi al also in he
o m o dona ions o sponso ship
 The de elopmen o his pa icula se ice would ollow al eady exis ing good p ac ices in
Slo enia, and will ac i ely wo k wi h a ne wo k o s akeholde s (iden i ied ia SEROI+
me hodology; See annex E6)
As sus ainable mobili y is cen al o his pilo , he i s SEROI+ session pu all he ocus on his
pa icula hema ic a ea. Thus, he ocus o he second SEROI+ session on 25 h Ap il, was o hink
how o connec o he hema ic a eas in o he de elopmen o he digi al solu ion o sus ainable
mobili y. Again, 3 g oups we e o med and he ollowing excep ions/solu ions can be iden i ied:
 connec ing he se ice o cycling by a anging adequa e in as uc u e (in as uc u e, maps,
QR codes, p ope ma king o bikes…); connec ing i wi h he s akeholde ne wo k o
municipali ies, local communi ies, CZP, Laas, iden i y a ge g oups (in pa icula ou is s and
es au an owne s, local a me s: in Padna oli e make s and in Šma je winemake s);
 connec ing he se ice o sus ainable ( u al) ou ism;
 connec ing he se ice o communi y “open ai ” e en s, e.g. “open ki chen”; such communi y
e en would be o ganized se e al imes pe yea (bu no du ing high ou is season o a oid
o e c owding in he con ex o sus ainabili y, as a ewa d o olun ee s (as a oken o hem)
and p esen a ion o he local a me s
 connec ing he se ice o wa e moni o ing o he pu poses o pu suing sus ainable bou ique
s yle u al ou ism, e.g. cycling, bu also o he ac i i ies, es o a ion o old sou ces, i iga ion
in akes and cons uc ion o new ese oi s is ad ised; again a whole ecosys em o
s akeholde s would be needed: Municipal in es men s, OPPN and MOPE, oge he wi h
inclusion o expe s o p o ide he necessa y s udies; i is expec ed ha hese ac ions would
be bene icial o local communi ies and c ea ion o ene gy coope a i es (s . An on).
D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 89
4.1.6 Pilo 6: De e aki Pla eau
Facing he di e en limi a ions and gaps, he expec a ions o he local communi y ac o s in P6 a e
g ouped as ollows:
Imp o ed access o heal h se ices in he illages in he egion o he De e aki Pla eau. Fo
he las wen y yea s, specialis s in a ious ields ha e been in es iga ing he use o
elecommunica ions and compu e echnologies o imp o e heal h ca e. A he in e sec ion o many
o hese e o s is elemedicine — a combina ion o mains eam and inno a i e in o ma ion
echnologies. As de ined in he US Na ional Lib a y o Medicine, “Telemedicine is he use o
elec onic in o ma ion and communica ions echnologies o p o ide and suppo heal h ca e when
dis ance sepa a es he pa icipan s”.
In he case o he De e aki Pla eau, mode n solu ions o ele - medicine shall be explo ed and hei
inancial pa ame e s conside ed. Local doc o s om he su ounding owns can be app oached,
consul ed, and mo i a ed ia aining in new echnologies. They shall also be in i ed o p omo e,
in o m he local communi y, and aise public awa eness on how o use he mode n se ices. The
DPA and he Municipali y o Se lie o shall ac i ely communica e he new echnological solu ion o
he communi y in he egion and will u he dissemina e and mul iply i in some o he o he 48
illages o Se lie o and Lo ech municipali y.
Sus ainable de elopmen o he u al a ea wi h a special ocus on was e managemen .
Discussions wi h he local s akeholde s demons a e hei in e es in sus ainable de elopmen o he
egion and p ese a ion o na u al esou ces. The e is an expec a ion ha an inno a i e sys em is
elabo a ed in he illages o help in oduce sepa a e was e collec ion, compos ing and ecycling.
Some o he ini ial s eps in his di ec ion may include: (i) S udy di e en sma solu ions on was e
managemen h oughou Eu ope; (ii) O ganise one o mo e discussions on he possible solu ions
wi h ep esen a i es o he local communi y, he 3 municipali ies, he local p oduce s ha ab ica e
was e, and he companies ha p o ide sepa a e was e collec ion and ecycling in he nea by owns;
(iii) Analyse and sys emize he ou comes and ecommenda ions om he discussions and de ine he
elemen s o a SIP; (i ) Toge he wi h he p ojec pa ne s e iew he esul s, make a d a o he SIP
and see which elemen s equi e echnological solu ions, which a e mo e “analogue”, and which o
hem necessi a e some business models; ( ) Discussion wi h he s akeholde s (co-design) on he
p oposed solu ions as elemen s o one SIP; and ( i) In o ma ion and communica ion campaign as a
s a o he applica ion o he SIP.
Encou age and mo i a e young people o li e in he illages by o e ing a b oade scope o
cul u al and educa ional se ices. Towa ds his objec i e, he DPA and Se lie o Municipali y shall
explo e possibili ies o p o iding ou - o school ac i i ies, cul u al e en s, and wo king wi h child en.
Gami ica ion is wha can be applied he e - a ious echnological solu ions linked o he cul u al and
na u al esou ces o he egion. The cul u al calenda o he DPA shall be b oadened including e en s
in which mo e local people ake pa .
Fos e communi y - lead u al ou ism de elopmen . The expec a ion in his sphe e is o ga he ,
o ganise and analyse us ul in o ma ion on a ious aspec s o ou ism de elopmen :
 F om he municipali ies and he local businesses: Numbe and ype o accommoda ion
places; Numbe and ype o es au an s and shops; Leng h o s ay; Re enues om ou ism
in he municipali ies and in he business, e c.
 F om he ou is s and isi o s: Numbe and kinds o ou is s and isi o s in he egion; Places
o in e es isi ed; Tou is se ices/ a ac ions bough o isi ed; E alua ion on he quali y o
se ices; Ad e isemen sou ces he ou is s use, e c.
Ha ing his da a collec ed and sys emized will help DPA and he h ee municipali ies make
p ognoses, analysis, hence - imp o emen s and mode niza ion in he de elopmen and o e ing high
quali y inno a i e ou is se ices.
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O he ba ie s and challenges
Finland’s s ong poin s in Global En ep eneu ship Moni o su ey we e he a ailabili y o inancing,
en ep eneu ship educa ion in school, esea ch and de elopmen ans e , access o in as uc u e
and women’s en ep eneu ship compa ed o Sweden, No way, and he Ne he lands. Finland’s weak
poin s we e lack o suppo o en ep eneu ship in cul u al and social no ms.

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4.2.4 Pilo 4: Eas He zego ina
Economic ba ie s and challenges
 The egion o Eas He zego ina, wi h he excep ion o he ci y o T ebinje and he municipali y
o Gacko, belongs o he unde de eloped a ea o Republika S pska.
 Compe ing wi h well-es ablished ou is des ina ions wi hin he egion is challenging o Eas
He zego ina, especially because hose des ina ions ha e mo e de eloped in as uc u e and
ma ke ing budge s.
 Insu icien unding and in es men oppo uni ies a e also some o he obs acles o he
de elopmen o ou ism in as uc u e, ma ke ing campaigns, and o he ini ia i es necessa y
o a ac isi o s and compe e e ec i ely in he ou ism ma ke .
 Dependence on seasonal ou ism also leads o e enue luc ua ions, wi h businesses
s uggling o gene a e su icien income du ing o -peak pe iods.
 De eloping and main aining new and mode n in as uc u e and ou ism in as uc u e, such
as oads, accommoda ions, and ec ea ional acili ies, can be cos ly, pa icula ly in u al
a eas wi h limi ed exis ing in as uc u e. Financing hese in es men s while ensu ing
a o dabili y o ou is s and p o i abili y o businesses can be a challenge.
 In es men om he side o p i a e s akeholde s is e y limi ed due o high bank in e es
a es, limi ed dedica ed c edi lines o ag icul u e, he absence o c edi lines o ou ism
p ojec s, as well as he isks and eluc ance o p i a e indi iduals o engage in such en u es.
Technological and in as uc u al ba ie s and challenges
 Inadequa e in as uc u e such as poo oads, poo ly connec ed by public anspo o wi h
no public anspo lines a all, in equen depa u es, and weak connec ions be ween he
ci ies o Eas e n He zego ina and connec ions wi h o he pa s o Bosnia and He zego ina,
C oa ia, Se bia o Mon eneg o. The only good connec ion h ough He zego ina is he
egional oad ha connec s Mos a wi h T ebinje ia Ljubinje.
 Rega ding ou is in as uc u e he e is a bad o non-exis ing ou is in a and supe s uc u e
( ou is ic in o poin s, ou is s’ signalisa ion, camping si es….), limi ed accommoda ion op ions
and a lack o solid in e ne connec ions. In some emo e moun ain a eas, he e is a equen
sho age o elec ici y and wa e supply.
 Lack o e ec i e ma ke ing and p omo ion s a egies leads o low isibili y o Eas
He zego ina as a ou is des ina ion, bo h domes ically and in e na ionally.
 Limi ed access o unding o u al ou ism de elopmen p ojec s can cons ain he egion's
abili y o in es in necessa y in as uc u e, ma ke ing, and aining p og ams.
 Balancing he de elopmen o ou ism in as uc u e wi h he need o p ese e he egion's
cul u al he i age and na u al en i onmen can be a challenge.
 The e is also a lack o skilled pe sonnel in hospi ali y, ou ism managemen , and ela ed
sec o s ha hinde he quali y o se ices p o ided o ou is s.
Legal ba ie s and challenges
 Se e al laws and egula ions go e n his a ea. Cu en ly, he Amendmen s o he Law on
Hospi ali y ha e been in o ce since he beginning o he yea , which has somewha
complica ed he p e ious legal amewo k, and we a e ying o ind a way o o e come hese
obs acles. In many cases, his a ea is egula ed by he Minis y o Ag icul u e, based on
examples om coun ies a mo e de eloped in his a ea o ou ism. Howe e , his is no he
case in he Republic o S pska.
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 The e is no law o any sub law ac d a ing ag i ou ism. The only legal ac egula ing one
segmen o Ag o ou ism is Rulebook
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on he condi ions o he p o ision o ca e ing se ices
in u al ou ism acili ies which elabo a e in de ails condi ions which mus be me by u al
ou ism acili ies in o de o engage in his ac i i y.
 In he coming pe iod, we will y o ind a way o simpli y engagemen in u al ou ism o
inc ease he numbe o se ice p o ide s.
Challenges ela ed o gende
 Acco ding o he 2013 census, he numbe o men and women was app oxima ely equal wi h
a sligh ad an age in a ou o women in he municipali ies ha a e he p ojec a ea. Bu , an
uno icial common ac is he si ua ion in he illages ega ding gende is di e en . Women
do no wan o ma y in he coun yside, so he numbe o unma ied men is much highe in
u al a eas.
 When i comes o he numbe o women like holde s o ag icul u al households, majo i y o
holde s a e men. In Republic o S pska he e is 20% o women who a e holde s o ag icul u al
households. One possible obs acle o equali y is he adi ional mindse p e alen in hese
a eas, which assumes ha ag icul u al households a e p edominan ly led by men as heads
o households.
 In he ou ism sec o , bo h in la ge ou is cen e s such as T ebinje and smalle ones like
Gacko, a la ge numbe o women wo k in ou is en e p ises. Addi ionally, in illages, women
a e p ima ily esponsible o making homemade au hen ic p oduc s, main aining households,
welcoming and communica ing wi h ou is s. F om his pe spec i e, hey equi e aining o
speci ic skills in p o iding ou ism se ices, bu we belie e he e is a good ounda ion o
u he imp o emen .
E hical ba ie s and challenges
 All p ojec ac i i ies should ensu e ha ou ism de elopmen ini ia i es ac i ely in ol e and
bene i local communi ies, including women, local esiden s, and ma ginalized g oups, which
can help add ess inequali ies and p omo e e hical ou ism p ac ices. One o he challenges
is o y o in eg a e p inciples o gende equali y and e hical p ac ices in o en i onmen al
conse a ion e o s, such as p omo ing women's in ol emen in sus ainable esou ce
managemen and eco- iendly ou ism ini ia i es.
 Ano he challenge is o ensu e ha ou ism- ela ed bene i s, such as income gene a ion
oppo uni ies and access o in as uc u e and se ices, a e dis ibu ed equi ably among
di e en gende and socio-economic g oups wi hin Eas He zego ina's communi ies. The
challenge is also o ensu e ha ou ism de elopmen is en i onmen ally sus ainable,
minimizing nega i e impac s on na u al esou ces and ecosys ems.
O he ba ie s and challenges
 Only 6 households egis e ed o ag i ou ism in whole egion Eas He zego ina.
 A small numbe o p oduce s o local p oduc s
 Some local p oduc s a e disappea ing
 Local animal ace He cego ačka p amenka in he way o ex inc ion
 A small amoun o money in ended o ag i ou ism
 Banks ha e no c edi lines o ag i ou ism de elopmen
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4.2.5 Pilo 5: Šma je-Padna
Economic ba ie s and challenges
Sus ainabili y o he de eloped solu ion is mos p essing: in economic e ms - making su e ha he
de eloped se ice will be in egula e e yday use wi hin he iden i ied pilo wi h a long- e m impac
on bo h communi ies. In his ega d, he challenge is o enable e enue sha e which will p o ide
long- e m sus ainabili y o he de eloped se ice. The e o e, analysing exis ing good p ac ices is
key, as his will enable o de elop a solid business model ha will ollow he p inciple o social
en ep eneu ship; e.g. dona ions, olun ee ing (d i e s), ci cula economy ( a ie y o op ions).
Technological and in as uc u al ba ie s and challenges
“Digi al know-how” - p o ision o a egula echnical assis ance; impo ance o he human capi al
dimension; acco ding o he DESI 2023 epo , Slo enia alls behind he EU a e age on human
capi al and basic digi al skills. E en hough, da a shows ha he Šma je communi y does no ha e
he p oblem o e en ion o he IT alen . Rega ding da a aspec , i is impo an o s a e ha cu en ly,
no cen alized ool o collec ing da a ega ding he mobili y exis s - only di e en dispe sed da a se s
a e a ailable. In e ms o he so-called in as uc u e dimension, he challenge will ce ainly be how
o c ea e a good, solid ela ion be ween he local le el and municipali y le el in e ms o p o iding a
long-las ing de eloped se ice: om (i needed) physical space, needed o ope a ing he se ice,
o - in ela ion o he economic dimension - p o ide inancial s abili y o he ope a ing le el o he
se ice. To sum up, a combina ion o he ollowing dimensions, i.e. physical, know-how, communi y
mo i a ion and suppo om he policy make s (bo h le els: municipali y le el and na ional le el) will
be needed o make p o ide and ensu e sus ainabili y o he de eloped solu ion, making su e, ha
he pilo will se e he needs o he communi ies o Šma je and Padna.
Legal ba ie s and challenges
The de eloped se ice will need o conside he challenges o da a owne ship and managemen o
insu ance policies o d i e s and passenge s. In ega d o addi ional co-c ea ion o he cycling
ou es, aking in o accoun he challenge o p i a e p ope y insu ance will be needed. To sum up, i
will be necessa y o ensu e ha he pla o m complies wi h all ele an laws and egula ions,
including hose ela ed o da a p o ec ion, labo igh s, and en i onmen al s anda ds.
Challenges ela ed o gende
Encou aging mo e women o wo k in he ICT sec o . Howe e , in Slo enia, he e is a pa icula
challenge o low digi al skills among elde ly women. In e ms o he ICT emale specialis s, Slo enia,
ollowing he DESI epo 2023, has imp o ed sligh ly. The sha e o emale ICT specialis s emains
he same as las yea ’s a 17%, below he EU a e age o 19%, which is s h. his se ice will ake in o
accoun . The de eloped se ice will - among o he a ge g oups - in pa icula add ess he challenge
o p o iding mobili y assis ance o elde ly women (widows, who do no ha e hei d i e license, ca s
e c.), as hey a e usually a a ge g oup ha is mos a ec ed by he absence o public anspo in
u al a eas.
E hical ba ie s and challenges
The e hical dimension is mul ilaye ed and consis s o he ollowing elemen s: (i) Da a aspec s
(collec ing only he da a ha is necessa y o he unc ioning o he pla o m o a oid unnecessa y
in usion in o use s' p i acy; da a p o ec ion wi h he necessa y secu i y measu es; (ii) Accessibili y
and inclusi i y in ela ion o he ( u al) digi al di ide: a) access o echnology: Ensu ing ha he
pla o m is accessible o all, including hose who may no ha e access o sma phones o he in e ne ;
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b) use in e ace design: designing he pla o m o be use - iendly o people wi h a ying le els o
digi al li e acy, including he elde ly and disabled; (iii) Equi y in se ice p o ision in ela ion o he
a o dabili y: making su e ha he se ices p o ided a e a o dable o all socio-economic g oups,
a oiding exclusion based on inancial capabili y; (i ) Social impac s: employmen conce ns: Ensu ing
ha he pla o m c ea es new job oppo uni ies and p o ides aining and suppo o hose a ec ed
by displacemen ; ( ) E hical use o echnology: algo i hmic bias and in his manne , ensu ing ha he
algo i hms used in he pla o m a e ee om biases ha could lead o un ai ea men o ce ain
g oups o indi iduals, esul ing in anspa ency: making he decision-making p ocesses o he
pla o m anspa en o use s, allowing o accoun abili y and us .
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4.2.6 Pilo 6: De e aki Pla eau
Economic ba ie s and challenges
Fo he las 10 yea s, he De e aki Pla eau has been de eloping as a ou is des ina ion. The e has
been a ansi ion om solely ag icul u e as an economic p o ile o ou ism as an eme ging business
oppo uni y and al e na i e. Small u al businesses ha e been s a ed o o e accommoda ion, ood,
and o he se ices o ou is s. The DPA and he h ee municipali ies ha e in es ed esou ces in
small ou is in as uc u e and ad e ising and he egion is al eady a ac on he ou is map o
Bulga ia. Howe e , he e is no obliga ion o he local au ho i ies o collec and p ocess da a and i
is di icul o analyse he de elopmen o he ou is se ices. This is a ba ie o analyse and assess
he ou is se ices o e ed by he local businesses, he ou is low size and ype, and o a ge he
business esou ces and he ma ke ing e o s acco dingly.
Technological and in as uc u al ba ie s and challenges
In all he nine illages o he De e aki Pla eau he se ice o was e collec ion exis s and i is o ganised
by he municipali ies. Howe e , was e is no sepa a ed. Ou analysis shows he e is a lo o glass,
plas ic and e en - o ganic was e ha is all collec ed in one place. The e a e no sepa a e collec ion
bins, no sepa a e deposi o ies in he municipali ies and all was e goes o he egional land ills.
Ano he issue is he low le el o knowledge and cul u e among he local esiden s in he signi icance
o sepa a e was e managemen . The households do no o a ely collec was e sepa a ely o ha e
compos e s o he o ganic was e. A echnological solu ion o moni o a ious ypes o ga bage and
o op imise sepa a e was e collec ion is needed o espond o he communi y needs.
Legal ba ie s and challenges
Telemedicine is s ill no a p io i y o Bulga ian policy. The e is nei he a s a egy no na ional
legisla ion o help egula e s eps in his di ec ion. A he same ime, he majo i y o pa ien s and
po en ial pa ien s ha e p obably used he elephone o ge medical ad ice o in o ma ion and a
g owing numbe o hem ha e pe sonal compu e s and so wa e ha allow hem o use medical
da abases and sou ces. The same wi h doc o s and nu ses: mos o hem ha e p obably used he
elephone o discuss pa ien ca e; many ha e pa icipa ed in con inuing medical educa ion by
elecon e ence; and some specialis s such as adiologis s a e gaining conside able expe ience wi h
he ansmission o images o consul a ion pu poses. Howe e , i would be a challenge o con ince
he heal h au ho i ies and p ac i ione s o he need and he e ec i eness o elemedicine. I will also
ake ime and e o o wo k wi h he local communi ies: in o ma ion campaigns and capaci y building
o using he mode n echnologies will be needed. A SIP in his sphe e would p o oke posi i e public
discou se and a ollow - up esul migh be d a ing egula ions o acili a e he dissemina ion o he
pilo ’s expe ience in o he egions o Bulga ia.
Challenges ela ed o gende
Demog aphic da a shows women a e a majo i y in he illages (%) as compa ed o men. The SIP o
SIPs will in luence posi i ely mos o he popula ion, especially, Telemedicine and In elligen was e
managemen . E o s ela ed o educa ion, in o ma ion, and aining, as well as co-c ea ion and
pa icipa ion will be di ec ed in a balanced way o men and women.
E hical ba ie s and challenges
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 Collec ing and p ocessing da a ega ding he heal h s a us o he popula ion in he illages migh
be conside ed delica e. All necessa y measu es o he p o ec ion o his kind o da a shall be
aken.
 The same is he si ua ion wi h he da a collec ed om ou is s. Thus, he su eys will be done
anonymously and wi h hei de ini e ag eemen . Da a ega ding incomes om ou ism should be
accessible o i is a pa o he municipal budge which by law is a public documen .
 Measu es shall be planned owa ds making he elemedicine se ice accessible o he whole
communi y no wi hs anding hei age, gende , echnological capaci y. T aining and in o ma ion
campaigns shall be designed o assu e ha .
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4.3 SWOT ANALYSIS
4.3.1 Pilo 1: Valle di Sole
S eng hs
Weaknesses
 Valuable en i onmen al and na u al
esou ces. The na u al he i age includes: he
Dolomi es (UNESCO Wo ld He i age); wa e
esou ces (e.g. i e s, lakes, glacie s); o es
canopy (co e ing almos 70% o i s su ace);
p o ec ed a eas (S el io Na ional Pa k, he
Noce i e , and he Adamello B en a Na u e
Pa k).
 High ou ism po en ial
 Educa ional ins i u ions
 S ong social and inancial capi al
 Ve y high le els o enewable ene gy
p oduc ion
 Human alues ( alue o wo k, commi men ,
e o , cons ancy)
 Loss o cul u al iden i y
 low awa eness o he peculia i ies o he
e i o y
 Win e ou ism exposed o clima e change
isks.
 Modes a ac i eness o new gene a ions
 Lack o capaci y o manage esou ces
en ep eneu ially
 Lack o awa eness o he new po en ials
 Une en de elopmen ac oss di e en
a eas
 Depopula ion and ageing popula ion
Oppo uni ies
Th ea s
 Landscape es o a ion and enhancemen o
en i onmen al esou ces
 Inc ease in a- and in e -sec o ela ionships
(e.g. ou ism, ag icul u e, e c.)
 Need o open he compa ison o he a ea
wi h o he e i o ies
 Unique Tou is P omo ion Agency in Val di
Sole
 Rail connec ion wi h u ban a eas is
unde u ilized, bu has eno mous po en ial
 Mass ou ism and di icul y in ansi ioning
o quali y (slow) ou ism, which would
equi e high in es men s and yield low
sho - e m p o i s
 Con lic s be ween sec o s (ag icul u e s.
ou ism) and wi hin he same sec o
 Compe i ion wi h o he e i o ies (e.g. Al o
Adige)
 The GDP is highe han in o he a eas:
a e sion o isk and di icul y in p omo ing
change
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4.3.2 Pilo 2: T amun ana Sólle
S eng hs
Weaknesses
 Unique s a egic loca ion
 Di e si y o esou ces (na u al, landscape,
cul u al, he i age and e hnological) wi h
ou is po en ial
 Des ina ion well known by ou is s and wi h a
s ong p esence wi hin he ou ism
dis ibu ion channels
 Tou is ou es p omo ed by he go e nmen
 Ma u e business ne wo k oo ed in he
e i o y
 Inc ease in he supply o egula ed holiday
homes and he numbe o ou is s s aying
o e nigh in he municipali y.
 S ong and ac i e associa i e ne wo k (170
egis e ed, ac i e associa ions)
 Ins i u ional commi men o he socio-
economic dynamiza ion o he municipali y
h ough ou ism and ini ia i es al eady
unde aken
 High u ban p essu e
 Gen i ica ion o he po and own cen e
 Poo ne wo k o social acili ies
 Uncon olled ou ism lows ha lead o
p oblems in mobili y, aising numbe s o
illegal aca ion en als and esiden / ou is
discon en .
 Poo da a and ech knowledge and
in as uc u e hinde e ec i e esou ce
managemen .
 None o li le coope a ion among sec o s
 Poo o e o digi al se ices by
municipali y and local companies
 Ageing o a me s wi h no gene a ional
enewal
 B ain D ain Phenomenon/Lack o Talen
Oppo uni ies
Th ea s
 In e na ional ecogni ion o he Mallo ca
b and
 Posi i e o ecas o g ow h in ou ism
wo ldwide
 Changes in demand´s as es and habi s:
new p oduc s, ma ke s and segmen s (in a-
and in e sec o ial)
 G ow h in he numbe o ou is s s aying in
legal ou is homes
 Speci ic compe ences o municipali ies,
including p o ision o in o ma ion and
p omo ion o ou is ac i i ies o local in e es
and scope.
 Sou ces o unding a Eu opean, na ional,
egional and island le el, o u al
de elopmen p ojec s.
 De elopmen o new echnologies applied o
ou ism (sma ou is des ina ions), ag i- ood
and ela ed sec o s.
 Di e si ica ion o he “sun and beach” o e
 Po en ial o ou ism p oduc s such as
cul u al, a chaeological, cycling, eligious
and na u al ou ism.
 Inc eased compe i ion be ween
des ina ions and p oduc s.
 Poo managemen o ou is in o ma ion
wi hin communica ion channels.
 Inc ease in he o e o ou is
accommoda ion in he u al a ea o
Mallo ca.
 Limi ed access o public unding sou ces
and lack o con inui y o p ojec s due o
poli ical changes in public ins i u ions
 Unsha ed and uncoo dina ed ision
among ou ism ac o s.
 Socio-economic ins abili y in a globalized
economy.
 Inc eased impac o clima e change on
ou ism and ag i- ood sec o (e.g. wa e
sca ci y)
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4.3.3 Pilo 3: No he n Os obo hnia
S eng hs
Weaknesses
 S ong en ep eneu ial ecosys em: In ensi e
en ep eneu ial ac i i y and a high sha e o
ac i e mic o-en e p ises and SMEs.
 High le el echnological in as uc u e and
ci izens abili y o use i : Excellen mobile
in e ne and high-speed b oadband
co e age, high-quali y digi al and da a
in as uc u e, and a high digi al eadiness
also wi hin he elde ly.
 Commi ed S akeholde s: The municipali ies
o Ala ieska, Kalajoki, and Ni ala a e ully
suppo i e and in ol ed in he p ojec .
 Good capabili y o communica e wi h local
communi ies ia municipali ies and Local
ac ion g oups.
 En ep eneu ial educa ion is de eloping and
inc easingly a ailable.
 Limi ed Ma ke Size: Size o popula ion
and he absolu e numbe o
mic oen e p ises and SMEs is low due o
he spa sely popula ed u al egions.
 An aging popula ion and a weakening
economic dependency a io.
 Cu en en e p ises a e no widely skilled
in digi al ma ke ing and pla o m
economy.
 Resou ce Cons ain s: Po en ial issues in
main aining and inancing he se ice
di ec o y pla o m.
 En ep eneu ial Hesi a ion: Unce ain y in
he skills and willingness o companies o
adop pla o m economy-based business
models.
Oppo uni ies
Th ea s
 Oppo uni ies o young and s a ing
en ep eneu s
 Be e se ices in u al egions
 La ge ma ke s o se ice-o ien ed u al
mic o-en e p ises and SMEs.
 Inc eased li e quali y enables o e ain
popula ion.
 Reduced p essu e on se ices o he
elde ly, inc eased us o socie y’s abili y o
ake ca e.
 Tou ism and emo e wo k g ow h, which may
again boos demand o local se ices.
 In eg a ion o NGOs’ and ci izens’
olun ee ing and suppo se ices o he
elde ly, which may also help o educe
loneliness.
 C iminal usage o he pla o m, isk o
home in usion and phishing o pe sonal
in o ma ion.
 Decline in popula ion and oo small
absolu e size o he ma ke .
 Economic iabili y and challenges in
ensu ing a sus ainable business model
and e enue logic o he pla o m.
 Compe i ion om u ban-cen ic pla o m
economy solu ions ha may no i u al
needs pe ec ly.
 Regula o y obs acles and in eg a ion
issues wi h exis ing subsidies and
egula ions.
 De e io a ion o he business en i onmen
o small and pa - ime en ep eneu s in
ela ion o policies and legisla ion.
D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 112
5. ACTION PLANS
5.1 PILOT 1: VALLE DI SOLE
The con ex analysis o Valle di Sole e ealed ha he local communi y is acing se e al challenges
ela ed o an ageing popula ion, which is dec easing in numbe s also due o modes a ac i eness
o new gene a ions; a g adual decline o cul u al iden i y wi h a consequen abandonmen o
adi ional economic ac i i ies ela ed o land use and p ese a ion; an economy mainly d i en by
ou ism which p esen s agili ies and s ess elemen s.
The ini ial in es iga ion wi h he local decision-make s o Valle di Sole e ealed ha he alo isa ion
o he en i onmen can p o ide a s ep owa d he sus ainable de elopmen o he local economy and
communi y. Wha is needed is o:
 Imp o e he capaci y o ac ion ( o example, wi h da a-d i en ools o suppo decision-
making);
 Suppo he collabo a i e de elopmen o new policies, se ices, and ini ia i es s eng hening
he economic alo isa ion o na u al esou ces;
 Idea e educa ional and pa icipa o y ac ions o aise local communi ies' awa eness o he
alue and oppo uni ies o na u al he i age.
Based on he collec ed da a and ca ied ou analyses, he ini ial ac ion plan o P1 will be ocused
on:
 Iden i y speci ic ac ions o be expe imen ed wi hin SMART ERA.
 Ex end he co e wo k g oup wi h o he local s akeholde s closely ela ed o he pilo
scena ios.
 C ea e awa eness in he local s akeholde s abou oppo uni ies o e ed by da a,
echnology, SIPs planning and eusabili y.
 De ine a de ailed pilo ac ion plan wi h he local s akeholde s and decide how o engage
he communi y.
 Inc emen ally co-design a SIP ha add esses he selec ed scena ios.
 Expe imen wi h he co-deli e y o he designed SIP and i s e alua ion.
 Implemen communica ion and ou each ac i i ies o esiden s and isi o s.
 P o ide policy ecommenda ions.

D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 113
5.2 PILOT 2: TRAMUNTANA SÓLLER
The analysis o he da a collec ed o he pilo o Sólle e ealed he eali y o some p oblems in he
municipali y, caused by he massi ica ion o ou ism, by he aging o he popula ion, by he lack o
da a, digi aliza ion and da a sha ing, and by he lack o knowledge and lack o coope a ion be ween
local en i ies and ac o s.
Mo e speci ically, he esul s ha e shown:
 Lack o da a o imp o e decision making and/o o de elop new p oduc s/se ices. This goes
along wi h he lack o deployed in as uc u e (such as senso s o in eg a ed da a pla o m).
 Need o aining o local ac o s on issues o digi aliza ion, echnologies and inno a ion.
 Need o in eg a ed sys ems, bo h o da a collec ion and analysis (especially o ou ism and
mobili y sec o s), and o he ma ke ing and p omo ion o p oduc s and se ices (ag icul u e
and cul u al sec o s).
 Need o public policies and se ices adap ed o he eali y o Sólle (con ol o aca ion
en als, classi ica ion o u ban ga dens, managemen o he low o ou is s and mobili y wi hin
he municipali y...).
 An in angible bu c ucial poin is he need o be e in o m ou is s abou he eali y o he
ou is des ina ion o Sólle , in o de o in luence hei beha io and imp o e coexis ence wi h
esiden s. The e o e, ca ying ou communica ion and awa eness campaigns con inues o be
e y necessa y.
In consequences, he ac ion plan o P2 will ocus on:
 P omo e coope a ion and da a sha ing among local s akeholde s.
 P o ide aining and enhance he digi al skills o local s akeholde s.
 Deploy echnology (senso s, pla o ms...), and de elop and implemen ailo ed digi al
se ices (apps, dashboa ds, ma ke places...) o be co-de ined by local s akeholde s.
 P o ide policy ecommenda ions.
 Implemen communica ion and ou each ac i i ies o esiden s and ou is s.
D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 114
5.3 PILOT 3: NORTHERN OSTROBOTHNIA
The da a collec ion and analysis phase enabled o iden i y key cha ac e is ics and ac o s a ec ing
he pilo . S eng hs include a obus en ep eneu ial ecosys em, ad anced echnological
in as uc u e, commi ed s akeholde s, e ec i e local communica ion, and well o ganised
en ep eneu ial educa ion. Weaknesses in ol e a limi ed ma ke size, aging popula ion, pa ly
insu icien digi al ma ke ing skills, esou ce cons ain s, and po en ially en ep eneu ial hesi a ion.
Key oppo uni ies a e ela ed o young en ep eneu s, imp o ed u al se ices, expanded ma ke s,
enhanced li e quali y, inc eased ou ism and emo e wo k, and in eg a ed suppo se ices o he
elde ly. Again, h ea s include pla o m misuse, popula ion decline, economic iabili y challenges,
compe i ion om u ban-cen ic solu ions, egula o y obs acles, and a de e io a ing business
en i onmen o small en ep eneu s. Wo k will con inue wi h he ollowing ac ions:
 Phase 1: Es ablishmen o a co e wo king g oup. Suppo ed by he analysis, he nex s ep
is o es ablish a co e wo king g oup. This g oup will consis o mo i a ed indi iduals om
BSOs and municipali ies who a e commi ed o aking he p ojec o wa d. Wo kshops will be
o ganised o acili a e discussion and se clea objec i es.
 Phase 2: S eng hening Mo i a ion and Commi men . Wi h he co e g oup in place, i is
ime o engage he wide communi y. Local e en s and mee ings will be o ganised o
s eng hen he mo i a ion and commi men o all s akeholde s. These e en s p o ide a
pla o m o en ep eneu s, BSOs and municipali ies o sha e hei hough s and ideas. The
e en s a e ins umen al in os e ing a sense o uni y and common pu pose. They also p o ide
an oppo uni y o ga he eedback and e ine he p ojec objec i es.
 Phase 3: Co-c ea ing and ew i ing he pilo aims. The co e g oup, wi h eedback om
he communi y, will begin he p ocess o co-c ea ing and ew i ing he pilo objec i es and
ac i i ies. Wo kshops will be held o ensu e ha he e ised plans a e inclusi e and mee he
needs o he municipali ies and BSOs.
D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 115
5.4 PILOT 4: EAST HERZEGOVINA
On he base o conduc ed esea ch in P4, and a e analyzing collec ed da a, some ac s a e e y
p ominen such as:
 spa se popula ion, as much as h ee imes lowe han he a e age o Republika S pska
 poo oad in as uc u e
 unde u ilised as cul u al, gas onomic and na u al he i age in u al a eas o he EH
 he locals don' ha e a adi ion and expe ience in ou ism en ep eneu ship
 local adminis a ions and ou is o ganisa ions ha e a he poo ision o u al ou ism in EH.
On he basis o he collec ed da a and ca ied ou analyses, ac ion plan o P4 will be ocused on:
 wo k wi h local ou is o ganiza ions on he elemen s ha ocused on b anding EH as u al
ou ism des ina ion
 wo k wi h local p oduce s, women’s associa ions and young ones on he ising awa eness o
possibili ies o e ing by engagemen in u al ou ism en ep eneu ship
 ising awa eness on necessi y o p ese e local cul u al, na u al and gas onomic he i age
 b anding u al EH like a new u al ou is ic des ina ion
 wo k on media p omo ion o u al EH he i age
 p o ide suppo in imp o ing he isual iden i y and sales o local p oduc s and o ain
in e es ed local people on he basics o u al ou ism
D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 116
5.5 PILOT 5: ŠMARJE-PADNA
Following he wo conduc ed SEROI+ wo kshops and analysis o da a o bo h pilo communi ies, he
need o de elop a mul ilaye ed, modula sus ainable mobili y se ice has been unde sco ed. In
pa icula he elde ly, child en and eenage s a e a ge g oups which, acco ding o analysis, need
an adequa e mobili y se ice ha would connec hem o u ban a eas o Pi an and Kope . Due o
Šma je and Padna unique cha ac e is ics, i.e. Šma je’s wo ld enown winemake s and Padna’s
ocus on ou ism (cycling), wi h ai ly good wa e esou ces, illage s p oposed o c ea e a se ice,
ha would connec mobili y o p inciples o ci cula economy and ou ism and would esul in a
se ice ha would app ecia e he impo ance o aking ca e o he en i onmen , i.e. en i onmen al
educa ion.
Mo e speci ically, he esul s ha e shown, ha he communi ies would like o ob ain a unc ioning,
sus ainable u al mobili y se ice, which would be o ganized as a social en e p ise and would be
cus omized o bo h communi ies. The se ice would ope a e by he p inciple “on he demand”, and
i s de elopmen would include a e y well hough o ne wo k o s akeholde s, i.e. policymake s,
municipali ies (in Slo enia, local poli ics and de elopmen o se ices is e y much dependen on
he le el o municipali ies), se ice p o ide s, in es men capi al also in he o m o dona ions o
sponso ship. The de elopmen o he se ice would ollow al eady exis ing good p ac ices in
Slo enia due o unde s anding cul u al speci ics and exis ing digi al skills.
In he manne , he ac ion plan o Šma je-Padna pilo will ocus on:
 p omo ing coope a ion and ocusing on add essing he challenge o da a, needed o
he de elopmen o he se ice
 p o iding aining and enhance he digi al skills o illage s and municipali y wo ke s
 iden i ying possible educa ion (uni e si y le el) bodies ha would help o map ou he pilo
s a us
 c ea ing mo e in ense wo king ela ion wi h he policy bodies (municipali y le el) o p o ide a
mo e e ile policy en i onmen , i possible, o wo k on policy ecommenda ions /
ins umen s
 wo king on de elopmen and deploymen o digi al solu ion/se ice ha would be
sus ainable on a long un and widely used by he communi ies
D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 117
5.6 PILOT 6: DEVETAKI PLATEAU
A e consul ing he h ee municipali ies and ep esen a i es o local s akeholde g oups, in o de o
imp o e he o e all quali y o li e in he illages in he De e aki Pla eau, he objec i es hey
o mula ed a e in he ollowing ou di ec ions:
 Imp o e he access o heal h se ices in he illages in he De e aki Pla eau
 S imula e sus ainable de elopmen o he a ea and diminish en i onmen al oo p in by
in oduc ion o in elligen was e managemen sys em
 Fos e communi y-led u al ou ism de elopmen and es ablish he De e aki Pla eau as
a sma ou is des ina ion
 Encou age and mo i a e young people o li e in he illages by o e ing a b oade scope
o cul u al and educa ional se ices
The Ac ion plan would a y in acco dance wi h he speci ic one o wo di ec ions selec ed ou o he
abo e ou . In his ega d, he s eps he De e aki Pla eau Associa ion and he Municipali y o
Se lie o plan in he sho e m, a e as ollows:
 Collec u he da a and in o ma ion ela ed o heal h s a us, elemedicine p ac ices, was e
managemen companies and solu ions, whe e possible;
 Fos e communi y engagemen and coope a ion, and o ganise discussions wi h he h ee
municipali ies, he local s akeholde s and ela ed companies o assess and p io i ise he ou
di ec ions by means o ele ance, easibili y, impac , and esou ces;
 Communica e wi h he SMART ERA pa ne s he p io i ised opics and de ine he po en ial
SIPs o wo k on;
 Ini ia e he de ini ion and de elopmen o he SIPs wi h he ac i e in ol emen o he
municipali ies and he local s akeholde s.

D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 118
6. CONCLUSIONS
The wo k ini ia ed by he SMART ERA pa ne s unde WP5 o iden i y he needs and gaps o he six
pilo s ha e shown:
 La ge he e ogenei y o he di e en pilo s in e ms o socioeconomic de elopmen ,
digi aliza ion, ma u i y and sus ainabili y, bu also in e ms o clima es, geog aphies and cul u al
backg ounds.
 G ea dispa i y in he a ailabili y and quali y o da a among pilo s, sec o s and s akeholde s.
Some pilo s/sec o s simply do no ha e da a a ailable o lack in eg a ed and/o disagg ega ed
da a.
 The i s communi y engagemen ac i i ies ha e highligh ed he di icul y o each some
speci ic a ge g oups (e.g a me s), and he p o ound needs o aining and knowledge on
a eas such as digi aliza ion, inno a ion, sus ainabili y and/o ci cula economy among o he s.
 All he pa icipa ing egions ha e signi ican ou ism po en ial, bu hey need o di e si y and
enhance hei o e ings o a ac di e en ma ke segmen s and educe dependency on seasonal
ou ism.
 Ageing popula ions and you h emig a ion a e common issues. As a esul , he di e en
egions need a ge ed s a egies o e ain and a ac young people, such as imp o ing job
oppo uni ies and quali y o li e.
 S ong local ne wo ks and communi y in ol emen ha e been iden i ied by all pilo s as c i ical
asse s. Local ac ion g oups a e being implemen ed h oughou he p ojec and shall suppo he
de elopmen o ini ia i es and imp o e local go e nance.
Despi e he geog aphical, demog aphic and socioeconomic he e ogenei y o he di e en pilo s,
clea simila i ies can be obse ed in he expec a ions o local s akeholde s wi h he SMART ERA
p ojec and he ype o solu ions and ac i i ies o be de eloped and implemen ed:
 Imp o ed knowledge (capaci y building)
 Imp o ed access o in o ma ion and digi al se ices
 Imp o ed ma ke oppo uni ies o local/ u al p oduc s
 Imp o ed in as uc u e o connec i i y and da a managemen
 Imp o ed communi y de elopmen and ne wo king
D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 119
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8. ANNEXES
All annexes A a e ela ed o Pilo 1 Valle di Sole/T en ino
All annexes B a e ela ed o Pilo 2 T amun ana/Sólle
All annexes C a e ela ed o Pilo 3 No he n Os obo hnia
All annexes D a e ela ed o Pilo 4 Eas He zego ina
All annexes E a e ela ed o Pilo 5 Sma je-Padna
All annexes F a e ela ed o Pilo 6 De e aki Pla eau
D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 121
ANNEXES A – P1 VALLE DI SOLE
● Annex A1. Resea ch me hodology ollowed in Valle di Sole
● Annex A2. S a is ics o Valle di Sole
● Annex A3. Da ase s a ailable in Valle di Sole
● Annex A4. Resul s o b ains o ming wi h mayo s
● Annex A5. Documen elabo a ed by he mayo s o Valle di Sole
D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 128
Ma i al
s a us
dis ibu ion
Pe cen ag
e o coun
o single,
ma ied,
di o ced,
e c.
A e age numbe o amilies: 7075,0
A e age numbe o amily membe s: 2,3
Pe cen age o ma ied indi iduals 43,6 %
Pe cen age o unma ied indi iduals: 45,4 %
Pe cen age o di o ced indi iduals: 3,2 %
Pe cen age o widowed indi iduals: 7,8 %
(2022)
A e age numbe o
amilies in p o ince o
T en o: 241.941 (2022)
Ispa
ECONOMY
G oss
domes ic
p oduc
(GDP) pe
capi a
€/inhabi a
n
da a no a ailable a he local le el
GDP pe capi a o he
o e all P o ince o T en o
= 43.320 eu os (2022)
G oss
disposable
income
pe
household
€/househo
ld
da a no a ailable a he local le el
A e age g oss disposable
income pe household in
he P o ince o T en o in
2021 = 38.526 eu os
(43.650 when including
impu ed en s)
Is a
P ima y
sou ces o
income
om
household
disposable
income
da a no a ailable a he local le el
Regis e ed
companies
(To al)
1.645
(2022)
Regis e ed
companies
(Sec o o
ac i i y)
Ag icul u e 366
Indus y 120
Cons uc ion 290
Thi d sec o 878
Employme
n s a us
and
occupa ion
ypes
Numbe o
employed
indi iduals
o e he
popula ion
aged 15
and o e in
he census
* 100
Employmen a e among he esiden popula ion
51,3
(2011)
was 49,7 in 1991
P o ince o T en o: 52,9
(2011)

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TOURISM
Accommo
da ion
index
To al
numbe o
beds in
accommo
da ions o
ou is s /
o al
numbe o
esiden s
(2022) Ca izzana 0,1
Caldes 0,2
Te zolas 0,3
C o iana 0,4
Malé 0,4
Pellizzano 0,7
Rabbi 0,9
Commezzadu a 1,1
Ossana 1,7
Peio 1,7
Ve miglio 2,0
Dima o Folg. 2,3
Mezzana 6,8
Highe alues a e
associa ed o highe
impo ance o ou ism o
he municipali y economy
A e age
ou ism
in ensi y
A e age
numbe o
ou is s in
accommo
da ions
pe day /
o al
numbe o
esiden s
(2022) Caldes 0,0
Ca izzana 0,0
C o iana 0,0
Malé 0,1
Pellizzano 0,1
Te zolas 0,1
Rabbi 0,2
Ossana 0,3
Commezzadu a 0,4
Peio 0,4
Ve miglio 0,6
Dima o Folg. 0,7
Mezzana 1,3
The alue exp esses he
a e age concen a ion o
ou is s wi h espec o he
local communi y.
Maximum
ou ism
in ensi y
Maximum
numbe o
ou is s
pe day /
o al
numbe o
esiden s
(2022) Ca izzana 0,0
Caldes 0,1
C o iana 0,2
Te zolas 0,2
Malé 0,4
Pellizzano 0,4
Rabbi 0,7
Commezzadu a 1,1
Ossana 1,1
High alues indica e
s ess ul condi ions (peaks
o o e ou ism)
D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 130
Peio 1,5
Ve miglio 1,8
Dima o Folg. 2,2
Mezzana 4,2
AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT
Type o
land use
hec a e
Pe cen age o used land
wi h espec o p o incial
su ace o he same ype
(2010):
(e.g. Valle di Sole c ops /
T en ino c ops * 100)
A able c ops 2,13%
F ui ees, g ape ine
1,67%
G assland 6.7%
Pas u e 11,8%
Cul i a ed land 9,14%
Land o o es y 7,64%
O he 12,18%
P o ec ed
a eas
Su ace o
p o ec ed
a eas /
o al
su ace
45,5
(2022)
P o ince o T en o: 28,4
(2022)
D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 131
Annex A3 – Da ase s a ailable in Valle di Sole
Kind o
Da a
Da a
Owne
Sensi
i i y
Access
Model
Sho
Desc ip ion
Pu pose
o usage
Da a
o ma
F equency
o
acquisi io
n
S a is ical
indica o s
o he
P o ince o
T en o,
segmen ed
by dis ic s
(Communi
ies o
Valley) and
municipali i
es
ISPAT
Public
Da a ables
can be
expo ed
om he
web
(web
access o
dis ic
da a)
(web
access o
municipali y
da a)
The p o incial
o ice o
s a is ical da a
p o ides a la ge
ange o de ailed
indica o s ha
model he socio-
economic con ex
o he P o ince o
T en o. Se e al
indica o s a e
segmen ed by
dis ic
(Communi ies o
Valley) and
municipali y.
Annual ime
se ies a e
a ailable. The
ollowing sec o s
a e co e ed:
● Land usage
● En i onmen al
issues (e.g.
was e
p oduc ion and
ecycling)
● Build
en i onmen
● Popula ion
● Households
and social
beha iou
● Educa ion and
aining
● Cul u e, spo s,
ee ime
● Heal h
● Wo k Ma ke
● Business
s uc u e and
compe i i enes
s
● Ag icul u e,
o es y and
ishe y
● Indus y
● Cons uc ions
● Comme ce
● Tou ism
● T anspo a ion
S a is ical
indica o s
can be
used o
assess
a ious
socio-
economic
aspec s o
local
dis ic s
and o
d aw
compa iso
ns wi h
espec o
p e ious
pe iods.
Tables
can be
expo ed
in .cs
( o be
checked
whe he
da a can
be
accesse
d
h ough
REST
API calls
o
esea ch
pu pose
s)
Indica o s
ha e
di e en
upda e
imings
acco ding
o he aw
da a hey
e e o.
(Annual o
decennial
when he
aw da a
comes om
census)
D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 132
● Financial
se ices
P edic i e
models o
selec ed
indica o s
o he
P o ince o
T en o,
segmen ed
by dis ic s
(Communi
ies o
Valley)
ISPAT
Public
Da a ables
can be
expo ed
om he
web
(web
access)
Fo some
da a
segmen a i
on, da a is
a ailable on
eques
Fo a selec ed se
o indica o s,
p edic i e models
en isage he
alue o he
indices in 10
yea s' ime.
Cu en ly,
a ailable
indica o s a e
ela ed o
popula ion
e olu ion.
P edic ion
s o
s a is ical
indica o s
can be
used o
be e
assess he
c i icali y
o ce ain
phenomen
a in he
medium
e m. They
can also
be used as
a e m o
e e ence
when
e alua ing
he
e icacy o
ce ain
policies.
Tables
can be
expo ed
in .cs ,
.json,
.xls
( o be
checked
whe he
da a can
be
accesse
d
h ough
REST
API calls
o
esea ch
pu pose
s)
Annual
upda e
Compa is
on o
s a is ical
indica o s
o he
P o ince o
T en o wi h
o he a eas
in I aly
ISPAT
Public
Da a ables
can be
expo ed
om he
web
(web
access)
Fo a selec ed se
o indica o s,
compa ison is
o e ed be ween
he da a o (i)
T en ino, (ii) he
adjacen p o ince
o Al o Adige and
he egion o
Vene o, (iii) he
o e all a ea o
No he n-Eas
I aly, (i ) he
egion o
Lomba dia, ( )
No he n I aly and
( i) I aly.
S a is ical
indica o s
can be
used o
assess
a ious
socio-
economic
aspec s o
he o e all
P o ince
o T en o
in
compa iso
n o
nea by
egions
and I aly
o e all.
They
could be
used o
assess he
mo e
gene al
con ex
wi h which
Valle di
Sole
compa es.
Tables
can be
expo ed
in .cs
( o be
checked
whe he
da a can
be
accesse
d
h ough
REST
API calls
o
esea ch
pu pose
s)
Annual
upda e
D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 133
Gene al
s a is ical
da a o
di e en
socio-
economic
sec o s and
en i onme
n al
aspec s o
he
P o ince o
T en o,
inne
dis ic s
and
municipali i
es
ISPAT
Public
Da a ables
can be
expo ed
om he
web
(web
access)
Di e en so s o
socio-economic
and
en i onmen al
da a ela ed o
T en ino and i s
inne dis ic s.
Annual ime
se ies a e
a ailable
These a e
s a is ical
da a ha
compleme
n he
indica o s
by
p o iding
u he
in o ma io
n use ul
o he
assessme
n o he
e i o y
(e.g.
en i onme
n al
aspec s,
sa e y,
mobili y,
quali y o
li e, e c.)
Tables
can be
expo ed
in .cs
( o be
checked
whe he
da a can
be
accesse
d
h ough
REST
API calls
o
esea ch
pu pose
s)
Annual
upda e
Lis o
public
se ices
OpenD
a a
T en in
o
Public
ia API
(open da a)
The in o ma ion
included in he
o icial websi es o
he municipali ies
o Valle di Sole
has been
published as open
da a. I includes
in o ma ion abou
a ailable public
se ices like
schools, social
and heal h
se ices,
associa ions, and
legal se ices, …
Open da a
on local
se ices
could be
used o
au oma ic
ally
assess
ce ain
dimension
s o
e i o ial
de elopm
en .
.json
s a ic
in o ma ion,
in equen ly
upda ed by
municipali i
es
Lis o
poin s o
in e es
and public
se ices
OpenS
ee M
ap
Public
ia expo
In o ma ion abou
poin s o in e es
and public
se ices a ailable
in Valle di Sole
ha e been
anno a ed inside
he Open S ee
Map and a e
a ailable o
expo .
Da a om
OpenS e
e Map can
be used o
au oma ic
ally
assess
ce ain
dimension
s o
e i o ial
de elopm
en .
.osm
pe iodically
upda ed by
olun ee
con ibu o s
Da a on
anspo a i
on se ices
Ges io
ne
MITT
(Mobili
à
Public
(da a se )
In o ma ion abou
public anspo
in as uc u e.
(bus lines,
ime able, geo-
Open da a
on local
se ices
could be
used o
GTFS in
zipped
iles

D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 134
In eg a
a
T aspo
i
T en in
o)
e e enced bus
s ops)
au oma ic
ally
assess
ce ain
dimension
s o
e i o ial
de elopm
en .
Mobili y
da a
T en in
o
Digi al
e
Res ic
ed
On eques ,
ia API
(A ailable
o esea ch
pu poses
upon
nego ia ion)
In o ma ion abou
he ac ual usage
o public
anspo a ion
means,
subsc ibed
passes, icke
selling channels
Daily
mobili y
da a,
agg ega e
d by bus
line o
icke
selling
channel.
Da a
ex ac ed
om
onboa d
icke
check-in.
Daily
upda e
Real- ime
s a is ical
da a o he
Tou ism
sec o
ISPAT
Res ic
ed /
Public
Daily da a
has
es ic ed
access.
(A ailable
o esea ch
pu poses
only upon
nego ia ion)
Di e en ypes o
da a a e a ailable
o he ou ism
sec o :
- da a
upda ed
daily on
a i als
and
o e nigh
s ays
(da abas
es wi h
es ic ed
access)
- mon hly
and
seasonal
s a is ics
(web
access)
- gene al
s a is ics
on he
ou ism
sec o
(web
access)
This ype
o da a
can be
used o
assess he
seasonali
y o socio-
economic
phenomen
a a ec ing
Valle di
Sole
Daily
upda e
Real es a e
egis y
and land
egis y
T en in
o
Digi al
e
Res ic
ed
On eques ,
ia API
(A ailable
o esea ch
Da a on
u baniza ion and
ac iona ion o
he land, pa cels
Da a is
agg ega e
d a
municipal
D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 135
pu poses
only upon
nego ia ion)
in land and
buildings egis y,
des ina ion/cul i a
ion o land
pa cels.,
le el and
ype o
use. Da a
may
suppo
decision
making
Wea he
Me eo
en ino
/
OpenD
a a
T en in
o
Public
Via API
(open da a)
Di e en ypes o
egion-speci ic
wea he da a,
including cu en
da a
( empe a u e,
p ecipi a ion, ai
humidi y, and
wind da a),
o ecas s and
his o ical analysis
Wea he
in o ma io
n o be
u ilised in
ield
ope a ions
planning
(cul i a io
n,
ha es ),
in ou ism
planning
o in
decision
making o
isk
p e en ion
.json /
.xml /
.cs /
.geojson
loca ion-
based
wea he
da a is
upda ed
e e y 15
minu es
D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 136
Annex A4 – Resul s o b ains o ming wi h mayo s
In he ollowing we p esen he main hemes eme ged om he b ains o ming o he 13 mayo s o
he Valle di Sole:
● Abandonmen o he home illages by young people and he di icul ies o c ea ing a ac i e
oppo uni ies o hem o s ay, bo h a he educa ional le el and a en ep eneu ial le el. While
he e a e no majo economic de elopmen p oblems and he a ea has p o essional g ow h
po en ial, e aining young people is a challenge ac oss he e i o y. In his ega d, i would
be aluable o he mayo s o iden i y he easons why he a ea does no mee young people's
expec a ions.
● Abandonmen o adi ional ac i i ies ela ed o land use and main enance, also ela ed o he
abo e men ioned issue. The abandonmen has se e e implica ions o he a eas, such as
he deg ada ion o landscape quali y and he inc ease o en i onmen al isks (such as
landslides and mudslides). Rela ed o his issue is also he de e io a ion o he buil
en i onmen because o he high cos s o eno a ing old houses in he cen e o illages.
● Coexis ence wi h la ge ca ni o es, such as bea s and wol es, is a signi ican issue in his
a ea. O e all he a ea has seen an inc ease in he p esence and ac i i y o hese species
which can lead o con lic s wi h human ac i i ies and li es ock. Bea p esence is a ec ing
he a ea's a ac i eness and he sa e y o he esiden popula ion.
● Lack o a ac i eness o he e i o y in e ms o aining and employmen . The a ea has
limi ed job oppo uni ies, wi h many low-p o ile occupa ions a ailable.
● Unde de elopmen o he ag i- ood sec o , which is e y much ela ed o a la ge ision
encompassing sec o s like he p o ec ion and alo isa ion o he en i onmen , he landscape,
ecology, heal h, and inno a i e o ms o en ep eneu ship. The a ea was once dedica ed o
li es ock a ming, which ensu ed egula main enance and ca e o he land. Howe e , wi h
he decline in his p ac ice, he land now su e s om neglec , leading o inc eased
ulne abili y o ock alls, landslides, and o he na u al haza ds. I is he e o e c ucial o es o e
he landscape o i s o me s a e o beau y and u ili y, and o enhance sa e y h ough isk
moni o ing and managemen .
● New models o sus ainable ou ism a e needed ha lexibly adap o clima e change. A he
momen win e ou ism is s ongly dependen on skiing and he a ea o e s se e al skiing
oppo uni ies wi h nume ous ski eso s. Howe e , di e en models o ou ism a e needed o
ensu e he long- e m sus ainabili y o he a ea’s ou ism indus y while p o ec ing i s na u al
and cul u al he i age
D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 137
Annex A5. Documen elabo a ed by he mayo s o Valle di Sole
TITLE: The Value o Ecosys em Se ices in Ag icul u al and Fo es A eas o Val di Sole: The
G een Balance o Alpine Communi ies
Fo he Val di Sole egion, i is a p io i y o include in sys emic hinking he alue o ag icul u e and
o es y, as well as he alue o p o ec ed a eas unde conse a ion. The moun ains oday ace
phenomena o depopula ion in some a eas and o e - ou ism in o he s. Bo h can be po en ially
ha m ul bu also ha e posi i e aspec s i ca e ully managed. Achie ing social, en i onmen al, and
economic balance is essen ial in bo h si ua ions o mi iga e hese phenomena.
The p ojec aims o de ine an economic alue - no exclusi ely mone a y - o he na u al and semi-
na u al en i onmen o Val di Sole. This analysis should ocus pa icula ly on he con ibu ion o he
landscape, composed by o es s, he biodi e si y o species and habi a s, and he di ec wo k o
hose in he ag o- o es y-pas o al sec o who main ain hese a eas in an op imal s a e. The p ope
main enance o he e i o y ensu es nume ous se ices, such as en i onmen al p o ec ion, clima e
change mi iga ion, human heal h and well-being, and ec ea ional ac i i ies. Conside ing he mode n
use o he moun ains in luenced by u ban li es yles, can local communi ies achie e a sus ainable
economic, social, and en i onmen al balance ha allows hem o be esilien o clima e change and
cen e ed on he au hen ic and eal quali y o li e?
To add ess his ques ion wi h an inclusi e and inno a i e go e nance model, we belie e i is
impo an o s a by iden i ying he ecosys em se ices ela ed o he cul i a ed and o es ed a eas
o Val di Sole. These a eas a e cha ac e is ic o he egion and o m he basis o a well-es ablished
cul u al model ha is cu en ly uns able. Assigning hem signi icance in he decision-making p ocess
o conse a ion and enhancemen ac ions, suppo ed by public au ho i ies, is c ucial. Inc easing
unde s anding o hei unc ion allows he local popula ion o de elop awa eness o he ole
sus ainably managed u al a eas play in imp o ing quali y o li e. This awa eness also helps o cla i y
he indi idual willingness o con ibu e o hei conse a ion and o explo e al e na i e managemen
o de elopmen me hods. This ans o ms he cos s o ac i e conse a ion in o in es men s in
enhancemen . Balancing biodi e si y p o ec ion wi h sus ainable local de elopmen , s a ing om an
app op ia e ecogni ion o economic and social ac i i ies, ensu es ha cu en and u u e gene a ions
can enjoy a quali y o li e ha , acco ding o clima e change da a, seems mo e easible in
moun ainous a eas han in o he con ex s.
Expec ed Resul s
● The gene al objec i e o he p ojec is o inco po a e he en i onmen al balance in o he
s a egic decisions o local public adminis a ions and majo p i a e playe s o ensu e
au hen ic sus ainabili y o local communi ies and businesses ope a ing in he a ea. The
ou ism and c a s sec o s, which d i e he local economy, can hus include isk assessmen s
ela ed o he alue o hese o en o e looked bu c ucial asse s in hei de elopmen plans.
Po en ial Ou comes
● Imp o e he managemen o ag icul u al and pas o al a eas.
● Encou age ac i e pa icipa ion o local communi ies in he s a egic decisions o ele an
au ho i ies, enabling s akeholde s o weigh di e se inpu s and con ibu e o he socio-
economic balance o he e i o ies om a sus ainabili y pe spec i e.
● Quan i y he di ec and indi ec impac s o conse a ion, moni o ing, esea ch, enhancemen ,
main enance, and use ac ions on sil o-ag icul u al-pas o al a eas o gene ally imp o e he
quali y o li e.
● De elop a me hodology ha allows compa ison wi h o he p ojec s in di e en sec o s
e alua ed wi h economic pa ame e s and ma ke p ices.
● Conside en i onmen al cos s as in es men s whose bene i s acc ue o cu en and u u e
local communi ies.
D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 144
CHALLENGES AND NEEDS
1. Acco ding o you, wha a e he main challenges o Sólle in e ms o digi aliza ion?
2. Acco ding o you, wha a e he main socioeconomic challenges o Sólle ?

D5.1 – “Pilo needs and gap analysis” 145
3. Wha ype o digi al se ice(s) would you like o ha e o imp o e?
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Annex B2 – Resul s o P2 Fi s Wo kshop
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Annex B3 – S a is ics o Sólle
UNIT
VALUE (YEAR*)
*I no in o ma ion o 2023 is
a ailable,
use he mos ecen alue and
indica e he yea
Value o compa ison
(His o ical da a, na ional-wide
alues o simila )
Sou ce
TERRITORY
Su ace
In km²
Municipali y o Sólle : 42,8 km²
The municipali y o Sólle has ou
main nuclei: Sólle , Po de Sólle ,
L´Ho a and Binia aix (da a om 2015)
0,86 % o he o al su ace o he
Balea ic Islands and 1,17% o he
su ace o Mallo ca.
Ibes a
POPULATION
Popula ion
size
Numbe o
inhabi an s
13.454 (2022)
Popula ion dis ibu ion: Sólle (67 %) ,
Po de Sólle (18 %), L´Ho a (12 %)
and Binia aix (3 %)
popula ion dec eased by 5% since
2012 (14.150 inhabi an s) bu has
isen by a ound 1,1 % since 2002
(12.118) due o a highe pe cen age o
o eigne s mo ing o Sólle om 2008
un il 2013 ( om 13% in 2002 o a ound
20%). In 2013 Sólle s popula ion
eached i s highes numbe ye ,
coun ing 14.229 inhabi an s.
Mallo ca: 876.147 (2022)
Ibes a
Popula ion
densi y
Numbe o
inhabi an s/k
m²
315 / km² (2022)
330 / km² (Sólle , 2012)
A e age Mallo ca (2022): 252 /
km²
Ibes a
Age A e age
44,62 (2022)
A e age Mallo ca (2022): 42,11
Ibes a
Age
dis ibu ion
Pe cen age
o coun
wi hin each
age g oup,
0-15: 14%
15-65: 65%
>64: 21%
(2022)
A e age Mallo ca (2022):
0-15: 16%
15-65: 67%
>64: 17%
Ibes a
Dependency
a io
(Numbe o
people < 16 +
Numbe o
people > 64 /
Numbe o
people 16-
64)*100
55% (2022)
49,5% (2012)
Ibes a
Longe i y
Index
0,18
0,15 o Mallo ca
Ibes a