The aim will be to deepen and learn about tools, projects and methodologies that place citizens at the center of innovation in order to deal with challenges more efficiently.

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Next Tuesday, April 16, Collaboratori Catalunya , promoted by the Generalitat de Catalunya and the i2CAT Foundation, will organize the meeting 'Collaboratories Time: promoting digital social innovation at the local level' in the town of temp. The day, which will start at 10 am and end at 3 pm, will be held at the Epicentre, Pallars Jussà Visitor Center in Tremp. The aim will be to learn about tools, projects and methodologies that place citizens at the center of innovation in order to deal more efficiently with current social challenges.

The meeting will begin with an institutional welcome by the mayoress of Tremp, Sílvia Romero Galera, the general director of Societat Digital de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Liliana Arroyo Moliner, and the director of the Institute for Development and Promotion of the Upper Pyrenees and Aran (IDAPA), Eva Fiter Cirera. Then, several local success stories linked to digital social innovation will be presented: the 'Tremp-Sat' project with Borja Llàser, the 'Cati, virtual assistant' project with Markus Urban and Ester Collado from the Omnia Point of the Civic Center l 'Scorxador - La Seu d'Urgell, the 'Hèpic Hub' project with Lucía González, the 'FIRE-RES Geo Catch App' project with Francesc Viaplana and Erico Kutchartt, the 'Collarets for the monitoring and control of herd attacks in high mountain' with Gabriel Lampreave, the 'More Romanesque' project with Susanna Casanovas and Carles Roca from the TIC Point of the Regional Council of Alta Ribagorça and the 'Live broadcast with 5G of events located in hard-to-reach places' project with Marc Orobitg and Albert Crespo. The presentation will be moderated by the Councilor for Technology and Information Society of Tremp City Council, Alba Moré. Next, a dynamic of collective mapping of the territory will be articulated. Afterwards, there will be a working lunch and two immersive activities will be tried, an experience with virtual reality glasses to visualize dinosaurs in the Alt Pirineu Digital Area Geoparc and a visit to the wall with augmented reality.

Interested persons can register through this link online .