Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering IESEA digital platform for rural areas
In the “Digital Villages” project, Fraunhofer IESE and its partners investigated how digitalization opens up new opportunities for rural areas.
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Reference Project: Digital Villages (“Digitale Dörfer”)
When the “Digital Villages” project (“Digitale Dörfer” in German) started in Rhineland-Palatinate in 2015, no one foresaw that it would evolve into a nationwide lighthouse project. Aiming to examine the challenges of contemporary life in rural areas in terms of digitalization, the project partners, together with the municipalities of Betzdorf-Gebhardshain, Eisenberg, and Göllheim as model communities, developed digital solutions that are now used far beyond Rhineland-Palatinate. Results include the communication app DorfFunk and other smart services that improve the provision of public services in rural areas.
Challenge
- Gaining insights into the potential of digitalization for strengthening rural areas
- Achieving project results that can be transferred into solutions suitable for everyday use for the future of municipalities
Contributions of Fraunhofer IESE
- Comprehensive processes for identifying digital needs in rural areas using innovative methods
- Conception and support of Living Labs
- Technical development and testing of digital solutions
- Provision of fundamental application-oriented lessons learned on digitalization of rural areas
Goals / Results
- A digital platform for rural areas with the following solutions:
- DorfFunk
- DorfNews and DorfPages
- LösBar
- BestellBar
- Digital Showcase
- LieferBar
Digital Villages at a glance
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The transition to the digital world has been going on for a long time already, and now it is happening in our rural areas as well. With the help of the Digital Villages, everyone has their digital village in their pocket and thereby fast access to our digital services in the area. [in German].