Workshops

Workshop 1

THEME: CHANCES FOR RURAL AREAS CONFRONTED WITH DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES

• Chair: Peer Rexen
• 1^st Case Study: Modelling of “Chances for areas confronted with demo- graphic changes” (NL/B) by Mike van de Wijnckel and Jeanette Groeneveld
• 2^nd Case Study: The Innovation House (DK/NL/N) by 
Else Meyer and
 Auke Piet van der Meulen
• External expert: Prof. Dr. Dirk Strijker (NL)

WORKSHOP 2

THEME: Broadband and broadband applications (education, care, public services)

• Chair: Simon Simonsen
• 1^st Case Study: Klasseglas: Fibre to the Class- room (NL)
by Willem Wouda
• 2^nd Case Study: Digital commerces and services (DK)
 by Simon Simonsen
• External expert: Mr. Klaas Rus (NL)

WORKSHOP 3

THEME: SME Empowerment and good governance

• Chair: Filip Meuris
• 1^st Case Study: Towards a Regional Open Network by cooperative approach (B)
 by Wouter Degadt and Filip Meuris
• 2^nd Case Study: Stimulating innovation and business growth in rural SMEs (UK)
 by Eve Cronin
• External expert: Mr. Gijs van Hesteren (NL)

WORKSHOP 4

THEME: Branding and profiling the region

• Chair: Wim Beernaert
• 1^st Case Study: Dwaande Campaign Fryslan (NL)
 by Mr. Jelle Boerema
• 2^nd Case Study: Branding Meetjesland (B) by Els Oyaert
• External expert: Dr. Frans Thissen (NL)

WORKSHOP 5

THEME: Healthy ageing, welfare and community building

• Chair: Peter Laan
• 1^st Case Study: Lifestyle improvement in Finnoy Islands (N) by 
Mayor Gro and Dr Eivind
• 2^nd Case Study: Smart Rural Network Society (NL)
 by Marcella Jansen
and and Martijn Ledegang
• External expert: Prof. Dr.Anja Declerq (B)