Austrian Lord mayor’s day broaches the issue of digitisation in rural areas

Lifeline broadband: opportunities and future for Austria’s regions

Vienna (OTS) – The Association regions of Austria with Chairman of the national Council of Georg Strasser and Deputy Chairman Alfred Riedl at the helm-signed heuer, for the first time for the host of the Austrian mayor day responsible. He is on 11. March in the Francisco Josephinum in Wieselburg. A for over 30 years-long local event will be continued after the long-time organizer, Sixtus Lanner has announced last year its withdrawal.

Broadband push

With cutting-edge lectures and discussion contributions should be made at the Lord mayor’s day, the topic of digitisation for the visitors to grasp. Regions of Austria-Chairman Strasser sees here a Central condition for the rural area in the 21st century. Century a development perspective. „What moved the country and its people today, is the topic of digitization. We need to provide to the citizens in the rural area, a modern digital infrastructure, and thus can use all its advantages. The fiber networks are undisputed arteries of life for the people of the country. We want to avoid a Two-class society in the rural areas. Only with a joint effort of all the authorities we can achieve this goal. The Lord mayor’s day offers an exciting discussion platform,“ says Strasser, who was himself mayor of the municipality of Nöchling. For agriculture, he sees great potential. „Our farms are already equipped with many digital tools. The more important it is, here is a nationwide expansion of broadband to advance“, he stresses.

„At the Lord mayor’s day, the local politicians have been meeting for more than 30 years from all over Austria, to discuss, together with experts on the topics of the future, to learn from others and gain new ideas for their own work in the community. Just for mayor in the rural regions, the question of the surface is fiber optics ceiling, a significant location – and the question of Survival,“ stresses Deputy Chairman Riedl.

Thus, the digitization will be a success, it needs action at all levels of the administration, in the economy and society. The municipalities play a crucial role. You are on the one hand, a service provider for many authorities, way, and on the other hand, important opinion leaders within the population. At the Start of the new authorities-App „Austria.gv.at“ the Secretary-General in the Federal Ministry for digitization and business location (BMDW), Michael Esterl, Lord mayor’s day give a lecture on a cutting-edge topic for the Federal government. The BMDW has started with the project „the Digital office“ the most comprehensive Federal-state-local government-dialogue, and a start signal for the digital administration reform. In addition, Esterl will give insights in the new government Initiative of „Digital Austria“ in the digital measures of the Republic.

Applications for the Lord mayor’s day are still up to 8. March 2019 under office@regionen-oesterreich.at possible. (Final)

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