On June 17, the 1st “SeTDIBA Conference: the challenges of digital management in smaller municipalities” was held online and aimed not only at the 91 town halls that have joined the SeTDIBA project but also at all those local governments involved.eressats in this commitment of the corporation. During the day, the imminent challenges faced by small municipalities were analyzed as well as the necessary self-protection measures in the field of cybersecurity. The improvements in SeTDIBA services were also presented.
The Diputació de Barcelona has promoted, since 2018, the set of digital transformation services SeTDIBA, which has been extended to 91 local bodies in the territory. 63,44% of the municipalities of up to 1.000 inhabitants.
Much of this deployment has taken place in times of pandemic, highlighting that the digital transformation of organizations is possible in collaborative work environments at a distance and posing new challenges such as the application of self-protection measures and cybersecurity or the consolidation of the use of the digital channel with the citizens.
The day was attended by Joseph Arimany, deputy of the Area of Innovation, Local Governments and Territorial Cohesion, Francis Xavier Forcadell, coordinator of the Area of Innovation, Local Governments and Territorial Cohesion, Joan A. Olivares, head of the Digital Innovation Cabinet, Xavier Marcet, consultant and president of “Lead to Change” i Thomas Roy, director of security strategy at the Cybersecurity Agency of Catalonia.
You can retrieve the interventions of each speaker in video:
Welcome and presentation by the Joseph Arimany, deputy of the Area of Innovation, Local Governments and Territorial Cohesion
Present and future of the role of local governments in local cooperation and assistance. Special reference to digital transformation, by Xavier Forcadell, coordinator of the Area of Innovation, Local Governments and Territorial Cohesion
"The power of people and small changes in the digital transformation" by Xavier Marcet, consultant and president of "Lead to Change"
"How should we protect ourselves?" in charge of Thomas Roy, director of Security Strategy at the Catalan Cybersecurity Agency
"Offering services and future challenges in digital transformation", in charge of John Olivares, head of the Digital Innovation Cabinet
