Since 2010 and about every four years, different stakeholders from communities, education and new technologies create a document that defines the basic lines of digital policy in different key sectors, the Scoran (Regional Coherence Strategy of Digital Development).
After a first edition of this strategy in 2010, it is the fourth version presented this Monday at the regional youth information center in the presence of the actors of the sector, the prefect Régine Engström and the president of the Centre-Val de Loire region François Bonneau and Representatives of GIP Recia (interactive interest group of the Central Region), whose aim is to pool resources of regional partners around digital innovation.
New challenge: cybersecurity
What is the difference between this new version and the third one that preceded it in 2019? “A big topic that we hadn’t grasped at the time is cybersecurity with the risk associated with infrastructure vulnerabilities. With several serious accidents around the world, the year 2021 has brought this issue to the fore,” explains Gilles Toutin of Sgar, a service linked to the prefecture. Solutions are then developed to counter this risk.
Other issues considered to be priorities are: the expansion and improvement of the high-speed Internet network throughout the territory, the generalization of easy access to open data (non-sensitive data collected by the region’s services), advances in digital inclusion and in the Fight against illiteracy (absence or lack of mastery of computer tools) and promote greater equality in professions related to this sector.
A digital suitcase for municipalities
Projects involved in this strategy include the “One” (Essential Digital Offer) kit, developed by GIP Recia, which aims to provide communities (as opposed to paid software makers such as Microsoft) with the tools to enable them to use the Develop safe, user-friendly tools for their teams and most importantly improve accessibility for residents.
“The One Suitcase is a simplified tool for creating a website for a town hall, an intranet platform and a contact platform for residents,” explains Damien Desnoyer, who is responsible for the project. We help municipalities train these tools to improve their service to residents, but the idea is never to replace physical reception. You must still be able to walk to City Hall. It’s an additional option.
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