This workshop is a collaboration between AURORAL and dRural. Its aim is to promote the awareness of people in general, not just the relevant stakeholders and authorities, to achieve a better understanding and critical reflection between inhabitants and needs in different rural araes and the common goal they want to achieve through digitalisation. The session includes speakers from EU Comm, elected politicians and managers from pilot-project, who will present their regions’ strategy and plans for how to become smarter, more sustainable and innovative