Building remote-work communities in the Alpine Space: co-designed and sustainable solutions
Abstract
Since the beginning of this project, the three areas under
study have provided different results (annex). In both
France and Austria, we found that there is already a significant
number of coworking spaces and remote workers; however,
in Italy, this “remote work” phenomenon is less present and
simply more recent. In our endeavour to find the strengths/
weakness and opportunities/threats of these three areas, we
obtained some interesting yet varying results. While optical
fibre is widespread in Austria and France, the situation in Italy
differs. Additionally, we found that remote workers in France
have more difficulty finding a home in comparison to those
living in Italy and Austria. These main differences led us to the
conclusion that the co-creation aspect of this project could
not be presented in a standard way during this report. In fact,
it was agreed that we needed to create three different methodologies
and tools adapted to each territory.
To recall, the purpose of this action 1.3 was to co-construct
solutions for working remotely in mountain areas. Since
our three areas are not strictly the same as those explained
above, we have decided to begin our reflections on different
subjects. In France, given the abundance of coworking spaces
and remote workers, the latter have often encountered
challenges in establishing themselves and achieving full satisfaction
with their living conditions. Consequently, French
partners have opted to conduct a benchmarking analysis of
existing solutions in analogous rural French areas. In Austria,
the coworking spaces are not well distributed throughout
the country. Therefore, each of these spaces were studied to
recognise their strong points/weaknesses, the services they
are offering. and how they operate in order to gain a better
understanding of what the potential creation of coworking
spaces could be like. In Italy, on the other hand, there are no
established coworking spaces in the for individuals studying,
and therefore no other benchmarking was created. However,
they drew inspiration from the information we provided
about coworking spaces in the studied area, specifically those
in France and Austria.
Following this, each country designed its own methodology
for the co-creation groups. In the three countries, we decided
to organise a workshop where all participants from the first
steps were invited. In France, these participants included territorial
employees; in Austria, these included students in particular;
and in Italy, they combined various people (remote
workers, companies, etc.).
All these workshops produced different results that we will
present in this report. Also, at the end of the document, we
will propose a conclusion of what we have learnt from these
workshops which can be used in other mountain territories.
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