Smart Villages - Sasha Kranjac

Factors of change: digital transformation and strategic uniqueness of rural areas

Post published:11/04/2021
Post category:Smart Villages

Many factors have led to various changes in the structure of rural areas, both demographic and qualitative, unfortunately negative: a decrease in the number of inhabitants, displacement of younger people, an increase in the share of the elderly population and a continuous negative increase in the population. The factors, that is, the problems that cause negative changes in rural areas are numerous, however, comparing rural with urban areas, it is possible to identify several key…

Digital transformation of rural areas

Post published:19/03/2021
Post category:Smart Villages

What exactly is digital transformation? Transformation is a process that takes some time, in which we undergo a certain change. However, digital transformation refers to a process that starts from the moment we start thinking about introducing digital technologies in all areas of business and life and lasts until the moment of their full integration. Digital transformation involves companies and individuals, and education is a key factor in digital transformation – it is not enough…

The concept of smart development: what is a smart village, a smart municipality, and a smart rural area

Post published:15/02/2021
Post category:Smart Villages

At the heart of the smart municipality and smart village is a smart administration that has digital and electronic means and tools, which has developed a high level of communication with its citizens and allows them not only to perform services within their scope from the comfort of their own home, but also to efficiently, timely and transparently inform about their own work, news, projects and events from their own and other important areas. Smart…

Study of Development of smart villages

Post published:10/01/2021
Post category:Smart Villages

I am thrilled to announce that I got the task to develop the Study of Development of Smart villages, specifically, the Study of Digital Transformation and modernization of communications of rural area of Kršan Municipality. As the Study is developed, I'll post thoughts and details of the progress. It is a complex process and complex matter; therefore, once it is finalized, it is not supposed to be forgotten but rather developed further and "live", embrace…

Initial call and proposal for creating a Study of development of smart villages

Post published:02/09/2020
Post category:Smart Villages

Few days ago, I got an invitation to propose a plan to develop a Study of development of smart villages for a local municipality of Krsan, Istria, Croatia. I am extremely excited about this and looking forward to developing the study should I win the bid and be selected as the official developer. The study should involve a variety of information technologies, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft 365, Microsoft Office Applications, wireless technologies,…