DESIRA has performed policy analysis in the 15 countries of the consortium, examining national and regional policies affecting digitalisation in rural areas with a two-fold approach: how digitalisation policies impact rural areas, and how rural development policies address digitalisation.
The analysis performed by DESIRA covers the national context for digitalisation, in terms of access to broadband and connectivity, differences between urban and rural areas, and the digital divide; European Digital Policies and how they influence rural digitalisation; national, regional or even local policies boosting digitalisation, and private strategies.