Thematic areas for the network
The ASToN network is directed towards supporting cities in a digital transformation and in improving their capacities to become digitally mature actors in the ecosystem. However, in order to harness digital effectively, it must be considered a tool for achieving specific goals for the local authority.
As such, we have asked each of the 11 cities to iden- tify a particular area of focus for their work on this programme. The Local Action Plan each city will design during the next phases of the programme will look into this specific thematic area.
By thematic area we intend a specific field of expertise of local authorities. It includes the regulations, strategies, plans and services linked to that specific topic.
In the city profiles in Chapter 3, we have explored each focus area in more detail but we found these grouped into 5 thematic areas:
