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2. Plateform.
Showcase of the digital sector
in Wallonia.
It provides services and support
to public and private sectors
stakeholders involved in the
implementation of the digital
strategy.
Strategy.
Policy framework
for a full digital region.
It establishes the priorities
and objectives of public policies
and the support for private sector
initiatives in the field of digital
transformation.
Brand.
Incarnation of the digital ambition
of Wallonia.
It unifies public and private sector
actors and initiatives launched
within the framework of the digital
strategy and ensures their visibility.

3. Digital Economy Smart & Connected Territory
Skills & Education
Public Services
Digital
Sector
https://www.digitalwallonia.be/wallonienumerique 3
Transforming the business models of
companies and reindustrialising Wallonia
through digital
Developing the attractiveness of Wallonia’s
territory through broadband networks and
a Smart Region approach
Making digital a priority for school
equipment, education for the younger
generations and lifelong training
Engaging a real Open
Government approach and
developing innovation through
the use of open data
Capturing the added value of digital
transformation through a strong,
international and innovative
digital sector

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9. https://www.digitalwallonia.be/wallonienumerique 9
Open Data
data.digitalwallonia.be
Mission THD
(Zoning, Ecoles…)
Digital Business Smart & Connected Territory
Skills & Education
Public services
Digital
Sector
PlatformBrand

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11. Smart Region : collaborative governance
Source: Gouvernance Core-Team : D. Nevenne (La Louvière) 11

12. 2017-2018 : Smart Region’s 4 pillars:
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MarketPlace
SmartRégion :
Smart projects
accelerator
•21 projects-forms
•10 cities
• Joint projects: cities,
businesses, start-ups
•Innovative projects, open &
replicable on walloon
territory.
Mobile Applications
multiservices chart:
Urban micro-services
aggregator
•Wallonie en Poche
•Fair competition
•Collaborative governance
•GDPR compliant
•Solution upgradeability
through micros-services
availability.
Open Data:
Innovation reactor for
the territory
•Install data governance
•Synergies with GDPR initiatives
•Opening – appreciation –
reuse of data, moreover in
realtime
•Open Data platform by Digital
Wallonia
Smart Data:
Smart projects
revealing
• Data analytics
• Tax on Pylons agreement
between Wallonia Region
& 3 mobile providers
• Creating playgrounds for
data acculturation in cities
• Enabler for personalized AI
projects.
Support axis: Territory connectivity
Optical fiber 4G+ 5G Ready
Lora - NB-IoT – LTE-M

13. Process towards Open Data
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Awareness Empowerment Governance
Understanding
Evangelization
Vision
Autonomy
Control
Decision-making
authority
Strategy
Bigger picture
Accountability

14. Data & Governance: what for?
https://www.liaison.com/blog/2015/10/19/taking-time-saddle-grab-data-horns/ 14
Milestone
towards
open-gov /
participatory
democracy
Analysis & follow-upForecasting &
strategic vision
Empowerment
of public
authorities &
local
governments
Help in policy &
decisions
making
Transparency &
accountability

15. Portal : Open Data central pivot
https://www.europeandataportal.eu/en/highlights/practical-guide-building-future-proof-open-data-portals 15
More use = more
visibility = more use…
Enhance access &
understanting for
every public thanks
to better UX design
Keyplace for
datasets,
methodologies &
tools to use them
Insights & dataviz to
quickly grasp which
datasets are used,
thus useful.
Central point of
knowledge,
information & key
components.
www.
OpenData.
Digitalwallonia
.be

16. Common portal : Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles / Wallonie
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17. Common portal : Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles / Wallonie
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Upcoming upgrade
of the portal :
• Design
• UX
• Content

18. A platform
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19. Quoi ?
Products & services related to digital
development of Wallonia ( e-
commerc, digital sector…).
What ?
Qui ? Nature & types Territories & institutions
Pour qui ? Target markets
Various involved actors in Wallonia digital
transformation (such as: businesses, schools
etc…).
Institutional affiliation (Walloon region, Fédération
Wallonie Bruxelles, etc.) and geographical
location(Wallonia, Brussels, etc.)
Industry sectors towards whom
businesses aim at for their products &
services offer.
(example: agriculture).
Implemented projects within Digital Wallonia
strategy (such as: « école numérique », Made
Different by Digital Wallonia, etc.).
Projects Pour quoi ?
Products
& Services
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Avec qui ?
Gathering of profiles & events (networking,
ecosystem,missions): Lieu, startups W.IN.G,
Smartcities, MWC2017, …
Communities
Who ?
With who ?
For who?
Where ?
For what?
The platform ensures digital
sector visibility and structures
Walloon digital ecosystems
Digital value chain:

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> 750.000
Pages
viewed
> 2000
Digital
Companies
> 4.500
Digital actors
(research centers,
companies,
schools,
incubators, …)
> 450
Companies
involved in
international
missions
> 200.000
unique
visitors
> 2800
press extracts
about digital
in Wallonia
> 1000
E-commerce
companies
> 10.000
Contacts
related to
digital
companies
> 20
Digital
Ecosystems
Digital Wallonia Platform
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21. A brand
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22. Wallonia needs a digital brand !
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23. They have adopted the Digital Wallonia brand
23And many more …

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25. 110 Digital Wallonia Champions. A dedicated network to:
1. Promote digital transformation.
2. Share the Digital Wallonia strategy.
3. Propose ideas and goals.
www.digitalwallonia.be/digital-wallonia-champions
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27. Agence du Numérique
www.digitalwallonia.be
info@digitalwallonia.be
@digitalwallonia
facebook.com/digitalwallonia
Avenue Prince de Liège, 133
B-5100 Jambes
+32 (0)81 778080
Benoit Hucq
General Manager AdN
benoit.hucq@adn.be
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