The Van Working Tour lands in Sicily, the journey through Italian villages by Samuel Lo Gioco, an expert in smart working, promoted by Assoprovider, the association of independent providers, and TedTrip, a sustainable tourism startup.
The Van Working Tour arrives in the South, in Sicily, the journey through Italian villages by Samuel Lo Gioco, to raise awareness on topics such as smart working, south working, and the digital divide.
Among the main sponsors of the event, Assoprovider, an association that brings together independent providers who are crucial in offering broadband in market failure areas. Accompanying Lo Gioco on his Sicilian stages, TedTrip, a startup born within Assoprovider, from an idea by Matteo Fici and Giusi Carioto, which aims to offer original and sustainable tourist experiences.
South working and digital divide
Samuel Lo Gioco's tour, an entrepreneur and business consultant for smart working, aims to convey a message that it is possible to repopulate villages precisely thanks to remote work tools, thus promoting phenomena such as brain gain and, above all, the growth of the Italian economy.
To achieve this, however, it is necessary to promote a culture and provide the right technological tools. And above all, a quality connection: this is where the role of Assoprovider comes in, with its proximity operators committed for years to overcoming the digital divide in areas considered market failures by major telecommunications operators: "Industry and commerce have emptied villages and rural areas by centralizing the economy and labor market in large urban centers, but today, incredibly, the smart working, can reverse that urbanization which is presented to us as an inexorable trend.”
The future of villages, between smart working and sustainable tourism
Samuel will also travel to Sicily with the aim of promoting the possibility of living and working in magnificent places like the Sicilian villages. Some of his stops include: Assoro (EN), Centuripe (EN), Sutera (CL), Mussomeli (CL), Naro (AG), Marsala (TP), Sambuca di Sicilia (AG), Sciacca (AG), Santa Rita (CL), Petralia Soprana (PA), Gangi (PA), Caccamo (PA), Castiglione di Sicilia (CT), and Montalbano Elicona (ME).
Guiding Samuel on his journey is TedTrip, a startup operating in the field of experiential tourism, born within Assoprovider: "The revival of villages will happen with smart working and more human-centered tourism. Sustainable tourism will truly allow for the preservation of the beauty of villages and the creation of new economy," explain Matteo Fici and Giusi Carioto, founders of TedTrip.
Assoprovider: Independent association of companies operating as Internet Service Providers (ISP). Founded in July 1999, it aims to combat the power dynamics and division of large carriers and telephone companies. The association, which today includes about 245 companies in the Internet Services and connectivity sector, aims to promote the harmonious development of the Internet in Italy. In particular, it seeks to contribute to bridging the gap that still separates us from the most digitized nations and to help Italy become a key player in the global Internet development process. Info: https://assoprovider.it/
TedTrip: platform dedicated to the Travel Emotion Designer, experiential tourism, co-founded by Matteo Fici and Giusi Carioto. Info:https://tedtrip.eu/
Samuel Lo Gioco: 15 years of experience in the ICT sector, founded Smart Working Magazine, a leading publication for the culture of future work, before the agile work law 81/207. During that period, organized the first itinerant cultural event on the topic of smart working (Smart Working Day sponsored by the European Commission. Advocate of intelligent work, aims to transform companies into places of well-being with his activities, organizes events to promote the topic of smart working to managers, executives and HR figures, institutions, and citizens about the opportunities of smart working. Speaker, works as a mentor at startups and companies. Info: https://smartworkingmagazine.com
