Talking about digitalization varies according to the contexts worldwide, so it is necessary to understand the differences and implications for each one. Especially in rural areas of the global south, where rural and ethnic communities have limited access to technological equipment and connectivity, it is pertinent to inquire about the challenges and opportunities that digitalization poses; for example, opportunities to access complementary knowledge for land management in times of adaptation to climate change, access to better educational contents for rural schools, but also the challenges regarding the possible impacts in the traditional dynamics of knowledge transmission.

For this reason, we propose to hold a workshop in which professionals, environmentalists, entrepreneurs, community leaders and other interested parties can share from their experiences what is happening with digitalization in these contexts to better understand them, and to brainstorm on ​​how the opportunities can be enhanced and the challenges worked on to contribute to closing the digitization gap. As a result of this, we will have some ideas that can be shared later in political advocacy spaces.

This space will be led by Latin American professionals from different backgrounds -engineering and ecology-, that have contributed to local communities in providing access to education and environmental governance. This complementary knowledge will allow having the Bits & Bäume visions during the planning, facilitation and systematization of the workshop.