Summary
For Austria, the accelerating pace of the global digital transformation presents opportunities and risks, including for beekeeping. The small-scale Austrian structures, the locally characterised infrastructure and the environmental conditions influence beekeeping and beekeeping management. With the help of digital tools, beekeepers can face challenges and colony losses more professionally, exchange information more quickly and in a more targeted manner and work together on projects that could not previously be carried out due to time or cost constraints. The project aims to promote digitalisation in the Austrian beekeeping community.
Project description
The project will initiate digitalisation in the beekeeping sector and promote its implementation. The aim is to support beekeepers in working better together to keep their bees healthy - by providing them with modern and efficient digital tools for problem detection and disease control.
Beekeepers know their needs and challenges best. For this reason, the project aims to reach as many beekeepers as possible to gather their experiences, wishes and fears. This will be used to compile a catalogue of services.
Surveys, workshops, presentations, written and verbal exchanges will serve as methods for this.
Everyone can actively participate:
1. surveys
Surveys will take place from March 2024. If you would like to be informed about future surveys, please write to us.
Online survey no.1 from Beekeeping-Digital
2. exchange of experience
This can take place in person - for example at conferences, workshops, other events or in writing.
3. workshops
We regularly organise free workshops.
4. trying out digital tools
Whether you already use digital tools or are still sceptical, we look forward to hearing from you. If you have not yet had any experience with them but would like to change this, we will be happy to support you, just send us an e-mail.
5. tell other beekeepers about this project
If you are interested in taking part, please send us an email to imkerei-digital@ages.at with the relevant subject line: Surveys, sharing experiences, workshops or trying out digital tools or by post to: AGES, Dr Dirk Louis Schorkopf, Department of Apiculture and Bee Protection, Spargelfeldstraße 191, 1220 Vienna.
Project details
Contact: AGES, Dr Dirk Louis Schorkopf, Department of Apiculture and Bee Protection, Spargelfeldstraße 191, 1220 Vienna; e-mail: imkerei-digital@ages.at
Project title: Involving the Austrian beekeeping community in the use of digital technologies
Project acronym: Beekeeping-Digital
Project management: AGES, Dr Dirk Schorkopf, Institute for Seed and Seedlings, Plant Protection Service and Bees
Funding: Federal Ministry of Finance
Projektlaufzeit: 02/2023-01/2025
Last updated: 29.03.2024
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