It is an event that recognizes broadband deployment projects in Europe and highlights those that have been successful cases and/or have had an impact on improving population connectivity. 

The Guifi·net projects selected to compete for the awards are Erro Smart Valley (Navarra), nominated in the category "Socioeconomic Impact in Rural and Remote Areas", and the project Northeast Segovia, Spain (Nordesnet), nominated in the category of "Cost Reduction and Co-Investment Measures."

Erro Smart Valley (Navarra) is a project promoted by the Town Council of Vall d'Erro (Navarra) and the Guifi·net Foundation with the aim of improving Internet connectivity through a broadband infrastructure with a shared network model. This infrastructure, shared among different actors and operational for over a year, has had a very significant impact on the different nuclei of Vall d'Erro, where Internet and telephone services are offered through various operators.

The improvement in connectivity in the area has helped prevent depopulation and has shown that by closing the digital gap, it is possible to stay and work in remote areas away from major cities; ultimately, it has facilitated the daily lives of people, without discrimination based on where they live, and has promoted the economic development of the area.

It's the similar case for the project Northeast Segovia, Spain (Nordesnet), an initiative promoted through the Nordesnet Association, created to improve connectivity in rural areas and provide services, thanks to the councils of Castrocerracín, Navares de las Cuevas, and Cerezo de Abajo and the Guifi·net Foundation. The project has managed to deploy shared fiber optic infrastructure to homes in these municipalities, which have seen a significant reduction in their population over the last few decades due to lack of communication opportunities.

Currently, the service offerings and improved connectivity in the area are generating attraction and viability to settle there.