Coordination and Support Activities for Digital Innovation Hub network

Topic description

Specific Challenge:

The challenge is to coordinate Digital Innovation Hubs across Europe

The action will link up sectorial and technological hubs with regional/national innovation hubs to improve collaboration, reinforce specialisation and offer the best possible support for SMEs and mid-caps everywhere in Europe. The action will include the organisation of workshops, conferences and dissemination material, and the development of a business model for collaboration among DIHs. The action will contribute to a catalogue of Digital Innovation Hubs which is currently under development^[1]. For this support action, close cooperation with other CSAs funded under the Digitising European Industry focus area is required.

• Creation of a sustainable network of specialised Digital Innovation Hubs, where public investments are serving several regions of Europe.

• Reinforced links with other bottom-up initiatives, supported by regional, national and European policies and funds.

• Increased number of services and applications operated by European companies, especially small businesses and entrepreneurs.

[1]https://ec.europa.eu/futurium/en/content/digital-innovation-hubs-catalogue-project-0