FIWARE Innova iHub is a NOT-FOR-PROFIT Association that supports the digital transformation process and promotes intelligent solutions in the Smart City and Smart Agri Food sectors, acting as a FIWARE reference Hub in Italy. At the moment, in our country, FIWARE Innova iHub is the first and the only FIWARE iHub, and the only FIWARE Certified Expert. The FIWARE Evangelists that are part of the Association represent the largest number of FIWARE Evangelists in Italy.

FIWARE Innova iHub is a “one star” certified in the global network of FIWARE iHubs powered by the FIWARE Foundation (https://www.fiware.org/community/fiware-ihubs/ ). Recognized as a FIWARE Validator Center, it certifies FIWARE products, and provides purpose-designed consultancy and training on FIWARE. The iHub has also a valuable network of private industries, public government and universities.

Our Association has the challenge to help facilitate the empowerment of cutting-edge technologies, successful entrepreneurial strategy, novel business models and sustainable development of solutions and infrastructures in urban and rural areas for transforming them in “Smart Lands” to create wellbeing for a better quality of life.

The mission of FIWARE Innova iHub is to promote the culture of innovation, making the technological knowledge and tools available to different entities such as:

Municipalities, Public Administrations and Local Governments

Organizations and Institutions

Startups, small and medium Enterprises in the Smart City domain

Universities and other Educational Institutions

Small and medium Farms, Smart Agri Food experts.

Through new technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, Open Data, Artificial Intelligence, DSS and with FIWARE tech as connector, the Association gives support to design and test technological solutions.

It support its network in implementing dashboards and applications that take advantage of the Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support System to facilitate the collection, analysis, elaboration and data visualization to improve the management of services and the prediction of frequent phenomenon.

Our organization promotes the development of pilots and trials between the components of its network (in example promoting hackatons and other fast prototyping events).

The Main activities of the Association can be grouped as follows:

1. Business development

business mentoring

envisioning and strategy development

awareness dissemination

matchmaking

pilot development support

2. Skills and digital culture creation

training and supporting activities for assessing digital readiness

seminars, events

lab and test

webinars on Industry 4.0

3. Tech Innovation activities

access to specialist expertise and infrastructure

innovation scouting

collaborative R&D, prototyping

feasibility studies

digital maturity assessment

4. Design and promote FIWARE solutions

the iHub is a place where it’s possible to learn about FIWARE, from a business and technical perspective
allows to test, pilot, certify FIWARE solutions and services
brings together the local stakeholders, acting as a doorway to the FIWARE local and global ecosystem.
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FCAI is a nation-wide competence center for Artificial Intelligence in Finland, initiated by Aalto University, University of Helsinki, and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. It implements Finland's national AI strategy and action plan https://www.tekoalyaika.fi/en/  launched 2017.

Our mission is to create Real AI for Real People in the Real World—a new type of AI, which is able to operate with humans in the complex world—and to renew the Finnish industry with the new AI.

FCAI is a coordinated effort aiming at researching and developing

AI solutions that bring AI systems closer to human cognition; we do not attempt to clone human cognition but provide ambitious and realistic technical solutions
AI solutions that can be used by people, as companions and assistants, and guided by the people; in other words, AI that is understandable, trustworthy, and applied ethically, and AI that with its new capabilities can understand and interact with humans
AI solutions that work with scarce data, in the real world, where large labeled training data sets are rare and current AI solutions would not perform efficiently

The FCAI is aligned with the regional (Helsinki-Uusimaa Region) and the national (Finnish) strategies for digitizing the industry. In the region, FCAI can support industry renewal by utilizing the opportunities provided by digitalization and ICT as well as big data. FCAI enables developing value chains and business operation in order to renew the companies.

Research and Innovation Strategy for Helsinki-Uusimaa Region

http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/20182/231925/FI_Helsinki_U…

In national level the FCAI contributes to solve societal challenges such as demographic change, health and well-being, food production, autonomous systems applications and security by connecting the Finnish AI research excellence with industrial actors and other stakeholders.

Finnish strategy for Artificial Intelligence

https://www.tekoalyaika.fi/en/ 

FCAI supports SME’s in their digital transformation by generating scale-up solutions and concepts that are ready for commercialization and market entry. These ethical and effective AI solutions creates a basis for new AI start-ups in Finland. The FCAI innovation services promote also the commercialization of research, including technology transfer, licensing, and creation of spinouts.

 

PROJECTS:

DATABIO (H2020-ICT - 15-2016)

TRANSFORMING TRANSPORT (H2020-ICT-15-2016)

Big Medilytics (H2020-ICT-15-2016)

I4MS, ICT Innovation for Manufacturing SMEs

SAE, Smart Anything Everywhere

L4MS - Logistics for Manufacturing SMEs

PLATFORMS and NETWORKS of DIH related to the FCAI.

EFFRA, European Factories of the Future Research Association

Big Data Value Association

AIOTI, Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation

One Sea - Autonomous Maritime Ecosystem
Smart Manufacturing

 

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  Finnish Advanced Manufacturing Network (FAMN)  is a non-profit industrial alliance improving the global competitiveness of Finnish industrial companies and accelerating their sustainable renewal and digitalisation.​ FAMN is business-driven open innovation ecosystem for Finnish manufacturing and ICT companies in the way towards a new era of networked, data driven systems.​​ In co-operation with Technology Industries of Finland. The Finnish Advanced Manufacturing Network (FAMN) is a company-led open ecosystem for Finnish manufacturing and ICT companies aiming to improve the global competitiveness of industrial companies and accelerating their sustainable renewal and digitalisation. In FAMN, the member companies are at the drivers seat and work together to set focus areas. All partners have a management board seat and can propose and and participate in co-creation initiatives such as RD&I projects, infra initiatives, training etc. FAMN also collaborates closely with research institutions on project basis. The ecosystem launches new R&D&I projects for the industry network, innovators, and ICT start-ups and opens the ecosystem activities to larger network. The ecosystem has influence on the global discussion regarding rules and regulations as well as plans strategic roadmaps and industrial standards.  FAMN helps companies to develop their competitiveness with regards to data sharing, platforms, digital twins as well as to autonomous business products and services. The Ecosystem provides support to their customers with experimenting new digital innovations. The ecosystem collects and coordinates training and R&D&I initiatives and supports relevant activities to take place. The ecosystem also brands the development work and acts as active communicator towards national funding agencies as well as strengthens visibility internationally. The ecosystem helps also SMEs with matchmaking, giving opportunity to participate in programs and other activities (e.g.  Data accelerator for SMEs, Demobooster, FIIF, Machine Learning Academy, Demola etc.) The FAMN activities have been for example; Mutual strategy work, launch of two competence development academies (Machine learning and New Business models academies), data accelerator for SMEs, roadmap work, conference and speeches, projects and workshops in the field of industrial data sharing and sustanaible manufacturing.       Digital technologies.

Faubourg Numérique is a non-profit organization created by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. Faubourg Numérique acts as Living & Learning Lab to foster open innovation in the area of Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine Learning. Faubourg Numérique leads the local Saint-Quentin French Tech startup network and is initiator of the Open & Agile Smart Cities french network (OASC France). Faubourg Numérique (IoT Booster) is also recognized as Digital Innovation Hub (DIH) by the FIWARE foundation (managing FIWARE IoT open source technology). Digital technologies.

ZSA DIH helps farmers, agronomists, companies, research and development institutions and other organizations in Latvia to create added value by using digital technologies, better business and production processes in agriculture sector. The main strategic objectives are to initiate and develop cooperation between the public sector, business and science in the field of digital innovation, using the most modern means of communication and technology. ZSA DIH provides non-profit services for digitization of agricultural enterprises in Latvia, and it solves digital business challenges for ecosystem participants. 

The main ZSA DIH activities are focused on the end user needs. The DIH provides a variety of the non -profIt services:1) Technology services including collaborative R&D, technical support on upscaling, testing and validation, mapping platformand services, experiments, access to DIH network, networking with technology providers and scientists; 2) Business services including access to finance and funding, skills and education, brokerage, access to competence centers; 3) Ecosystem services including a community building (e.g. Living labs, >800 members of Farmers Parliament), visioning & strategy development (CAP in EU, RDP2021 – 2027: introduction of integration of digital innovations and environmental technologies investment), mentoring.

ZSA DIH works to promote the stability of Latvian agriculture on farms, digitization, modernization and successful management and integration of agricultural enterprises into EU policies and platforms. DIH supports the creation of an environment conducive to rural entrepreneurship, the development of a sustainable rural environment and infrastructure, and the availability of quality education, social care and culture in rural areas.

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FAB4 DIH - Confartigianato Salerno is a non-profit networked knowledge system made up of Confartigianato Salerno, SELLALAB https://sellalab.com/, Medaarch S.R.L. https://www.medaarch.com/and Knowledge for Business S.R.L. https://www.kforbusiness.it/, whose mission is to support the creation and promotion of innovation technology transfer for innovative start-ups and micro, small and medium sized enterprises based in Campania, in particular in the agrifood sector.

FAB4 aims at promoting the process of digital transfromation by:

supporting start-ups in open innovation and digital transformation processes;

boosting crafts activities through digital and new technologies;

acting as a regional innovation technology provider;

providing technology infrastructures and know how in order for start-ups and SMEs to reach an optimal technological horizon and a high level of digitization;

assiting start-ups and SMEs in innovative project applications and implementation;

providing access to knowledge and infrastructure for validation and testing of innovations through a strong defined partnership with local research centers and universities;

creating sector projects in order to raise awareness on the needs of specific artisan's categories and respond through innovative solutions.

In order to implement those activities, as a DIH, FAB4 coordinates a network of consultancy, training, research, design companies, professionals and NGOs specialized in the digital fabrication technologies, providing technological innovation in order to create a positive impact on manufacturing, education, work processes and sustainability. In particular, FAB4 DIH Confartigianato Salerno supports and develops, the implementation of different knowledge-transfer activities together with its FAB4 DIH special partners (Medaarch, Knowledge for Business, SELLALAB). Those activities are:

C.A.D - Centro per l'Artigianato Digitale, Incubator and Technological Services for Digital Craftsmanship. CAD is an Innovation Center, a training and technological hub, designed to help craftsmen, start-ups and SMEs to innovate through digital and new technologies. It aims at being a concrete example of how tradition and innovation can not only coexist, but together they would represent the real key to the growth and relaunch of production activities.

Mediterranean FabLab - Digital Design and Manufacturing services, is an equipped laboratory with digital manufacturing machines and technologies for the prototyping of objects, tools and electronics. The Mediterranean FabLab is a meeting place for people of all ages open to research and innovation, it is also a hub of creative processes capable of creating, through participatory innovation, training, research and production scenarios that can meet the needs of the new market and support the revitalization of business. It focuses on architecture projects and smart cities, giving space to ideas and products that use technologies to improve the quality of life.

BIOlogic - Digital Manufacturing in the Biological Sector, supports the development of research and projects for bio-based manufacturing and it is the first bio-fab lab in southern Italy structured as a research and development center, which uses biological fabrication technologies to create biological matrix products to develop new manufacturing processes. BIOlogic has active research lines ranging from the creation of materials with intelligent properties, functional to the development of a green manufacturing, up to the creation of 3D printers for controlled-release multivolumetric capsules, useful for agriculture and food integration.

Working with those innovation partners is essential for the implementation of technology transfer processes to start ups and SMEs and the development of their digital competences and it is functional to the coordination of the activity of the FAB4 DIH. 

In September 2018, FAB4 DIH Confartigianato Salerno signed a Framework Agreement with the University of Salerno in order to define the cooperation between the two parties aimed at supporting innovation and digital transformation processes of SMEs and craft businesses, by:

Developing collaborative research and technology transfer projects;

Design and implement advanced training activities for businesses;

Promoting the use of laboratories, facilities and technological skills available in the University for start ups and SMEs;

Supporting the process of setting up and developing start-ups and academic spin-offs aimed at enhancing research activities.

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The Experimental and Digital Factory (EDF), a flexible modular factory and Innovation Laboratory at the Professorship of Factory Planning and Factory Management at Chemnitz University of Technology, represents an important basis for excellent research and development in the field of factory planning and factory operations and logistics.

The EDF is understood as a representation of a "complete mini-factory" with all the essential manufacturing and logistics components of general cargo as well as components whose production planning and control. The immediate interplay between planning and operation enables application-development / adaptation of methods and tools for factory planning and operation as well as the behavioral study of factory and logistics processes and configurations. Research and development priorities include smart factory, industry 4.0, automation (e.g. automated guided vehicles), identification (e.g. RFID/NFC), digital factory, adaptability and energy efficiency/management. Digital technologies.

The mission of the e!xperience DIH is to promote the competitiveness of cultural and experience-based industries (creative industries, tourism and sports) through applied research, innovation and knowledge transfer. The main objectives of the DIH are: • To promote innovation based on creativity (soft innovation) to encourage a better introduction of emerging digital technologies in cultural and creative industries, including experience-based industries. • To promote new dynamics of development of cultural and creative activities based on collaboration between companies, research and innovation agents and public cultural services providers in Catalonia. • To strengthen the visibility and the link between production and cultural experiences with their public broadening, diversifying and personalizing their consumption, access and/or interaction The DIH offers companies applied R+D and technology consultancy, high specialized training and promotion and dissemination of technological innovation in the Cultural and Creative Industries and industries based on the experience. Digital technologies.

The Digital Innobation Hub Northern Netherlands / Region of Smart Factories (DIH/RoSF) is a n non-profit organization to encourage and support digitalization of the economy and the industry in the Northern Netherlands, follwiing 3 action lines: 

‘Go Digital’ to get all companies at the stage of conscious/competence with regard to digitalization.
‘Play the Champions League’ to connect our frontrunners with the EU innovation programs and to share our competences with additional regions.
‘Create & Share talents and comptences’ by three regional demo factories annex skillslabs.

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ETICOM, is a business association with more than 300 companies, associated organizations and collaborators, non-profit. ETICOM is the cluster of the Digital Economy in Andalusia, one of the most important ICT and content groups in Spain. Its purpose is to defend the interests of entrepreneurs in the ICT sector and since 1999.

 ETICOM has developed its own formation path, - ETICOM Corporate University - where offer masters, formation and capability courses accompanied of our associated, providing since 2001 best manners in IT sector.

ETICOM is a partner of two main multisectorial associations of IT sector in Spain (AMETIC and CONETIC), providing our voice in the high representation councils of the technology sector at national ratio, in defense of our members.

As reference in Digital Economy sector, ETICOM has participated with National Agency Red.es, in training and skills development for youth, promoting the specialized training in order to prepare students and professionals to the specific market needs.

In local focus, ETICOM has participated in digitalisation process for SME through provincial goverment Diputación de Sevilla, with conferences about digital marketing, and a mentoring project with SMEs in Lean method for low-digitalized procedures.

Nowadays, ETICOM participates with Diputación de Sevilla organizating conferences with our experts, about the uses of cloud enviroment for SME, ERP systems and new jobs and opportunities in technological envirment.

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