Digital Innovation Hubs
pro_digital
Hub Information
- Hub Name
- pro_digital
- Local Name
- Type
- European DIH
- Geographical Scope
- Regional
Description
We are the candidate EDIH for the region of Brandeburg in Germany.
The region is a rural area, undergoing structural changes due to the energy transition. Mostly characterised by small-sized businesses, the degree of digitalisation varies greatly among the sectors of operations.
pro_digital Target Groups
- Companies, especially SMEs and midcaps (SMEs)
- Public services (GO)
all sectors of operations
pro_digital Objectives
- Enhancing the digitalisation processes and digital transformation for / in SMEs, midcaps and the public sector
- Supporting the green development of innovation in the regional ecosystem through advanced approaches in knowledge and technology transfer, in line with the European Green Deal goals
- Increasing the competitiveness and visibility of the regional ecosystem at European level
pro_digital Approach
- Establishing a one-stop shop for the actors of the local ecosystem to access knowledge and technology for the digitisation and digital transformation of their business (SMEs) and services (GO)
- Applying the established qualification model developed by the consortium, the “Learning, Training, Assistance“ (LTA) to set up new and consolidate knowledge and technology transfer instruments characterised by a high degree of digitalisation (e.g. web-based innovation radars, digital workshop offerings, virtual test fields & environments)
- Adapting and combining new knowledge and technology transfer instruments with existing (and continuously enhanced) instruments: testbed, showroom, workshops, makerspaces, conferences, co-working spaces, fab labs
- Monitoring the effectiveness of the transfer instruments applied as well as the Digital Transformation processes
Maturity
high, at regional level. The consortium has a long and consolidated experience in knowledge and technology transfer to SMEs through national and ERDF funded projects:
- Mittelstand 4.0-Kompetenzzentrum Cottbus a competence center for the SMEs in the region
- Innovation Hub 13
- Digital Innovation Hub Innovation Center Modern Industry Brandenburg (DIH IMI)
What we are looking for
EDIHs who are interested in establishing collaborations
- for addressing similar target audiences
- located in European regions with a similar profile
- with similar and/or complementary expertise
Consortium
Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau (THW) –coordinator-
Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU)
We are connected to the:
AI4EU initiative as supportive partner
I4MS initiative as gold contact point
Contact Data
- Coordinator (University)
- TH Wildau
https://en.th-wildau.de/research-transfer/centre-for-research-and-transfer/pro-digital/ - Year Established
- -
- Location
- Hochschulring 1, 15745 Wildau, Germany, 15745, Wildau (Germany)
- Website
- https://en.th-wildau.de/research-transfer/centre-for-research-and-transfer/pro-digital/
- Contact information
-
Markus Vossel
markus.vossel@th-wildau.de
+49 3375-508673 - Contact information
-
Chiara Bearzotti
chiara.bearzotti@th-wildau.de
+49 3375-508233 - Contact information
-
Grit Rehe
rehe@b-tu.de
0049355695171
Organisation
- Organizational form
- (part of) Public organization (part of RTO, or university)
- Turnover
- -
- Number of employees
- -
Technologies
- Artificial intelligence
- Cyber physical systems
- Cyber security
- Internet of things
- Logistics
- Mobility & Location based technologies
- Photonics and imaging technologies
- Robotics
- Virtual, augmented and extended reality
Link to national or regional initiatives for digitising industry
The consortium has a long and consolidated experience in knowledge and technology transfer to SMEs. Current and previous expertise has been gained through national funded projects: Mittelstand 4.0-Kompetenzzentrum Cottbus (funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, this is a competence center for the SMEs) and Innovation Hub 13 (funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research).
Market and Services
Sectors
- Education
- Life sciences & healthcare
- Mobility (incl. Automotive)
- Other Manufacturing
- Public administration
- Transport and logistics
TRL Focus
Services provided
- Ecosystem building, scouting, brokerage, networking
- Collaborative Research
- Concept validation and prototyping
- Testing and validation
- Market intelligence
- Access to Funding and Investor Readiness Services
- Mentoring
- Education and skills development