Digital Innovation Hubs

Description

DIH PANNONIA, located in Vinkovci, Croatia, is a digitalisation promotion centre. It operates as the centre for digital transformation of entrepreneurship and food processing sector, while VSC DA holds the role of activity coordinator. DIH PANNONIA is an instrument of support to economic entities, emphasising on food processing sector, with the purpose of competitiveness improvement by developing their business and production processes using the implementation of digitalisation and creation of new products and services. DIH PANNONIA services will enable digitalisation and introduction of Industry 4.0 into economic entities with an emphasis on agriculture and food industry. DIH PANNONIA users are scientific research centres, public institutions and economic entities in the Slavonia, Baranja, and Srijem area.

DIH PANNONIA’s mission is to push the boundaries of innovation-based development and to contribute to digitalisation according to the principles, priorities and realisations of goals set out in the EU Declaration of cooperation on ‘A smart and sustainable digital future for European agriculture and rural areas’, the Digital Agenda for Europe, the European Digital Strategy, the National Reform Programme and the 2030 National Development Strategy.

Digital technologies are able to increase the efficiency of economic entities and improve production, as well as contribute to improving systems’ sustainability from an economic, social and environmental standpoint. Such technologies are able to improve all types of production, allow better decision-making and reshape the functioning of the market. Increased use of digital technologies is going to have a positive impact on the quality of working conditions, business efficiency and the economy as a whole. 

DIH PANNONIA’s task is the promotion of digital transformation and provision of services for the increase of the application of digital technologies in the real, public, and science research areas, as well as in all sectors, with an emphasis on food processing sector.

DIH PANNONIA gives opportunity for easier propelling of strategic partnerships, better cross-border cooperation for various projects, start-up companies, micro-enterprises and SMEs, which deal with digital technologies. Simultaneously, it connects business entities from different industries with interest in using and implementation of newly created innovative solutions.

DIH PANNONIA will provide services/activities of:

-   Promotion of digitalisation and technology and knowledge transfer,

-  Organisation of training and guidance for the digital skills development of economic entities,  public sector, students and family farms, with the access to the professional knowledge of universities and other consortium partners,

- Education and skill development provision, needed for a successful digital transformation,

- Support to economic entities, public administration and other users in improving business models by using new technologies,

-   Networking and connecting providers and users in the digital transformation line at the national     and international level,

- Providing access to product testing and experimentation infrastructure,

-  Advisory services in accessing financial means and the use of financial mechanisms,

-  Preparation and implementation of development projects for users,

- Support for the development of innovative ecosystems and networking opportunities.

Through the services of consortium, DIH PANNONIA will provide entrepreneurs with:

• Access to technology for prototyping production,
• Advanced research equipment and laboratories for the development of high-tech digitalised solutions
• Digitalisation and technology transfer educations

DIH PANNONIA will operate through a strong consortium members partnership, of which every member will provide a certain level of specialized services with a joint goal of opening new job positions and strengthening the economy of Slavonia, Baranja and Srijem.

DIH PANNONIA consortium includes 15 partners, whose vision is focused on connecting relevant stakeholders in an efficient business support system in order to become more efficient by way of developing smart skills, creating new innovations, thus becoming more competitive in their line of work as well. Carefully designed consortium, consisting of two universities specializing in technology transfer and business development, and 4 faculties, the Rectorate of the University in Osijek, five public regional coordinator institutions from Slavonija, Baranja and Srijem, entrepreneurs, eminent ICT associations of the civil sector, provides interdisciplinary and systematic support to entrepreneurs in the Vukovar-Srijem County and beyond. The partnership of scientific and research higher education institutions in agrobiotechnical, technology and primarily food technical field will ensure the expertise transfer and enable access to innovative technologies for new product experimentation, development and testing in all sectors of economic development in the easternmost part of Croatia. The consortium’s scientific research sector will also deal with the knowledge transfer related to the development of digital skills. Experts within the consortium will provide systematic and interdisciplinary support tailored to the profile and needs of every individual entrepreneur. This support will strengthen innovation capacity and create added value.

All 5 development agencies in the region will provide advisory services for finance access and use of financial mechanisms for specific innovation needs in the region and each county, through their role of entrepreneurial support institution. Moreover, they will implement advisory services regarding business and other management, as well as, technical and consulting assistance in the implementation of programs and projects, educational activities for the project preparation and implementation, informational and educational activities (workshops, seminars, round tables, info days).

The role of entrepreneurs with implemented Industry 4.0 and within the consortium is very important as it serves as an example of good practice and support provider to entrepreneurs/clients through a direct practical example of the results of digital transformation and providing consulting services in achieving business growth by way of digitalisation.

Non-profit associations are link to the civil sector. They operate within the consortium and in the field of promoting digitalisation and technical sciences, software development, encouraging entrepreneurship in the IT sector, increasing the attractiveness of the development profession, increasing developers’ competitiveness in the market, legal entities’ networking and gathering of natural persons interested in IT sector strengthening and development on the territory of the Republic of Croatia and abroad if necessary, solving professional tasks and organising professional and scientific lectures and conferences in the electrical engineering, computing and information technologies field.

In addition to this fact, the consortium is open for the admission of new partners, as well as cooperation with other DIH consortia within or outside of Croatia and international networks.

It will operate as a One-stop-shop and offer comprehensive and complete support and concrete solutions to companies for introduction of digitalisation into their business processes, product and service development, sales and distribution in order to implement Industry 4.0 principles.

DIH PANNONIA operates in close cooperation with the start-up incubator within the Regional Center for Digitization and Development, since the incubator is one of the components of the Regional Center, as is DIH PANNONIA itself. The start-up incubator is connected with the activities of DIH PANNONIA, through which it will provide start-up companies with the necessary professional support and specialized infrastructure in the digitalization process.

DIH PANNONIA will operate in association with consortium, of which every member will provide a certain level of specialised services.

In association with the members of consortium, the users are going to be provided with intersectoral cooperation of institutions in the field of economy, with an emphasis on food industry.

By means of DIH PANNONIA, Vukovar-Srijem County Development Agency (VSC DA) will play an active role in providing advisory services regarding the access and use of financial mechanisms intended for specific innovation needs of the region, and will strengthen financing realisation activities with advisory services for business growth by digitalisation and support in implementing Industry 4.0 into production processes in the economy.

The coordinator of DIH PANNONIA is VSC DA, which operates as a public institution, established by the Vukovar-Srijem County with the aim of successful coordination and incentivisation of regional development of the County, and an entrepreneurial support institution.  DA VSC, as a member of the BOND network and entrepreneurial support institution, through its activities has achieved long-term cooperation with entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial support institutions, universities, local and regional self-government units and government agencies throughout Croatia, and has a representative in the Thematic Innovation Council for Food and Bioeconomy, which operates within the Croatian Chamber of Commerce. Thanks to this, DIH will expand its activities at the national level to the field of bioeconomy.

The workings of consortium members will allow users intersectoral cooperation of institutions in the economy field. The emphasis will be on the food industry with numerous connections to activities, projects and cooperation:

Aiming to attract investments, VSC DA carries out activities of One Stop Service Centre (OSSC) as a part of its public actions. Whereby, it influences on the progress of the investment climate in the easternmost part of Croatia. OSSC provides assistance and support to potential investors by way of accessibility of all necessary information in one place.

DIH PANNONIA services are compatible and upgrade to the services of Danube Transfer Centre (DTC), dynamic international network, which operates by connecting the scientific, real, public and civil sector on the Quadruple Helix Model of innovation principle and, hence, the role of DIH PANNONIA is strengthened in the wider area. VSC DA is the entry point for the implementation of the activities of Danube Transfer Centre for the area of 5 Slavonian counties. The main task of DTC is to continuously connect business sector with scientific research institutions, thus trying to bridge the gap between research and innovations by creating new products and services, improving knowledge and incentivising interregional and transnational cooperation.

The Pannonian Centre for the Application of Digital Technologies in Agriculture is one of the key projects, whose activities will be operated through DIH PANNONIA. Its goal is efficiency improvement of agricultural production by introducing the latest technological solutions (such as robots, sensors, wireless systems, satellites and drones, applicable programs and artificial intelligence systems), which will contribute to optimisation of agricultural production.

Crowdhelix (https://crowdhelix.com/) is an open innovation platform, which enables connections between international networks of excellent researchers and innovation companies. Crowdhelix connects a group of leading research institutions and innovative companies across the world in order to be able to plan and implement Horizon Europe projects together. 

Establishment of the Open Innovation System of the Adriatic-Ionian region (OIS-AIR Innovati Network), whose network member is FERIT, CTR and others, coordinated by the AREA Science Park, connects innovation centres across the region: local assets and infrastructure related to research activities and excellence acquisition, incubators and accelerators, specialisation, consolidation of human capital with the aim of critical mass creation as a key condition for meeting the technological and innovation needs of SMEs and social growth achievement. OIS-AIR uses a multi-level approach while observing transnational innovation cooperation: strategic planning and policy orientation, skills development, personalised tools creation, methodologies and services, development of pilots for industrial research cooperation schemes.

Technological Incubator Nova Gradiška (TING) is a joint project of the city of Nova Gradiška and Industrial Park Nova Gradiška, with a total value of 29 million euros. The project is used to build and equip a facility, with the total area of 5.000 m2, in the business zone. The facility is intended as a rentable space for entrepreneurs, so called “co-working” space, and is funded by the European regional Development Fund (ERDF).

STRONGER - Interreg IPA HR-BA-ME is a project aimed at SMEs and natural persons from the Republic of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro who are active in cultivation, collection and processing of plants. Striving to overcome the lack of professional information, organised business and clusters, specific knowledge in the medicinal, aromatic, and spice plants sector, and specialised laboratory services, a partnership was established focused on education and advisory activities among development agencies, scientific institutions and business associations. Project aims to strengthen the business support organisations and research institutions for support offering and advisory services to entrepreneurs in the Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. This information allowed the market access and promoted the cross-border activities in the industry of medicinal plant collection and processing. A B2B e-platform and e-learning had been established, the laboratory for testing medicinal plants in Zadar (Croatia) had been equipped, as well as the laboratory for processing medicinal plants in Orašje (Bosnia and Herzegovina), a presentation and sale of products space in Montenegro had been equipped while more than 100 entrepreneurs had been educated. 

The Centre of Vocational Excellence in Biocenomics mission is to improve competencies in agricultural production of students of agricultural high schools, university students, professors, students of lifelong learning and adult education, entrepreneurs, family farms in the region. Moreover, its mission is to provide regarded persons with access to modern equipment, infrastructure and methods, and enable them to be competitive in the modern environment and increasingly fast-growing productivity and competitiveness, both locally and worldwide. The vision of the Centre is to become the leading centre of the wider region in which leading experts in the field are educated and trained, as well as high school students who will be trained to work in organic production using the latest tools and technologies applied in practice, with an emphasis on digitization and automation in plant production and with programs specifically adapted for the disabled, students with disabilities and people with special needs.

The Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek is a member of the Database of Competent Organizations of the European Food Safety Agency, which includes over 300 universities, institutes, government, public and other scientific bodies that currently form a network of member organizations working in the fields within EFSA. EFSA promotes links between these organizations through the coordination of joint activities, information exchange, development and implementation of joint scientific projects. This networking is further enhancing the exchange of expertise and best practices in these scientific fields. https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/partnersnetworks/scorg

TRAIN-CE-FOOD project - acquiring innovative specialized skills for young people, empowering them to use entrepreneurial and cooperative skills and thinking that will enable them to create more effective cooperative solutions and business models in the field of CE and food supply chains through open online learning, workshops and detailed distance learning.

Diversity of local pig breeds and breeding systems for high quality traditional products and sustainable pork chains - TREASURE, Horizon 2020, in which participate 25 partners from 9 countries. Research and development activities are being carried out for the benefit of sustainable pig chains based on European local pig breeds and their production systems. The work program is planned to respond to consumer demands for the quality and health of pork products with a regional identity and social demands for environmental protection and the development of the local agro-economy.

Harmonization and innovation in doctoral study programs for plant health in sustainable agriculture (HarISA) - Erasmus +, the project will harmonize and modernize doctoral education in the Western Balkans and create a network of researchers able to respond to current challenges in plant health. The aim of the project is to support the modernization and internationalization of higher education in the field of plant health and to contribute to cooperation between the EU and the Western Balkan countries in the implementation of the European Union's plant health policy. It also seeks to ensure the acquisition of scientific knowledge and the transfer of skills and competences to be achieved through the sustainable use of pesticides and the application of the basic principles of integrated plant protection in agricultural production.

Technology and Innovation Centre with an incubator for the development of rural economy and entrepreneurship, IPA III Regional Development - for the development of rural economy and entrepreneurship is designed to promote new technologies, innovations and entrepreneurship in rural areas. Activities are aimed to connect science and economy and providing infrastructural, financial and advisory support to innovative and technologically mentioned projects.

IT conference "KulenDayz" - held at the Rectorate of the University J. J. Strossmayer in Osijek

80 lectures and workshops were held. This unique conference was organized by MSCommunity, Osijek Software City, BIOS, PMI Association Croatia, Academy of Arts and Culture and J. J. Strossmayer University in Osijek. The conference covered topics from advanced programming, databases, IT Pro, web technologies, design, project management, as well as topics that are formed on the spot in the open part of the lecture.

http://www.osijek031.com/osijek.php?najava_id=78934

https://www.pmi-croatia.hr/hr/novosti/posts/2019/srpanj/kulendayz-it-konferencija-06-08092019-u-osijeku/

https://www.ictbusiness.info/vijesti/vise-od-800-informaticara-u-osijeku-na-svjetski-popularnoj-it-konferenciji-kulendayz

http://www.unios.hr/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sveucilisni-glasnik-49.pdf

http://www.unios.hr/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sveucilisni-glasnik-51.pdf

EUROPEAN NIGHT OF RESEARCHERS - held at the Rectorate of the J. J. Strossmayer University in Osijek

The organization of the European Researchers' Night is the main activity of the Techno-Past Techno-Future project; European Researchers´ Night funded under the EU Framework Program for Research and Innovation 2014-2020 - Horizon 2020, coordinated by the Ministry of Science and Education in cooperation with the following institutions: Institute for Social Research in Zagreb, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Old Slavonic Institute, Institute for Adriatic Culture and Karst Reclamation, Mediterranean Institute for Life Research, British Council, University of Zagreb, University of Split, University of Zadar, University of Dubrovnik, University of Pula, University of Rijeka, University of Osijek, State Intellectual Property Office , Croatian Catholic University, University of the North and Croatian Science Foundation. Activities within the European Researchers' Night are intended for primary and secondary school students, students and the general public. The aim of the project is to popularize science by connecting science and the general public and to encourage investment in people who will change, mobilize and involve citizens and better communicate the impact of science on the development of society.

http://www.unios.hr/europska-noc-istrazivaca/

http://www.ptfos.unios.hr/ByProExtract/?p=2411

https://mzo.gov.hr/vijesti/europska-noc-istrazivaca-u-republici-hrvatskoj-27-rujna-2019/2069

Project "Science Center of Excellence for Personalized Health Care"

Competitiveness and Cohesion Operational Program 2014-2020. "Increased capacity of the Research, Development and Innovation (IRI) sector to conduct top quality research and meet the needs of the economy".

The purpose of the project is to strengthen the scientific research capacities of ZCI for personalized medicine through the employment of new researchers and the procurement of research equipment needed to carry out project activities. The general goal of ZCIPersonHealth is to create an interdisciplinary network of researchers conducting research on the above ZCI topics, within the S3 priorities set for the period 2016-2020.

Development of a quality control machine and a palletizing machine in the automotive industry (IRI 2 project; holder Experio d.o.o, SFSB partner; the project has started; primary research is in the field of metal processing, and is based on the application of artificial intelligence).

Center of Competence for Advanced Engineering Nova Gradiška

Faculty of Slavonski Brod participates in 7 collaborative RDI projects aimed at the development and commercialization of new high value-added products. One of the started RDI projects is the Development of a food quality control system involving Clarum d.o.o, ININ Informatički Inženjering d.o.o and SFSB, and the research is based on the application of computer vision, supported by neural networks, genetic algorithms and fuzzy logic.

Technological Innovation Center Virovitica – ERDF. Project partners are extremely important due to their specific knowledge in the scientific field of biotechnical sciences, and agreed to contribute to strengthening the competitiveness of agriculture and food processing industry through research, development and innovation. Within the Technology and Innovation Center, there is a Department for Honey, Medicinal Herbs, Milk, a Room for Spectrometry and Microscopy, a Room for the Preparation of Samples for Analysis and a Conference Hall. The Technological Innovation Center in Virovitica is equipped with the most modern laboratory equipment and will carry out research and development projects in the scientific fields of agriculture, biotechnology and food technology by scientific institutions.

https://ticvt.hr/

Pannonian Wood Competence Center (PWCC)- the only center for the development of the wood industry in Croatia that provides services to small and medium enterprises from the wood processing sector in Croatia and the region, in all phases of development of final wood products, i.e., products with higher added value, with emphasis on innovation. PWCC also provides technology transfer services to small and medium enterprises and prototyping services for innovative wood products, product design services, packaging design for wood products and products of related industries, then business consulting and branding services.

http://pdck.hr/

Center for Research and Development in Dairy Science

The project of building and equipping the Center for Research and Development in Dairy, worth 36 million kuna and it will create conditions for better positioning of the dairy industry on the market.

The aim is to direct research towards the needs of the economy, supporting research, development and innovation projects of research organizations in cooperation with the public sector. Also, the Center will have the role of transferring knowledge, new technologies, innovations and trends from the dairy processing sector, and scientific and research institutions will use the Center's capacities for research and development and educational purposes. 

DIH PANNONIA je centar za promociju digitalizacije smješten u Vinkovcima (Hrvatska) u okviru Regionalnog centra za digitalizaciju i razvoj, djeluje kao centar za digitalnu transformaciju poduzetništva i prehrambeno-prerađivačkog sektora; koordinator aktivnosti je Razvojna agencija Vukovarsko-srijemske županije. DIH PANNONIA je instrument potpore gospodarskim subjektima s naglaskom na prehrambeno-prerađivački sektor u cilju unaprjeđenja konkurentnosti poboljšanjem njihovih poslovnih/proizvodnih procesa kroz uvođenje digitalizacije i stvaranje novih proizvoda i usluga. Usluge DIH-a PANNONIA omogućit će digitalizaciju i uvođenje industrije 4.0 u gospodarske subjekte, s naglaskom na poljoprivredu i prehrambenu industriju, a korisnici usluga DIH PANNONIA su znanstveno-istraživački centri, javne institucije i gospodarski subjekti na području Slavonije, Baranje i Srijema.

Contact Data

Coordinator (Economic development agency)

Vukovar-Srijem County Development Agency
https://www.ra-vsz.hr/en

Year Established

2021

Location

A. Aksamovica 31, 32100, Vinkovci (Croatia)

Website

https://www.ra-vsz.hr/en

Social Media

Contact information

Vedrana Dzoic
vdzoic@ra-vsz.hr
+385 99346 96 33

Technologies

• Additive manufacturing
• Big data, data analytics, data handling
• Internet of things
• Mobility & Location based technologies
• Robotics
• Simulation, modelling and digital twins

Link to national or regional initiatives for digitising industry

Vukovar-Srijem County Development Strategy 2018 - The County has achieved significant results in terms of developing ICT solutions for citizens and businesses, primarily in the field of physical planning (IZAK system - issuing acts in the field of physical planning and construction, GIS map of the County, digital spatial plan of the County and local units). However, the county is underutilizing the potential of ICT technology to improve employee performance. Employees do not sufficiently use more advanced forms of communication based on ICT solutions, and the information system is very poorly developed. Name of the measure: 3.1.4. Development of ICT infrastructure Priority: 3.1. Improving economic infrastructure Strategic goal 3. Modern infrastructure and environmental protection ICT infrastructure finds applications in all branches of the economy and in all fields of science, and is the basis for the successful operation of entrepreneurship, as well as all social and state structures. For these reasons, it is explicitly important to facilitate access to and use of information and communication technology in all sectors, especially with an emphasis on the county, state and social structure. The aim of this measure is to create an ICT environment with which we will help entrepreneurs in other activities in the transfer and development of technologies, and the accelerated commercialization of knowledge and innovation. The VSC needs to create conditions for the unhindered expansion of research, development, production and all forms of use of information and communication technology, which is essential for joining the developed world. Due to the wide range of applications and opportunities offered by the ICT infrastructure (data collection, storage, transmission and processing), information and communication technology can further strengthen and improve VSC.

CROATIAN SMART SPECIALIZATION STRATEGY 2020.

Main objective of Smart specialization strategy for Croatia from 2016. to 2020. and its Action plan is to create new capacities in the knowledge and innovation field. The goal is to achieve the highest potential in transformation of Croatian economy to economy based on activities of research, development, and innovation. There are 6 strategic objectives:

• Capacity enhancement for research, development and innovation for reaching scientific excellence and to complete economic needs

• Overcoming the fragmentation in innovation value chain and the gap between research and business sector

• Modernization and diversification of Croatian economy through increase of private research and development

• Improvement of position in global value chains and internationalization of Croatian economy

• Establishment of cooperative relationship regarding social challenges

• Smart skills build-up – enhancement of existing and new labour force for smart specialization

As one of horizontal topics of this Strategy is an IT Sector. It is one of crucial factors of economic and

social development, considering people skills, technology level, added value, business results, share in BDP etc. DIH will certainly provide a link between research and business sector, it will push VSC and Croatian economy towards better market position and strengthening the growth possibility. It will create a skilled labour force able to compete on global market an deal with global trends.

EUROPE 2020

One of goals of the Europe 2020 strategy is to raise spending of EU countries up to 3% for research and development.

Market and Services

Customers

Number of customers annually

>50

Type of customers

Start-up companies

SMEs (<250 employees)

Research organisations

Partners

• Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology Osijek
  University
  https://www.ferit.unios.hr/
• Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek
  University
  http://www.fazos.unios.hr/
• Faculty of Food Technology Osijek
  University
  http://www.ptfos.unios.hr/
• Rectorate of the University of Osijek
  University
  http://www.unios.hr/
• University of Slavonski Brod – Mechanical Engineering Faculty
  University
  https://www.sfsb.hr/
• Public institution Development Agency of Osijek-Baranja County
  Economic development agency
  http://www.zra.hr/
• VIDRA – Virovitica-Podravina County Development Regional Agency
  Economic development agency
  https://ravidra.hr/
• Regional Development Agency of Pozega-Slavonia County
  Economic development agency
  https://www.panora.hr/
• CTR – Development Agency of Brod-Posavina County
  Economic development agency
  https://ctr.hr/
• Grad-export
  SME
  https://grad-export.hr/
• Adult Education Institution Matura plus
  Educational institute
  https://uoo-maturaplus.hr/
• Osijek Software City
  Other
  https://softwarecity.hr/
• KERIT – Club of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology Vinkovci
  Other
  https://ra-vsz.hr/vijesti/osnovan-kerit-klub-elektrotehnike-racunarstva-i-informacijske-tehnologije/6216
• VVIT – Association for the Promotion and Development of the ICT Sector of Vukovar-Srijem County
  Other
  https://www.udrugavvit.hr/

H2020 Projects

• BOWI
  Boosting Widening Digital Innovation Hubs

  Boosting Widening Digital Innovation Hubs

  
  

  BOWI project addresses the challenge of limited capacities among DIHs to support the uptake of SAE/I4MS technologies during the last 7 years in the European industry at large. The overall aim of the project is to create a DIH widening network that supports the collaboration of new DIHs (proto-hubs) in regions where SAE and I4MS technologies are underrepresented and well-established DIHs that are highly experienced in these technologies (mature hubs). BOWI takes the first step towards creating a fully sustainable post-project network by:
  1. Strengthening proto-hubs by carrying out actual experiments and facilitating the collaboration between proto-hubs and mature hubs;
  2. Ensuring sustainability of BOWI network by developing a blended financing accelerator and membership model;
  3. Creating the BOWI community, initiating the participation of proto-hubs, mature hubs, regional stakeholders, and investors.
  The mechanism will be first tested by supporting 6 pioneer proto-hubs (pioneer stage), which will be later extended to 9 proto-hubs in the second full-fledged strengthening stage, allowing new members of the EU DIH community to participate, including the proto-hubs and mature hubs that are currently not part of the consortium. The post-project BOWI network business model is to be explored, including service and funding needs. To ensure practical experience, all 15 proto-hubs will be supported to conduct 60 (15x4) SAE/I4MS uptake experiments with SMEs in total. For this purpose, an extensive FSTP approach will be used.
  The consortium includes experienced partners that participate intensively in the SAE/I4MS strategies (Civitta, FBA, VTT, and RWTH). They are complemented by 6 proto-hubs from various countries that act as pioneer hubs to test and validate approaches (TIT, LITC, UWB, KTP, NTNU, ICT).