The induction of European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) Bodies within the framework of the Invitation “Development of Network for European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHS) funded through the “Digital Europe” Programme” of the ‘Competitiveness’ Programme has been completed.
The Invitation has a Budget of €13,110,389.00, funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
More specifically, the following European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH) were included within the framework of the Invitation:
easyHPC: EasyHPC is one of the seven European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH) representing Greece in the recently established EU-wide network. The hubs are expected to play a vital role in the “Digital Europe” Programme, which aims to aid enterprises, citizens and the public administration in adopting digital technologies. The primary goal of the hub is to give industry actors the impetus to adopt digital technologies such as High Performance Computing (HPC) at a greater scale, enabling them to increase the competitiveness of their goods, production processes and services.
The hub aims to contribute to the digital and ecological transformation of Greece’s plastics and packaging sector and the establishment of a dynamic, open ecosystem where stakeholders will be able to communicate, collaborate, acquire skills and respond to industry challenges and market needs through open innovation, experimentation and co-development processes.
The overall budget for the Act amounts to €5,997,885.00
HEALTH HUB: HEALTH HUB has established itself as a benchmark for digital health & medicine both in Greece and at the EU level, through the transformation of the Health and Medicine sector with the use of digital artificial intelligence services. Based in Thessaly, specifically at the JOIST https://joistpark.eu/ Innovation Park in Larissa, and with branch offices in five (5) other Greek cities (Athens, Heraklion, Corfu & Rhodes), HHUB will constitute a “one-stop shop” for public- and private-sector bodies active in the health & medicine field interested in making their digital transformation.
The HUB offers services falling under 4 basic pillars:
- Try before you Invest: Design and testing of digital transformation actions, trials & experiments with digital technologies.
- Skills and training: Educational programmes to teach advanced digital skills.
- Support in securing investments: Support of enterprises and private- & public-sector bodies to bolster competitiveness and improve business models.
- Innovation and Networking Ecosystem: Mediation & networking between industry, enterprises & organisations and the market.
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The overall budget for the Act amounts to €2,915,857.00
SYNERGiNN EDIH: The Digital Innovation Hub SYNERGiNN EDIH will operate in Western Macedonia, providing digital innovation services. The region is likely to experience structural unemployment and job insecurity due to the abandonment of local lignite mining. Greece’s National Energy and Climate Plan for the region aims to focus on the Environment and Energy, enabling diversification and development. The joint venture will establish SYNERGiNN EDIH to guide the use of technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Cyber-Security, Internet of Things and Big Data, making the most of the local know-how in the Energy and Environment sectors.
Energy is vital to the plans of SYNERGiNN EDIH, as Western Macedonia boasts a wealth of human resources with knowledge of the sector. In addition, it will operate a cutting-edge waste treatment plant funded by the EU. The members of SYNERGiNN EDIH possess experience in such diverse fields as smart networks, predictive maintenance, process optimisation, energy management, Industry 4.0, circular economy, bio-economy and smart cities.
The overall budget for the Act amounts to €4,196,647.00
For more information on the European Digital Innovation Hubs awarded the Seal of Excellence by the “Digital Europe” Programme, please visit the Invitation website
