Digital Impulse Hub

Spain: Catalonia

Overview

 

Digital Impulse Hub is a  Non for Profit consortium of entities fully operative since 2019, resulting from Public and Private collaboration, to foster digital transformation, innovation and the international competitiveness of Catalonia Region, through the digitalization of SMEs and small Midcaps (Manufacturing, services and Commerce), the digitalization of Internationalization (e-commerce, e-business and e-marketing), the digital transformation of municipalities, the New Digital media, and e-learning.

Digital Impulse Hub is giving service to Catalonia region   SMEs and small Midcaps, that represents 675.000  companies and also to more than 850 municipalities.

Digital Impulse Hub brings together competence centers, universities and their research groups, local administration, all the Catalan Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Services and, through them, every Catalan company.  The Hub is coordinated by the Terrassa Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services.

Digital Impulse Hub has a strong territorial link to local economy, with a strong impact to SMEs and Midcaps digitalization,  and Municipalities Digitalisation. All business are registered to Chambers according to Spanish Chambers Law, so the bonds with  business community is very strong with the 13 Chambers of Commerce of Catalonia. The bonds with local Public administration are also present due to Localret covering 854 Municipalities in the Region (Almost all).

Although the competence centres members of Digital Impulse Hub are providing state of the art advanced digitalization services,  this Hub is also focusing on raising awareness, providing guidance (Digital Transformation Coaches), tailored training and providing  advanced digital skills to SMEs, small Midcaps and Municipalities. 

Digital Impulse Hub has a rich ecosystem of more than 30 Collaborating Entities that is interacting through specialised digitalisatios services and co-creation, innovation and networking activities.

Digital Impulse Hub is multi-sector, but focusing on Industry 4.0,  Circular Economy, Construction, e-learning,  retail  and wholesale digitalization, digitalization of International business (EEN joint project: e-commerce, e-business and e-market intelligence), as well as Digital Media, according to Regional Smart Specialization Strategy.

Support to Digital Start Ups community in their sustainability, finance and growth is another important focus of Digital Impulse Hub.

Digital Impulse Hub offers to SMEs the following services:

1) Digitalization aware rising activities.

2) Training on Digitalization and  Advanced Digital Competences. Tailored training.

3) Digitalization Diagnoses. Digital Maturity Assessments and Digital Guidance through Coaches (Digital Transformation Roadmaps for SMEs, small Midcaps and Municipalities).

4) Technology Transfer, co-creation and innovation matchmaking events.

5) Innovation Grants and Subventions services.

6) Access to private finance and to investors.

8) Digitalization support projects and programmes for SMEs.

9) State of the art facilities, testing and experimentation facilities and prototyping (Test before invest)

10) Support, and counselling of digital start ups. Digital technologies.

Sectors
Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities - Silviculture and other forestry activities - Fishing and aquaculture - Accommodation and food service activities - Accommodation - Food and beverage service activities - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products - Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products - Manufacture of food products - Manufacture of beverages - Manufacture of tobacco products - Manufacture of leather and related products - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products - Manufacture of paper and paper products - Printing and reproduction of recorded media - Manufacture of rubber and plastic products - Manufacture of other transport equipment - Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials - Other manufacturing - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security - Real estate activities - Professional, scientific and technical activities - Legal and accounting activities - Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities - Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis - Scientific research and development - Advertising and market research - Other professional, scientific and technical activities - Veterinary activities - Administrative and support service activities - Rental and leasing activities - Employment activities - Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities - Security and investigation activities - Services to buildings and landscape activities - Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
Technology
Sensory systems - Photonics and imaging technologies - Robotics - Internet of things - Artificial intelligence - Interaction technologies - Cyber security - Big data, data analytics, data handling - Virtual, augmented and extended reality - Simulation, modelling and digital twins - Gamification - Software as a service and service architectures - Cloud computing - Logistics - Internet services - New media technologies
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