Digital Innovation Hub Vicenza

Italy: Veneto

Overview

Vicenza Digital Innovation Hub was inaugurated in 2017 and it is an integral part of the Industry 4.0 National Network, strongly supported by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development Carlo Calenda. [http://www.mise.gov.it/images/stories/documenti/2017_05_16_network.pdf]

Founded and led by Confartigianato Vicenza (a non-profit organization founded in 1945 which represents the largest association of SMEs in Italy, with its approximately 16,000 member companies, 500 employees and a dense network of offices spread throughout the province), Vicenza DIH is today an important center for the digital transformation of the North-East of Italy. Strongly connected with the socio-economic fabric and its stakeholders, with the Italian University Research System and with a great number of important national and international partners in the ICT and High-tech sectors, DIH Vicenza can also count on a physical space of 750 m2 located on the 4th floor of the Headquarters of Confartigianato Vicenza.

The Digital Innovation Hub is the operational tool through which Confartigianato Vicenza provides SMEs with its support in the field of technological innovation. In particular, the Vicenza DIH is intended to achieve the following objectives:

Provide support to Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Companies in order to guide them towards an effective digital transformation, making them adaptive and resilient to the disruptive effects that exponential technologies produce and will produce more and more frequently in the future;
Be a place able to meet the demand for technology from local businesses with the technological and training offer provided by carefully selected competence centers and high-profile players;
Have a strong focus on the needs of SMEs.
Develop advanced projects and training programmes that leverage on accelerating technologies, such as collaborative robotics and Artificial Intelligence, thanks to which it will be possible to put human creativity at the center, to promote product customization and to reduce the physical exertion now required to operators who work in the lines of production;
Provide companies with analysis and support services, fundraising services, and to help them in the search for suppliers and research partners;
Offer digital products and services supplied by its partner network.

SERVICES

Dissemination of knowledge on Industry 4.0 technologies and digital technologies
Preparation and dissemination of information and training material on technologies
Industry 4.0 and digital technologies
Support and consultancy in the Rapid prototyping field 
Companies digital maturity mapping
Training courses on Industry 4.0 and digital basic skills
Courses on advanced Industry 4.0 and digital skills specific for every sector
Orientation towards selected structures which support digital transformation
Direct provision of digital services
Participation in local and national networks and partnerships aimed at companies innovation
Digital technologies.

Sectors
Accommodation and food service activities - Accommodation - Food and beverage service activities - 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 other transport equipment - Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials - Mining and quarrying - Mining of coal and lignite - Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas - Mining of metal ores - Other mining and quarrying - Mining support service activities - Other services activities - Activities of membership organisations - Repair of computers and personal and household goods - Other personal service activities - 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 - Robotics - Internet of things - Artificial intelligence - Cyber security - Big data, data analytics, data handling - Software as a service and service architectures - Cloud computing - Additive manufacturing - Laser based manufacturing - Logistics - Internet services - New media technologies
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