Overview
The Navarra Region Digital Innovation Hub (DIH) started in 2016 with the name of "NAVARDMIHub". With the support of the regional government in 2020, the DIH has evolved to "IRIS: European Digital Innovation Hub Navarra". The DIH aims to exploit the synergies and capabilities already organized in the regional innovation ecosystem, in terms of partners and capabilities promoting innovation, technology transfer, business creation, testing and experimentation, and training and dissemination for the digitalization.
IRIS, conformed as a non-profit DIH, is focused on increasing the level of digitalization in the manufacturing processes (Industry 4.0) and includes new capabilities in areas such as High-Performance Computing, Artificial Intelligence, and Robotics.
IRIS is structured as a Platform for public-private collaboration, for the core purposes of:
Accelerating the Digital Transformation of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) of Navarra.
Promoting the evolution of the Administration of the Autonomous Community of Navarra towards greater digitalization, particularly with regard to positioning Navarra as a European leader in Personalised Precision Medicine.
Fostering a greater understanding among the inhabitants of Navarra with regard to the technologies underpinning an Advanced Digital Society.
Services provided by the Hub that summarizes their activities are the following:
Tailored training and talent: development of technology profiles to drive the digital transformation of businesses (access to degrees, masters and doctoral programmes; data science laboratory; etc.); internationalization of talent related to digital transformation; scheme to attract international talent.
Consultancy: awareness raising and skills development; intervention by designing roadmaps and technology pathways for digitalization and business plans.
R&D. Knowledge transfer: development of new products and processes; collection of information on your processes and production environment.
Experimental validation of the application of new technologies to products and processes (Test Before Invest).
Exchange of Good Practices: access to the technologies available in the European Network of Digital Innovation Hubs and it is also a space to share experience and ideas.
Entrepreneurship: full accompaniment programme, facilitating the creation of new companies and the differentiation and drive of new projects.
Access to funding: private and public funding at a regional, national and european level.
Digital technologies.
Sectors
Agriculture, forestry and fishing -
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities -
Silviculture and other forestry activities -
Fishing and aquaculture -
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply -
Water supply; sewerage; waste managment and remediation activities -
Water collection, treatment and supply -
Sewerage -
Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery -
Remediation activities and other waste management services -
Financial and insurance activities -
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding -
Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security -
Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities -
Human health and social work activities -
Human health activities -
Residential care activities -
Social work activities without accommodation -
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products -
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products -
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products -
Manufacture of electrical equipment -
Manufacture of food products -
Manufacture of beverages -
Manufacture of tobacco products -
Manufacture of leather and related 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 -
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 -
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 -
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles -
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles -
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles -
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
Technology
Micro/nano electronics -
Sensory systems -
Photonics and imaging technologies -
Screens and display technologies -
Communication networks -
Cyber physical systems -
Robotics -
Internet of things -
Artificial intelligence -
Mobility & Location based technologies -
Cyber security -
Advanced, or high performance computing -
Big data, data analytics, data handling -
Simulation, modelling and digital twins -
Software as a service and service architectures -
Cloud computing -
Additive manufacturing -
Internet services -
New media technologies -
Distributed ledger technology