lvh.apa Digital Innovation Hub Südtirol - Alto Adige

Italy: Autonomous Province of Bolzano

Overview

lvh.apa Digital Innovation Hub Südtirol-Alto Adige 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]

The Digital Innovation Hub is led by the non-profit association lvh.apa - Wirtschaftsverband Handwerk und Dienstleister/Confartigianato Imprese Bolzano. The association was founded in 1948 and is today of the biggest trade associations in South Tyrol representing more then 8.000 craft companies. Most of the members are small and medium-sized companies covering more than 60 professions. lvh.apa offers to its members business related services. For this reason the lvh - Bildung und Service Gen. was founded. 

The lvh.apa Digital Innovation Hub ist the operational tool through with lvh.apa offers tools and services related to Innovation, Internationalization and Digital Transformation. The office of the lvh.apa DIH is located at the NOI Techpark in Bolzano, the biggest innovation district in South Tyrol. The physical presence in this area facilitates the diffusion of know-how and the realization of innovative project. Our DIH is a bridge connecting traditional craft companies with digital an innovative solutions.

The physical presence is not only limited to Bolzano. lvh.apa has field offices in:  

Schlanders/Silandro

Meran/Merano

Neumarkt/Egna

Bozen/Bolzano, field office and head-quarter

Brixen/Bressanone

Bruneck/Brunico

Pedraces

St. Ulrich/Ortisei

Furthermore, the lvh.apa has a strong community of craft groups which are organized in:

115 craft-groups in almost every municipality of South Tyrol,

12 district groups and

60 groups of professions

The mission of the lvh.apa Digital Innovation Hub is to:

Inform and sensitize the local craft SME about new trends and future technolgies related to products, processes and business models.

Act as intermedior in order to connect craft SME with innovative steakholders in order to activate and initiate innovative projects and collaboration. 

Offer support and assistance in the implementation of innovation projects. 

Offer trainig acitivites to facilitate know-how building.

Implement projects in order to develop helpful digital tools, services and know-how for SME. 

Offer digital products and services supplied by it's partner network

 

In order to achive this mission, lvh.apa offers through its DIH the following services:

Realization of dissemination activites such as events, workshops or congresses on Digital Transformation and Technologies

Support an consultancy on rapid prototyping in the Maker Space 

Support and consultancy in Crowdfunding as digital tool for alternative finance

Support and consultancy in Open Innovation processes

Training programmes on Digital Transformation

Support and consultancy on e-commerce platforms

Participation in local and national networks and partnerships

Digital technologies.

Sectors
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 - Accommodation and food service activities - Accommodation - Food and beverage service activities - 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 - 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
Technology
Robotics - Internet of things - Artificial intelligence - Virtual, augmented and extended reality - Additive manufacturing - Laser based manufacturing - New media technologies
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