Imec is the world-leading R&D and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technology.
As a trusted partner for companies, start-ups and academia we bring together brilliant minds from all over the world in a creative and stimulating environment.
By leveraging our world-class infrastructure and local and global ecosystem of diverse expert partners across a multitude of industries, we accelerate progress towards a connected, sustainable future Digital technologies.

The mission of the iMan Norte Hub - Digital Innovation Hub for Customer-Driven Manufacturing @ Norte - is to foster the digital transformation of manufacturing companies of the Northern Region of Portugal (Norte) and to nurture the respective innovation ecosystem. The main objectives of the iMan Norte Hub are to facilitate and foster manufacturing technology adoption and diffusion in the areas of cyber-physical production systems (CPPS) and robotics, and to improve the collaboration in the ecosystem by linking research institutions, industrial technological centers, industrial associations, incubators, science and technology parks, industrial companies, technology companies, training institutions, and government agencies.

The iMan Norte hub organizes dissemination and matchmaking activities (workshops, seminars, and  open days), offers coaching and connection to funding sources, and promotes the services offered by its service providers group, such as research and development, feasibility studies, technology roadmaps, consultancy on technology selection and implementation, and training. Research institutions, industrial technological centers, industrial associations, science and technology parks, incubators, and technology companies compose the hub’s service providers group.

The iMan Norte Hub is hosted by the Portuguese Production Technologies Cluster -PRODUTECH - a national non-profit association of manufacturing technology providers, and is coordinated by a managing team with members from PRODUTECH, INESC TEC (research institute), UPTEC (Science and Technology Park) and the four industrial technological centers in the region: CATIM (metal working and machinery), CITEVE (textile and clothing), CTCP (footwear), CTCOR (cork). These seven non-profit organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the terms of collaboration among them to manage and sustain the iMan Norte Hub.

The creation of the iMan Norte was funded by the European Project BEinCPPS (Business Experiments in Cyber-Physical Production Systems, http://www.beincpps.eu/) in the scope of the I4MS program (ICT Innovation for Manufacturing SMEs, http://i4ms.eu/) and has the institutional support of the Portuguese Secretary of State of Industry and the Norte Portugal Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR-N). Digital technologies.

Certified in 2005, a clusterwith global ambitions, Images and Network supports innovation stakeholders in their projects. With its specialized partners' network in ITC, Images and Network encouages meetings between, innovators, industrials and funders to collectivly promote technologies, uses and markets.
Our first missions  :
- Support innovation
- Encourage project development
- Support collaborative R&D projects throughout their path
- Support SMEs development and strengthen the links between the members, large companies, SMEs and academics.
- Insure the promotion of know-hows of the communty at a local, national and international scale.
- Animate the stakeholders ecosystem.

I&R  has an agreement with the 11 technopoles present on its territory.

On the DIH notion we are evangelizing the territory with several articles on our web sites explaining our strategy to setup a virtual DIH encompassing all the actors located on our two regions (https://www.images-et-reseaux.com/images-reseaux-en-ordre-de-bataille-p…  and https://www.images-et-reseaux.com/3-questions-a-vincent-marcatte/ ) and organizing of event such as our last general assembly where we had the Munich DIH coming to Lannion to explain how it works (see https://www.images-et-reseaux.com/vers-un-digital-innovation-hub-breton… ) the different actors of the ecosystem https://www.images-et-reseaux.com/qui-sommes-nous/notre-ecosysteme/ Digital technologies.

The ICT4Manuf DIH is coordinated by a no profit organisation performing research, networking, matchmaking and dissemination activities. The aim of the DIH is to support both IT and Industrial partners.

For IT software providers and integrators, the DIH provides support in Information Systems Architecture, IT systems interoperability and Data and Process engineering.
For Industrial companies, the DIH promotes the digital manufacturing transformation towards Industry 4.0 approach, the Value Chain processes and the circular economy methodologies.

The ICT4Manuf DIH provides the following tailored supports for Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes enterprises:

Innovation Coaching 
Business Incubation of innovative ideas 
Enterprise Architecture
Business & Functional Engineering
Knowledge Engineering
Requirement Engineering
Technological and Technical Support
Infrastructure Sharing
Testing 
Training 
Access to User 
Brokerage Platform

The seven competencies areas of the DIH allow it to be an expert on wide enterprise engineering activities:

Information system agility
AI & Cyber-Physical System
Big data & digital preservation
PLM for new product development
Supply chain & manufacturing systems, design & optimization
Traceability, LCA & risk management
Cooperative education & continuous training

Some of the supported digital transformations:

Appropriation of new technologies in line with the business needs of the company
Evolution of the functional scope of an information system
Improvement / optimization of business processes
Modelling, analysis and improvement of operational processes

Our modern infrastructures allow us to innovate constantly and to propose tailored solutions to our partners. Digital technologies.

i4CAM is a non-profit DIH that has as main goal to encourage innovation and promote competitiveness in manufacturing industries, as the ones dedicated to transformation, processing, equipment development, machinery and systems proved for metallic purposes, at a regional level. Through a technical team and using advanced technological resources, R&D&I business consulting as well as a specific training adapted to the improvement of talent, it develops an applied Research, Development and Innovation (R&D&I), resulting in the generation of new products, services, processes improvements, technological deployments and knowledge transfer. Thanks to the use of advanced digitalization technologies for the provision of its services, the DIH i4CAM contributes to a competitive improvement of the companies in the region. i4CAM includes 1 technology center, 2 RTOs (Research Transfer Offices), 1 university, 9 companies and SMEs, 1 start-up incubator, 2 gubernamental organisms and 2 public companies  Digital technologies.

hub.in Bjelovar is non-profit digital innovation centre located in Bjelovar (Croatia), acting as a centre for digital transformation of industry (agriculture, manufacture, IT, REW) and development of skills (STEM and business) for area of Continental Croatia. hub.in Bjelovar is built around four core functions: clients, technologies, development and innovation. A hub.in Bjelovar is a support facility that helps companies to become more competitive by:

improving their business/production processes as well as products and services by means of digital technology

hub.in Bjelovar will help customers address their challenges in a business focused way and with a common service model, offering services that would not be readily accessible elsewhere. The services available through hub.in Bjelovar enable any business to access the latest knowledge, expertise and technology for testing and experimenting with digital innovations relevant to its products, processes or business models:

technical advise and mentoring
access to funding opportunities
access to laboratories and equipment
promotion of iot technologies
development of innovation projects
training

hub.in Bjelovar will also provide connections with investors, facilitate access to financing for digital transformations, help connect users and suppliers of digital innovations across the value chain, and foster synergies between digital and other key enabling technologies. Thus, hub.in Bjelovar will play a huge role in developing economy and use of physical and/or virtual space for networking and organisational development to support individuals, organisations, businesses and projects on a short or long term basis to: facilitate collaboration, networking and skills development.; reach out and collaborate with research and development centres, institutions; creative and non creative industries; communicate and engage with a wider audience and build global; digital opportunities; champion and celebrate emerging talent; push boundaries by taking risks towards innovation.

In 2018, hub.in Bjelovar was selected by the European Commission for participating in the "Smart Factories in New EU Member States" project. Since the first day of work, the stakeholders in the hub.in Bjelovar are working to expand the network of formal and informal members / associates: SMEs in agriculture, manufacturing, IT, development agencies, BSO, NGOs, universities. Transfer of practical knowledge, technologies and people aims for preparing all of stakeholders for digital, technological, working-skills transformation.

The mission of the DIH is to enable and support new talents for present technological challenges and prepare them for shaping the technological future. Our top priority is to make sure our clients have a plan tailored to their specific business and individual needs that addresses their unique goals and circumstances now and in the future. We are starting to develop a much more thriving ecosystem through development of skills and knowledge for children and youth and including them into possibilities with new technologies. Digital technologies.

 

As a common consortium of four founding organisations (CzechInno, Technology Centre of Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech and Moravian Electrictrical and Electronic Association and Association of Science Parks of the Czech Republic and Science and Technology Parks Association of the Czech Republic), two associated (ELA Blockckchain Services and University College of Business in Prague) and two more strategic partners (České Radiokomunikace - CRA and Komerční banka), H4DI aims to introduce and help to implement the advanced digital technologies within Czech SMEs as well as the public organisations. 

The activities of the H4DI consortium are based strictly on non-for-profit principles, offering set of activities aiming to help Czech SMEs and public organisations to overcome the difficulties and threats and bring enough information, create enough opportunities and enable access to technical infrastructure needed for their successful digital transformation. 

To this aim, it uses these tools: 

- engaging events and good practices exchange

- networking and matchmaking

- digital maturity assessment and further assistance to SMEs and public organisations in raising the level of their digitalisation

- educational activities and consultancy

- experimentation with and implementation of useful digital tools enabling higher efficiency of SMEs and public organisations.

Portfolio of the services offered could be found at the H4DI webpage. Digital technologies.

The HUB4AGRI is an initiative led by the Technological Interface Center for Digital Technologies - ISQ- with the support of the University of Évora, National Network of Experimentation and Agrarian and Animal Research, Cluster TICE.PT- Portuguese TIC cluster, CONFAGRI - National Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives and Agricultural Credit of Portugal, Start-Up Portugal - National Incubator network, and others (see Coordinator & Partners).

The HUB4AGRI  initiative aims to create a multi-sector cooperation network that promotes the connection between technology providers and the needs of the agricultural sector supporting innovation connected with digital decision support tools and R&D activities, serving as a one-stop shop for the provision through a European cooperation network.

This cooperation network aims to (1) be the link between technology providers and digital decision support tools and the needs of the agricultural sector. (2) to attract new users of Digital Decision Support Tools in the agricultural sector. (3) attract innovative and competitive technology providers (startups and SMEs) capable of providing the farming community with new solutions based on the use of Digital DST for increased productivity and sustainability. (4) create a critical mass that exploits new areas of application for ICT in agriculture in general. (5) increase the deployment of technologies in the agricultural sector. Digital technologies.

HUB4MANUVAL is a Digital Innovation Hub that will stimulate the uptake of Robotics, CPS/IoT and Artificial Intelligence (AI) by Valencian manufacturing SMEs and MidCaps. The HUB will support manufacturing companies in order to be more competitive, prioritizing SMEs in the manufacturing sectors of relevance at Regional Level, but conecting also with relevant big players, as they can atract others in relevant sectors. The mission of HUB4MANUVAL is to be a reference one-stop shop Digital Innovation Hub (DIH) for manufacturing companies requiring innovation solutions in the field of robotics and ICT, bridging the gap between research and industry.

The Hub will play the role of centralising and facilitating the use of these I4MS technologies to the Valencian manufacturing ecosystem and will provide SME´s and stakeholders with facilities where they will be able to access Robotics, AI and CPS/IoT resources. It will follow a collaborative model by bringing together the main value chain actors and promoting collaborative R&I. The technologies used will be demonstrated to be complementary, showing that industry can be empowered when both are combined.

The hub’s unique combination of partners and stakeholders will effectively allow HUB4MANUVAL to establish itself as an Industry 4.0 one-stop-shop for local manufacturing companies. By providing a gateway to specialist platforms and infrastructures, the DIH will be able to help companies assess their digital needs, find or develop optimal solutions for those needs and secure the necessary funding to implement those digital transformation solutions.  HUB4MANUVAL incorporates partners and stakeholders from university, industry and government (Triple Helix) which will allow it to succeed by using a three-pronged approach where single sided initiatives normally fail. Clients, partners and stakeholders will benefit from access to an extended network of experts and potential partners (Pan-European DIH network), as well as early access to trends and Industry 4.0 activities. 

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Our vision is that with the combined efforts of the partners, HPC5 will create the most innovative, creative and powerful network for CloudHPC computing in the Slovenia-Italy region. HPC5 will stimulate, facilitate and sustain a business growth system in technologically oriented vertical niches that will generate employment, improve living standards, fuel innovation, and increase competitiveness.

Competence Centres: ARCTUR- HPC and Cloud Center, COGITO - Independend Software Solution provider, eXact Lab - HPC consulting specialists, Info.era - Software Specialists, Sontius - Data Centre specialist, Spin - Networking specialist, Vahta - Networking specialist, Xlab - Software specialist 
Activities/Services: Technical support; Infrastructure; Testing; Training and education; Innovation coaching; Network development; Support of new product and start-up development; Ecosystem building and networking; Dissemination and awareness 
Focus on innovation: TRL 9 - actual system proven in operational environment 
Keywords about technology/knowledge: robotics; modelling and simulation; cps; cloud computing; cloud infrastructure; internet of things 

Services
- Consulting on purcahse of HPC and Cloud infrastructure - we consulted and university in Croatia to purchase the optimal HPC infrastructure - Paralelization of simulation software - For a long term clent we developed OpenFoam simulations to sacle up to more than 600 computing cores - Dissemination of project development and results - Help in organizing the First CloudFlow conference Digital technologies.