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STUDY VISIT IN AUSTRIA: IMPROVING DIGITALISATION SUPPORT THROUGH CLUSTERS   During the INNO Industry Interregional Meeting, 50 participants gathered on-site in Krems and online to share inspiring best practices on how to support SMEs in their digital transformation. During the study visit, partners toured the IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems and the eVRyLab, one of the hubs of the Lower Austrian House of Digitalisation.

DISCOVER OUR GOOD PRACTICES       According to the Interreg Europe programme manual, a good practice is defined as an initiative (e.g. project, project, process, technique) undertaken in one of the programme’s priority axes which has proved to be successful in a region and which is of potential interest to other regions. Proved successful means that the good practice has already provided tangible and measurable results in achieving a specific objective.

INDUSTRY 4.0 VOUCHER   It supports individual SME projects, for a maximum period of 12 months, aimed at acquiring consultancy services to diagnose the current situation and identify a strategy leading to the adoption of technologies linked to Industry 4.0.   HOUSE OF DIGITALIZATION   The goal is to help companies in their digital transformation, providing easy access to information, training, infrastructure and potential partners across institutions and sectors, addressing SMEs using their “language” and facilitating technology transfer in collaborative projects.   SURGERY ASSIST SOFTWARE   An integrated system of medical data for the improvement of diagnostic imaging with the help of an automatic access to the clinical data for the practitioners, of the surgery act as the surgeon has direct access to the medical images during surgery.

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PROMOTION PLATFORM   This platform aims to be a promoter of the Habitat value chain at national and international level, fostering cooperation in innovation and business opportunities between companies, R&D centers and other entities.   MARITIME CYBER SECURITY CENTER   Focused on on enabling digital transformation and technology transfer in the Black Sea port community. This practice will impact the port activity overall by making all these processes more coherent, move cargo faster and increase port traffic; ultimately will facilitate trade.   INITIATIVE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE   The “AI Space” offers the possibility to experience AI live in action by means of different showcases. It aims at raising awareness, reducing barriers to deal with AI, and giving an additional boost to the innovation capacity of companies.

BUSINESS AND SHARED SERVICES CENTER   The project aims to combat the demographic and economic decline by supplying IT and infrastructural competences to enterprises and start-ups. It provides infrastructure and skills for smart, sustainable businesses, with a focus on TICE.   300 INDUSTRY 4.0 TRAINING VIDEOPILLS   The IN4WOOD training materials will give to the production managers and CEOs of the wood and furniture industries an overview of the specifics needs of the enterprise regarding the several key enabling technologies of Industry 4.0.   E-TOURISM INFO PORTAL   E-tourism describes the digitization of processes and value chains to optimize their efficiency and involves e-information, e-booking (hotels, means of transport, etc.) and e-payment. The information posted on the portal contains QR codes, GPS coordinates, digital guides and smart phone applications.

KICKSTART DIGITALIZATION METHOD   Kickstart is the largest national effort to boost digital skills and utilization of digital technology among SME’s within the manufacturing sector. Kickstart aims to get key representatives in SMEs to understand what digitalization is and what it means for their businesses and start their digitalization towards Industry 4.0.   SMALL-SCALE INCENTIVES FOR SMES   The primary purpose of these vouchers is to financially assist SMEs through the co-financing of services in different fields and, consequently, to positively influence the competitiveness and competences of SMEs. What differentiates these incentives from others, is that the costs of external advisors are also covered.   CONGRESS ON ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING   Aditiva 4.0 aims to boost knowledge about additive manufacturing and to promote the commitment of companies to adapt to the requirements of 4.0 in sectors as diverse as education, health, sports, aerospace and automotive, the agronomy sector, construction or even the so-called fourth sector.

OPEN DATA PLATFORM   OneTRANSPORT was created as a platform for data, shared among participating government bodies, and bought into by private sector companies, analysts and developers. These groups then use the data to create systems and applications which continually refine and advance transport services throughout the country.   REGIONAL INNOVATION NODE   The node operates pre-incubator Propell Innovation to attract innovators within a wide scope. Innovations with extra potential are elevated to regional incubator Movexum. The node operates the digital Innovation hub Fiber Optic Valley for Sustainable Digital Transformation.   SECTOR DRIVEN INNOVATION   Project aims to identify and anticipate skills requirements in the respective occupations up to 2030. 24 established SSC are voluntary, independent, professional associations of experts continuously monitoring labour market needs in relevant sectors of the national economy and their transfer to the lifelong learning system.

SMART ARENAS   A smart arena is a meeting place for collaboration between different competences in society, i.e. people from areas such as research, business, the public sector, academia and civil society. Five smart arenas have been developed around five “areas of strengths” that have been identified as having particularly excellent conditions.   HABITAT 4.0 PROJECT   The objectives of the project were to know the level of digitalization of the Habitat Sector as a whole, and to define, with objective criteria, the viability of developing projects for the implementation of enabling technologies that allow a company in the sector to reach a level of digitalization that is appropriate to its business strategy.   5G STEP-OUT CENTRE   The Digital Innovation Hubs and 5G Step-Out Centre are designed to enable innovative product prototyping in realistic and comprehensive environments. The Step-Out Centre enables the rapid deployment of proof-of-concept prototypes, as well as projects for resilience, security and reliability evaluations into the different network areas involved in the 5G domain.

FACTORIES OF FUTURE   The purpose is to establish a long-term public-private partnership with a leading stakeholder role in setting up value chains and organizing comprehensive research and RDI support activities aimed at market entry in S4 priority areas. SRIP brings together interested representatives of industry, research organizations, the state and other stakeholders (eg NGOs).   LOCAL GROWTH HUB MODEL   This local growth hub model keenly represents the aspirations and needs of the local business community. The incredibly high level of business engagement allows individuals to network with a large variety of other businesses, to access BBF advice and training, and allows them to be represented in regional and national consultations.   DIGITAL INNOVATION HUB   DIH aims at connecting and supporting different industrial sectors, providing for a broad spectrum of needs and striving to support all industries that can seize and benefit from the opportunities of digital transformation. DIH focuses on supporting the industries that are highlighted as priority ones by S4.

GET TO KNOW THE CONSORTIUM   Ten organizations from ten European countries     INNO Industry has brought together a consortium specialized in industry and cluster based projects that will contribute to spark the debate around how changing regional clusters policies can and will trigger the transformation of the industry in a larger scale.

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