Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation and Smart Specialisation

Find out more about digital transformation and smart specialisation priorities of the ERNACT regions

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Sustainable Energy

Digital Foundations

Advanced Broadband

Andalucia : pilot for community building of broadband

Gaeltacht : Cooperate with Ireland's national broadband plan to prioritise and maximise the rollout of high speed broadband in Gaeltacht areas listed in the plan.

Digital Skills

West Romania : Upgrade of Tier 1 & 2 (Automotive) + vocational training in emerging industries; DIH, EEN - upskiling to exploit ICT technologies in all smart specialisation sectors and boost digital transformation of SMEs;

South Ostrobothnia : Seamk and educational organisations of the region (VET Sedu), business development organisations e.g. Into Seinäjoki, RCSO, municipalities, businesses - especially SMEs

San Sebastián : Digital training programmes (wide range of webinars on digital marketing, blockchain, ecommerce, artificial intelligence)

Upper Franconia : Foster skills of local workforce: - Digital recruiting - Training of professionals - Telemedicine: prescribing medicines at the click of a button - Energy efficiency via digital tools

Digital Research

West Romania : E-Austria Research & Development (ICT Center of excelence); Vest University of Timisoara, Polytechnic Univeristy, regional mutinationals, ETA2U innovation and Technology Transfer Center

Upper Franconia : Knowledge transfer, training, and research with regional business and stakeholders within the fields of AI,VR/AR, Robotics, Interaction design, Hypertext (information & knowledge management),Market research, digitalisation health and social economy

Smart City & Region

Smart Energy

South Ostrobothnia : RCSO, municipalities, South Ostrobothnia Health District (will be a part of the new social-and health care region); BDOs like Into Seinäjoki

San Sebastián : Smart Kalea

Upper Franconia : Energy supply Energy efficiency Hydrogen applications Air-conditioning and cooling applications Municipal heat planning

Mobility as a Service

San Sebastián : Electric vehicle initiatives

Public Services

San Sebastián : Smart Kalea, REPLICATE (ideas generation with citizens/companies), Smart local administrations (Talent House 1) - The Public Link

Intelligent Infrastructure

South Ostrobothnia : RCSO, municipalities, South Ostrobothnia Health District (will be a part of the new social-and health care region); BDOs like Into Seinäjoki

San Sebastián : REPLICATE, iSare

Upper Franconia : Public services

Spatial Planning

South Ostrobothnia : RCSO, municipalities, South Ostrobothnia Health District (will be a part of the new social-and health care region); BDOs like Into Seinäjoki; SYKE (Finnish Environment Institiute) has open environment and nature data available

Digital Innovation

Open Data

West Romania : ICT Cluster. RDA West, public-private partnerships

Open Innovation Test Beds

West Romania : Development of centers of competences at county level covering entire West Region; Support the development of regional test beds of stakeholders (i.e Nokia Garage)

South Ostrobothnia : Seamk/ EDIH will develop to helpt to test before investing; IOT Compass Hub for manufacturing/SeAMK; Metaverse/SeAMK; Into, SeAMK/Food Lab

Digital Innovation Hubs

West Romania : Start-up Hubs (Digital - Large Tech); CIT Cluster, Competence Centers, Innovation Agency

Newfoundland & Labrador :

San Sebastián : PIA, ENERTIC, Talent House 2

Stimulate Digital Startups

Industry 4.0

West Romania : Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH) cooperation (test before invest, good practices, case studies)

Research Procurement

West Romania : ICT Cluster

University in Innovation

West Romania : Digital Innovation Hub, Regional Innovation Agency

San Sebastián : Different programmes involving those organisations and schools

Grow Existing ICT SME Cluster

San Sebastián : Smart Kalea, Urban transformation, Digital Dendak

West Romania : Support SMEs explore new business mdoels, new applications of latest technologies (ie.AI)

Transform Traditional SMEs

Circular Economy

South Ostrobothnia : UCS, Seamk and educational organisations of the region (VET Sedu), business development organisations e.g. Into Seinäjoki, RCSO, municipalities, businesses - especially SMEs (food, tourism)

San Sebastián : Initiatives like ENERTIC, Talent House 2

West Romania : Pilot projects and test beds for ICT technologies that enable circular economy business models

Remote Working

Innovation ecosystems

Digital Transformation Technologies

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

South Ostrobothnia : Seamk, UCS, Public organisations, services (e.g. health)

Data Analytics

Andalucia :

South Ostrobothnia : Seamk, UCS, Public organisations, services (e.g. health), companies

San Sebastián : Smart Kalea

Newfoundland & Labrador :

Upper Franconia : Promote alternatives to conventional commuter traffic in rural regions Avoiding waste in production processes derive analyses from health and disease data and help rare diseases both migraine and headache patients

Robotics

South Ostrobothnia : Seamk, UCS, Public organisations, services (e.g. health), companies

Blockchain

Cybersecurity

South Ostrobothnia : UCS, Seamk, Into and other BDOs, municipalities, services, businesses

3D Printing

Virtual Reality (VR)

South Ostrobothnia : Seamk/Metaverse, UCS, Public organisations, services (e.g. health), companies

Internet of Things (IoT)

South Ostrobothnia : Seamk IOT Hub for manufacturing, UCS, Public organisations, services (e.g. health), companies

San Sebastián : Smart Kalea