EDIHs offer local businesses the advantage of local presence while at the same time being part of an organized European network.
Their regional offices can meet local businesses' needs through innovation and language ecosystems in each location. Sharing best practices between hubs in different countries allows sharing of best practices between hubs and providing services where skills may not exist locally.
After the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) work program was approved, its first limited call for European Data Infrastructure Hubs was successfully concluded, and selected 136 projects; these EDIHs should all become functional by January 2025.
DIGITAL launched another call to fill any gaps within the Network and enhance selection processes further, which saw 15 hubs chosen; all should become operational by mid-2025.
DIGITAL provided 50% of funding while member States/Associated countries contributed the remaining 50%; national governments/regional authorities played an instrumental role in selecting and selecting candidates suitable to respond to European Calls for Proposals.
Seals of Excellence have been given to high-quality candidate EDIHs that cannot receive DIGITAL funding; some will receive direct funds from member States or Regions instead; once operational, they could join the Network of EDIHs.
The European Commission seeks to create a network of hubs that foster networking, cooperation, and knowledge exchange activities among EDIHs, SME/mid-cap companies, public sectors, and all interested parties and initiatives.
Digital Transformation Accelerator assists with this goal by administering the website presence of the Network while hosting software platforms and tools necessary for its operation, such as an online catalog of EDIHs.
The EDIH web portal includes tools that allow you to assess EDIHs' performance and impact on digital maturity in the organizations they support.
In particular, the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission developed a Digital Maturity Assessment Tool that can be used by organizations they support to assess digital maturity - this can be found under EDIH in this portal section.
The European Commission wants to make innovation ecosystems more efficient and CONNECTed with European Innovation Ecosystems.
It encourages innovation and supports companies in scaling up to tackle important issues.
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Climate, digital transformation, geopolitics, etc., are just a few of the many changes faced by the EU and the rest of the world.
The COVID-19 Pandemic also poses unique health, society, and economic challenges, calling for urgent action. Researchers, entrepreneurs, industry, government authorities, institutions, and civil society have joined forces to solve this crisis and ensure post-pandemic stability.
The global community's problems highlight the need and importance of collaboration across disciplines and expertise.
We can only find sustainable solutions and ensure societal, economic, and climate-responsible development.
The European Commission wants to use European Innovation Ecosystems to support initiatives that address all of Horizon Europe's key strategic focus areas and bridge the innovation gap.
The European Commission will do this by supporting the cooperation of excellent local and regional innovation ecosystems, coupling emerging ecosystems to existing networks, and providing support for innovative small and midsize businesses (SMEs).
Collaboration for innovative solutions will be more critical than ever for social and economic recovery, environmental sustainability, and resilience.
It does this by leveraging the strengths of European and national ecosystems and bringing in actors from other regions and countries.
This would allow for global collaborations and the commercialization of knowledge.
This would strengthen the resilience of the European Innovation Ecosystem.
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There are three main sub-programs in the program:
The focus is on creating interCONNECTed and inclusive innovation ecosystems. These ecosystems will build on existing local, national, and European ecosystems while bringing in more actors to be represented.
Identifying and realizing collective ambitions to benefit citizens and society is essential.
The focus is to strengthen the innovation ecosystems' capacity to support existing and new innovators.
The focus is to support the European Partnership for Innovative SMEs by helping them increase their research and development capacity and productivity.
This will help SMEs on their path toward global value chains and new markets.
A referral is made to a work program to review funding opportunities available under European Innovation Ecosystems by 2025.
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The following projects are eligible for support:
In general, funds can range from EUR 0,3 to EUR 5,0 million. Most CSA project funds are allocated in lump sums. In the Work Programme for European Innovation Ecosystems, you can find the rules that apply to each call and an in-depth description of the results of these projects.
The creation of national and local innovation environments, in collaboration with private stakeholders, such as innovative SMEs, startups, and other actors, from academia, the foundations and associations sector, as well as the investors and the civil society.
The European Innovation Ecosystems are a wide range of programs and calls, each with its participation rules. It is therefore recommended that you read the Work Programme in which the requirements for the applicants will be described.
Many EDIHs consist of organizations that belong to Enterprise Europe Networks (EENs) or European Industrial Clusters.
As part of their service to local and regional ecosystems, they must form strong links with networks like EIC and Startup Europe - thus offering seamless support services to SMEs within them. An EDIH guidance document should provide details regarding cooperation arrangements and best practices.
Recent years have witnessed a remarkable expansion of Europe's tech hubs, creating innovations and breakthroughs.
These vibrant communities gather entrepreneurs, developers, startups, innovators, and other innovators in one location to share ideas, work collaboratively on technological breakthroughs, and discover new horizons.
European developer hubs from Berlin to Stockholm and Lisbon have become global centers of creativity, attracting top talent, investment capital, and entrepreneurs from all around.
We will look at some notable European developer hubs and examine some key factors behind their success here.
Berlin is Germany's vibrant developer hub and one of Europe's leading tech cities. Thanks to a vibrant startup ecosystem, low living costs, and diverse talent pool, Berlin offers entrepreneurs and developers an ideal setting.
Research institutions such as the Technical University of Berlin offer academic support for innovation have been globally recognized success stories while co-working spaces, accelerators, and incubators help startups thrive as co-working space availability allows their growth. Berlin also attracts talented individuals from around the globe, creating an inclusive culture that promotes creativity.
Stockholm has earned itself the moniker "The Unicorn Factory of Europe," having produced many startups worth billions.
Thanks to supportive government policies, research INVESTMENTS, and superior infrastructure, Stockholm boasts a vibrant tech scene, as evidenced by global successes like King, Klarna, and Spotify being built here. Stockholm also prides itself on social responsibility by prioritizing green technology, such as clean energy, in their development programs - while their tight-knit entrepreneurial community fosters collaborative funding arrangements and knowledge exchange opportunities between them all.
London is a global center with an established history of technological innovation dating back decades. Shoreditch in East London serves as London's Silicon Roundabout or "Tech City." Additionally, its diverse population makes the city attractive to international talent seeking investment opportunities through startups; London also hosts world-renowned universities and research institutes like Imperial College London and University College London that support the development of groundbreaking innovations like Babylon Health or DeepMind; it even hosts unicorn companies TransferWise Revolut and Wise! London is an incubator of creative technology innovations thanks to developer talent who find homes here!
Lisbon has quickly emerged as an innovative developer hub over recent years. Startups and developers alike have flocked to Lisbon thanks to its welcoming environment, low living costs, and government support; attracted by Web Summit - an annual tech conference gathering investors, innovators, industry leaders, as well as investors themselves.
Lisbon boasts strong momentum on its tech scene as evidenced by events like Web Summit which brings investors, innovators, and industry leaders from around the globe together for discussions around innovation; Portugal invests heavily in infrastructure such as high-speed Internet CONNECTivity which fosters innovation; incubators like Startup Lisboa provide early stage companies assistance whereas giants such as OutSystems or Talkdesk have helped put Lisbon onto world tech maps as hubs in Europe.
Helsinki, Finland's capital city and home of technology innovation, has long been recognized as an innovation hot spot.
Helsinki has been recognized as an innovative hotbed thanks to its strategic position between Europe and Asia and its excellent educational system. Finland's focus on education and high-quality universities like Aalto University provides a vast talent pool of engineers and developers.
Helsinki boasts an active startup scene centered on companies with artificial intelligence, games, and health technologies expertise.
Rovio, known for Angry Birds; Supercell (the developer of Clash of Clans); Nokia, and other notable success stories, should also be highlighted here. Co-working spaces, accelerators, and incubators form part of Helsinki's infrastructure that assists startup growth; also, its collaborative culture promotes knowledge sharing between colleagues.
Dublin is an internationally-recognized developer hub. Due to its strategic location within Europe, favorable business environment, and access to European markets, Dublin has attracted several multinational technology firms like Google, Facebook, and Twitter - who all operate out of Dublin offices.
Dublin has seen the arrival of large tech firms like Facebook and Microsoft create an environment that promotes innovation and collaboration.
At the same time, Dublin's startup community thrives thanks to successes like Stripe Intercom and Workhuman. Dublin City University and Trinity College Dublin have made Dublin known as an epicenter for cutting-edge research and innovation.
At the same time, their startup infrastructure serves developers and entrepreneurs as an invaluable source for incubators, accelerators, and venture capital financing opportunities.
Barcelona is an active developer hub renowned in South Europe for its startup ecosystem and high quality of life.
It draws in international talent looking for balance in work-life equilibrium. Barcelona has an expansive technology ecosystem encompassing mobile tech, digital health, and e-commerce technologies.
Barcelona also hosts several successful startup ventures like Glovo Typeform and Wallapop, which operate within this thriving environment.
Barcelona Tech City is a public-private partnership that facilitates the growth of local technology ecosystems. Barcelona also hosts Mobile World Congress each year to showcase the most cutting-edge advances in mobile tech.
This global event attracts investors and leaders from around the globe. Barcelona is widely acknowledged as an entrepreneurial hot spot due to its support network of incubators, co-working spaces, and venture capital companies that serve its entrepreneurs.
European developer hubs have quickly become integral components of the global technology ecosystem.
Their roles range from driving innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurial expansion - Berlin, Stockholm, and London all demonstrate this ability by creating vibrant tech ecosystems which attract top talent from around the globe - to acting as incubators of growth for startups themselves.
Hubs provide access to funds, premier research institutes, and an environment conducive to collaboration and knowledge sharing.
These hubs have proven an immense success, illustrating Europe's technological prowess and standing as a place for unicorns and startups to flourish. Over time, these ecosystems will grow and transform, shaping future technologies here and worldwide.
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