ahead, The Intelligent Digital Workspace as a Service

Información del proyecto

ahead

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 889991

DOI

10.3030/889991

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 29 Noviembre 2019

Fecha de inicio 1 Diciembre 2019

Fecha de finalización 31 Marzo 2020

Financiado con arreglo a

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs

Coste total

€ 71 429,00

Aportación de la UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordinado por

ISOLUTIONS AG
Switzerland

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ahead (ahead, The Intelligent Digital Workspace as a Service)

Período documentado: 2019-12-01 hasta 2020-03-31

Resumen del contexto y de los objetivos generales del proyecto

The change from static intranet to enterprise social networks and digital workspaces is a reality, and they will become the primary communication tool in companies over the next few years. According to IDC, as organizations are increasingly interested in reducing their amounts of daily emails sent – up to disappear in some cases -. Time spent on the search for information decreases productivity by 25-30% and implies around 500bn€ loss per year. Companies will increasingly look to social and SaaS solutions as decision support, and ad hoc work facilitators support current workflow and enterprise application tasks as well as an alternative to existing communication channels.
Ahead is a Digital Workspace, but working at the cloud and embedding Artificial Intelligence to streamline processes and to provide the best of efficiencies, customer engagement, and satisfaction.

Trabajo realizado desde el comienzo del proyecto hasta el final del período abarcado por el informe y los principales resultados hasta la fecha

Evaluation of technical Feasibility: Technical risks have been considered. A technical plan for the EIC Pilot roadmap has been developed. Technical tests have confirmed the ideas and requirements for a worldwide successful application. Freedom to Operate analyzed, as well as the data regulation and other regulations to be applied.

Commercial feasibility includes the analysis of the different countries. We have identified the verticals objective of out application, as well as market characteristics and needs.

Financial feasibility and business plan include a sales forecast, EBITDA estimations, and market risk identification. We estimate a project budget of 2.4M€ and a business with a total accumulated profit of 8.8M€ in year 5. The personnel include an evolution from 6 people in the first year to a total of 16 in year 5.

Avances que van más allá del estado de la técnica e impacto potencial esperado (incluida la repercusión socioeconómica y las implicaciones sociales más amplias del proyecto hasta la fecha)

ahead is a one-stop solution shifting collaborative environments from an out-of-the-box product towards a multi-device Digital Workspace as a Service. It goes beyond a simple cloud-based collaborative environment by introducing AI to streamline processes to save time for daily activities, keep focus with customized notifications and boost employees’ engagement, customer’s satisfaction and revenues. ahead not only that provides instant access to relevant information, share knowledge and strong leadership communication, but it evolves with its users.

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