Objective
VISION: By 2023, Europe will set the reference for the Industry 4.0 market: European CPS/IOT Open Digital Platforms providers will be able to flexibly and dynamically connect the Real World with digital Enterprise Systems through common open standards; European ICT SMEs will be growing fast through leadership in data-driven smart Industry 4.0 services; European Manufacturing SMEs will successfully compete globally with innovative products and services, digitised Industry 4.0 processes and innovative business models, involving their workforce at all levels in this Digital Transformation innovations.
MISSION. The MIDIH 4.0 project aims at implementing the fast, dynamic, borderless, disruptive side of the I4MS innovation coin: technological services (interactive try-on demos, webinars, challenges, hackathons and awards) will be driven by young and dynamic ICT talents virtually meeting older and experienced manufacturing engineers in a one-stop-shop global marketplace; business services (ideas incubation, business acceleration, demand-offer matchmaking and brokerage, access to finance) will support SMEs, startups, web entrepreneurs as well as corporates in the delivery of innovative products and services, in accessing new markets, in fund-raising; skills building services (serious and role games, participative lessons and webinars, virtual experiments in physical teaching factories, professional courses for existing technicians as well as for executives) will not only help SMEs and corporates understand the new technologies, but also take full advantage of them, providing an operational framework that will stimulate trust, confidence and investments.
The MIDIH project is an inclusive Innovation Action of 21 beneficiaries coming from 12 EU Countries, including, Competence Centers, Digital Innovation Hubs, CPS/IOT Technology Providers as well as Lighthouse Manufacturing Industries. A two-iteration Open Call will help achieve a critical mass of cross-border experiments.
Field of science
- /social sciences/economics and business/business and management/innovation management
- /social sciences/educational sciences/pedagogy/teaching
- /natural sciences/computer and information sciences/internet/internet of things
- /social sciences/economics and business/business and management/commerce
Call for proposal
H2020-FOF-2017
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Funding Scheme
IA - Innovation actionCoordinator
1040 Brussel
Belgium
Participants (20)
00144 Roma
80686 Munchen
91120 Palaiseau
80805 Munchen
02150 Espoo
042 00 Kosice
20126 Milano
971 87 Lulea
61 704 Poznan
G1 1XQ Glasgow
D24 WC04 Rathcoole
28037 Madrid
18000 Nis
30562 Ceuti
20133 Milano
48008 Bilbao
10587 Berlin
10178 Berlin
10043 Orbassano
48230 Elorrio