Open Pilot Network as a test bed for manufacturing SMEs - 11WS22405

Workshop
Digital Transition

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This workshop will be devoted to capturing the synergy between three EU projects (INTEGRADDE, DIMOFAC and PeneloPe) that are aiming to create open facilities that would showcase the use of different manufacturing technologies to improve and digitalise the production lines of European SMEs.

The Open Pilot Network is being envisaged by these three projects, which are aiming to strengthen the "test before invest" concept by opening the manufacturing pilot installations in research and technology organisations (RTOs) and putting them at the use of services related to new technology adoption by SMEs. 

The main mechanism used so far to test this concept is cascade funding and expression-of-interest calls provided by FundingBox in the framework of these projects.

Participants will learn more about funding opportunities in AI, and examples of digital tools that can help identify funding opportunities and implement follow-up funding schemes at regional level.

 

The workshop will be cover three main aspects of the Open Pilot Network: 

1. "Test before Invest": accelerating the digital transformation of SMEs

The "test before invest" services provided by the Open Pilot Network provide a solution to one of the biggest barriers to digitisation for European SMEs: the high level of investment required for the adoption of new technologies; this allows SMEs to engage in hands-on demonstrations and trials before investment.

2. Implementing open pilot schemes in your region

Community-building and the expression-of-interest as a mechanism to validate the market interest of the services connected to Open Pilots.

3. Open Pilot Networks for a successful digital transformation

Success stories emerging from the Open Pilot Network.

 

The presentations will be followed by a discussion where all participants will be invited to take an active role by sharing their regional approach on this topic.

 

About the organiser: 

FundingBox is the European leader in managing cascade funding, having distributed over EUR 143 million since 2014. For more than 20 years, FundingBox has been participating in over 54 EU initiatives across different sectors and areas of expertise such as manufacturing (I4MS), robotics (SPARC), artificial intelligence (AI4EU), Next Generation Internet (NGI) and Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHNET.EU).

And because it is not only about the amount of money but also how it is invested that makes a difference, the deep tech communities in the FundingBox platform gathers over 40 000 funding stakeholders willing to shape the destiny of others in a brighter way by sharing experiences and thus triggering exponential growth.

More information at: www.fundingbox.com

 

Partners
Fundingbox Accelerator sp. z o.o.
Language(s)
English (EN)

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