EIT Digital successfully participates in eight European Digital Innovation Hubs

Earlier this year, EIT Digital joined across Europe 12 consortia that applied for setting up European Digital Innovation Hubs. Eight of the bids were approved by the European Commission and will be launched during the course of 2022.

• Finland: EDIH FAIR, EDIH Robocoast
• Germany: EDIH pro_digital
• Hungary: EDIH Digitaltech (EIT Digital as lead partner)
• Netherlands: EDIH North Netherlands, EDIH South Netherlands
• Spain: EDIH Madrid Region
• Sweden: EDIH Health Data

Two more bids from Italy - EDIH Digitalization and Innovation of Public Services in Trento as well as EDIH Lombardia - received the "seal of excellence" by the European Commission, indicating high-quality proposals, but no EU funding for the time being. The consortia are now working on alternative funding sources to establish the hubs.

"We are excited about this opportunity to support jointly with our Hub partners efforts to stimulate the broad uptake of digital technologies by industry and public sector organisations across Europe," said EIT Digital's interim CEO Federico Menna.

EIT Digital will contribute to the activities of the EDIH's at different levels with the full set of the organisation's competences - from Acceleration services for startups, organisation of hackathons, and solution scouting to tailored training opportunities via our Professional School and Summer School course portfolio.