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PTCentroDIH
CENTRAL REGION DIGITAL INNOVATION HUB

Challenge

PTCentroDiH's mission is to create conditions to ensure that companies (SMEs and others), as well as other public or private institutions, can access the services they need for their digital transformation and that regional stakeholders can access proofs of concept with innovative solutions and scalable technologies.

Solution

PTCentroDiH is a regional and cross-cutting Digital Innovation Hub that is strongly focused on promoting the digitization of entities in the Central Region in order to boost competitiveness and innovation. In addition, PTCentroDiH also aims to become a European Digital Innovation Hub, supported by the Digital Europe Program.

Objectives, Activities and Results expected / achieved

- Stimulate the digital development of entities in the Central Region, particularly SMEs, as well as other public and private institutions, in order to promote competitiveness. This will be fully aligned with the Region's Smart Specialization Strategy (RIS3);
- Contribute to identifying the qualification and retraining needs of human resources, with the aim of increasing the economic and social competitiveness of the Central Region;
- Respond to the requirements identified in the Digital Europe Program, with regard to prioritizing three digital technologies: HPC (High-Performance Computing), Artificial Intelligence, and Cybersecurity;
- Lay the foundations for intensifying synergies at the national and international levels.

Project Reference

768

Funding


Intervention Region

Portugal

Total Investment

5975539,53

IPN Investment

339.384,74

Total Eligible

5.974.367,66

IPN Eligible

339.384,74

EC Funding – Total

4.436.504,44

EC Funding – IPN

248.393,80

Duration

42 Months

Start Date

2023-01-01

End Date

2026-06-30

Approval Date

2022-06-17

Consortium

Instituto De Telecomunicações
Centro Tecnologico Da Ceramica E Do Vidro
Instituto Politécnico de Viseu
ITECONS - Instituto de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico Para a Construção, Energia, Ambiente e Sustentabilidade
Universidade da Beira Interior
AIBILI - Associação Para Investigação Biomédica e Inovação em Luz e Imagem
INOVCLUSTER - Associação do Cluster Agro-Industrial do Centro
Instituto Politécnico De Coimbra
Universidade De Coimbra
CENTIMFE - Centro Tecnológico da Indústria de Moldes, Ferramentas Especiais e Plásticos
Instituto Politécnico De Leiria
Instituto Pedro Nunes
Associação BLC3 - Campus de Tecnologia e Inovação
Instituto Politécnico De Tomar
TICE.PT - Associação Para o Pólo das Tecnologias de Informação, comunicação e Electrónica
Instituto Politécnico De Castelo Branco
AEMITEQ - Associação Para a Inovação Tecnologia e Qualidade
Associação Pool-Net - Portuguese Tooling & Plastics Network
Instituto Politécnico Da Guarda
Universidade De Aveiro
Associação Plataforma Para a Construção Sustentável

Website

https://www.ptcentrodih.pt/

Keywords

Artificial Intelligence;
High-performance Computing;
Cybersecurity;
Digital Innovation Hub;
Services Provided to Companies.