With the emergence of new data-driven services, companies start considering their data as a strategic active. Data is recognized by companies not only as an indoor resource that can be leveraged to improve internal processes making them more efficient but also as a new opportunity to create services around their business niche. This new paradigm has given rise to the need to cross-company data exchanges or data sharing. However, uncontrolled data sharing and lack of data sovereignty can lead to important risks. Once access to data has been granted, there is a risk that the recipient may arbitr ..read more

Amidst rapid technological advancements, European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs) stand as linchpins in propelling Europe toward its Digital Decade goals. At the recent EUH4D Roadshow during the DIGITAL SME Alliance Summit on November 13th, 2023, these hubs’ pivotal roles took centre stage. The European Commission opened the session with a first public screening of a new video, likening EDIHs to “superheroes” driving innovation and digital transformation across Europe. This portrayal set the stage for an engaging discussion led by five distinguished speakers: Malgorzata Nikowska, Head of Unit ..read more

The experiments of the third and final call from EUHubs4Data are ongoing; amongst the many benefits being provided to SMEs throughout the EU, one of them is the Big Data and AI Maturity Assessment framework, developed by CeADAR, Ireland’s National Centre for Applied AI, to evaluate the impact of the use of the federated services catalogue served by each Digital Innovation Hub (DIH). CeADAR has developed a lightweight maturity model framework to assess the big data and AI capabilities of the SMEs involved in the experiments. In the context of EUHubs4Data, each experiment is proposed by an SME a ..read more

DataWeek2023 was recently concluded, drawing more than 200 enthusiastic participants who thoroughly enjoyed the diverse sessions, engaging panels, and thought-provoking talks, all revolving around the theme “Data Meets Infrastructure at the Edge”. Co-organized by EUHubs4Data in collaboration with BDVA and RISE, the event kicked off with an opening and welcome session where EUH4D coordinator Daniel Saez shared the project’s timeline and emphasized the crucial pillars of the i-Spaces federation. He also highlighted the rich tradition of events that paved the way for the remarkable #DataWeek. A t ..read more

One of the most successful EUH4D experiments from the first round, Tunnll, and the Municipality of Rožnov pod Radhoštěm have agreed to sign a Letter of Intent that outlines their plan to introduce an advanced local public transport service in the city. This plan will be accomplished through a series of preparatory steps, including creating and deploying a digital representation of the area, initiating Tunnll’s service using smaller vehicles for a limited user group, and eventually expanding the service to the general public in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm on a larger scale.  The Municipality of R ..read more

In its endeavour to establish the reference Federation in Europe for cross-border data-driven experimentation and innovation, the EUHubs4Data project has identified a set of stakeholders of strategic value for the future of such Federation. Those represent the AI, Data and High-Performance Computing ecosystems and are key actors that shape the European competitive ecosystem in which EUH4D operates. The first meeting of this group was held on 8th March 2023, and aimed at presenting the status and achievements of the project while creating synergies towards increased cooperation at EU level on d ..read more

According to state-of-the-art, the most common reasons why SMEs fail in their endeavours include: lack of capital or funding, inadequate management team, faulty infrastructure or business model, and unsuccessful marketing initiatives. Consequently, designing a credible roadmap for most small and medium-sized companies seeking to bring innovation to market and contribute to business scale-up is critical. It is crucial to create a trustworthy plan for the majority of small and medium-sized businesses that aim to introduce innovative products or services to the market and contribute to busines ..read more

The Ethics Monitoring Group (EMG) inside the EUHub4Data project comprises representatives of the project’s beneficiaries. It aims to advise the project on ethical aspects, including the handling of personal data; this activity is needed because EUHubs4Data dynamically extends with each experiment selected for funding and the federation of DIHs.   Within this scope, the EMG reviews the provided documentation of all proposals the external reviewers suggest for funding and reports those to the coordinator and the external advisor. According to the project plan, the EMG “will review acti ..read more

As the main aim of the EUHubs4Data project is to set a European federation of Big Data DIHs, the project is based on the premise “global catalogue, local offer” ensures access to SMEs (including start-ups) in their respective regional ecosystems to a global catalogue of data sources and federated data-driven services. The EUHubs4Data Open Calls aimed to attract European companies to use the federated catalogue of data-driven services and datasets to promote and validate Big Data cross-border experimentation.   Open Call #3 received proposals from 23 countries, including Austria, Belgium ..read more

Is digital transformation a blessing? Digital transformation is about the end customer – improving the customer experience. This requires some adjustment under the hood for many companies. Collecting and linking all kinds of data quickly between companies is essential. But is collecting data a blessing? How should we deal with the ownership of the data? And what dilemmas do companies face when it comes to sharing data?  Data-driven organizations Let us introduce the concept of a Data-Driven Organization. A Data-Driven Organization is the one capable to process internal and external data f ..read more