Digital Transformation

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Digital Creative

Digital Foundations

Advanced Broadband

Derry & Strabane : Work with government, telecommunication companies & academia to deliver the high speed broadband infrastructure needed for people & organisations: IoT network coverage, 5G Mobile, high speed for rural areas, local business

Digital Skills

Derry & Strabane : Work with schools, training bodies, industry and 3rd level institutions to highlight career opportunity, to improve the supply of skills and ensure the city is attracting & retaining workers with the required skills. Focus on youth.

West Romania : Upgrade of Tier 1 & 2 (Automotive) + vocational training in emerging industries; DIH, EEN - upskiling to exploit ICT technologies in all smart specialisation sectors and boost digital transformation of SMEs;

Digital Research

West Romania : E-Austria Research & Development (ICT Center of excelence); Vest University of Timisoara, Polytechnic Univeristy, regional mutinationals, ETA2U innovation and Technology Transfer Center

Smart City & Region

Smart Energy

Mobility as a Service

Public Services

West Romania : Capital of Culture Projects (Digital - Creative), "Upgrade My City" (Construction)

Intelligent Infrastructure

Spatial Planning

Digital Innovation

Open Data

Derry & Strabane : Develop an open data action plan to stimulate innovation & entrepreneurship

West Romania : ICT Cluster. RDA West, public-private partnerships

Open Innovation Test Beds

Derry & Strabane : Create highly visible spaces where companies can meet researchers and innovations. This is targeted at advanced manufacturing, creative digital and health & lifescience sectors

West Romania : Development of centers of competences at county level covering entire West Region; Support the development of regional test beds of stakeholders (i.e Nokia Garage)

Digital Innovation Hubs

West Romania : Start-up Hubs (Digital - Large Tech); CIT Cluster, Competence Centers, Innovation Agency

Derry & Strabane : Promote the City's network of Hubs/tech parks & improve their digital innovation capacity. Develop a network or rural innovation hubs to bring digital innovation & entrepreneurship to rural towns and villages

San Sebastián : PIA, ENERTIC, Talent House 2

Stimulate Digital Startups

Derry & Strabane : Increase the number of spin-offs by technology transfer, collaboration between research centres & entrepreneurs, test-beds.

San Sebastián : Innovative talent grants, EKIN+ (tech-based accelerator)

Industry 4.0

West Romania : Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH) cooperation (test before invest, good practices, case studies)

Research Procurement

West Romania : ICT Cluster

University in Innovation

West Romania : Digital Innovation Hub, Regional Innovation Agency

Derry & Strabane : Develop the links between the City's Research centres and local business to act as a catalyst and innovation enabler

San Sebastián : Different programmes involving those organisations and schools

Grow Existing ICT SME Cluster

Derry & Strabane : Implement an innovation programme to create more jobs, start-ups & new ventures via digital enterprises

West Romania : Support SMEs explore new business mdoels, new applications of latest technologies (ie.AI)

Transform Traditional SMEs

Circular Economy

West Romania : Pilot projects and test beds for ICT technologies that enable circular economy business models

Derry & Strabane : Work with businesses, community and social enterprise to create green jobs, increase skills and reduce waste.

Remote Working

Innovation ecosystems

Digital Transformation Technologies

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Derry & Strabane : Capacity building / piloting to evaluate the implications of incorporating AI into public service development. Increase local AI/ML talent pool .

Data Analytics

Robotics

Blockchain

West Romania : Research & Development (Automotive), Fintech (Digital - Large Tech)

San Sebastián : Webinars and dissemination

Cybersecurity

3D Printing

West Romania : Parts & Prototype (Automotive), Testing (Food), Entertainment (Digital - Creative), Testing - Dental (Life & Health Sciences), Models (Construction)

Virtual Reality (VR)

West Romania : Training & Design (Automotive), Gaming (Digital - Large Tech & Creative), Training (Life & Health Services), Simulation (Construction)

Derry & Strabane : Develop VR skills & a competitive advantage for the tourism sector by developing new augmented visitor attractions and festival experiences that leverage the city's rich history and built environment.

Internet of Things (IoT)