Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation and Smart Specialisation

Find out more about digital transformation and smart specialisation priorities of the ERNACT regions

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Life & Health Sciences

Digital Foundations

Advanced Broadband

Andalucia : pilot for community building of 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

Donegal : Actively working to ensure that Donegal's businesses and citizens are connected at work and at home with fibre, public wi-fi and the latest mobile technologies.

South Ostrobothnia :

Cantabria :

Gaeltacht : Cooperate with Ireland's national broadband plan to prioritise and maximise the rollout of high speed broadband in Gaeltacht areas listed in the plan.

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.

Donegal : Establish a working group on training spearheaded by LYIT and pursue set-up of a Donegal Training portal/window related to digital skills.

South Ostrobothnia :

Cantabria : Manufacturing (Metalic Transformation)

Investment in Digital Research

Derry & Strabane : Work with government, research bodies and industry to increase the level and quality of research in key sectoral areas

Donegal : Work with universities in West, North West and Northern Ireland to increase the supply of the relevant digital research needed to support smart specialisation and target economic sectors

Smart City & Region

Smart Energy

South Ostrobothnia :

Donegal : Transition to a low carbon economy via adoption of green technologies, smart energy management, renewables and energy efficiency

Mobility as a Service

South Ostrobothnia :

Public Services

South Ostrobothnia :

Västernorrland : Develop new modern public services that take advantage of disruptive technologies for communities and local areas

Intelligent Infrastrucure

South Ostrobothnia :

Cantabria :

Spatial Planning

South Ostrobothnia :

Cantabria :

Digital Innovation

Open Data

South Ostrobothnia : Big Data / Food / RIS 3 (Food Production)

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

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

South Ostrobothnia :

Cantabria :

Digital Innovation Hubs

South Ostrobothnia :

Cantabria : Accelerator Programme (Life & Health Sciences & Food Production)

Derry & Strabane : Promote the City's network of Hubs/tech parks & improve their digital innovation capacity

Stimulate Digital Startups

Cantabria : Manufacturing (Chemistry & Metalic Transformation)

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

Donegal : Promote emerging disruptive technologies and local research projects to inspire local entrepreneurs as well as Digital entrepreneurs amongst diaspora

Industry 4.0

Cantabria : Hub (Life & Health Sciences, Food Production)

Research Procurement

South Ostrobothnia :

Cantabria : Professionalisation (Life & Health Services, Food Production), New Research & Development Groups ( Manufacturing - Chemistry), Export/Import (Manufacturing - Metalic Transformation)

University in Innovation

South Ostrobothnia :

Cantabria :

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

Grow Existing ICT SME Cluster

Donegal : Improve the level of business between Donegal's existing small ICT companies and other sectors.

South Ostrobothnia :

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

Transform Traditional SMEs

South Ostrobothnia :

Cantabria :

Derry & Strabane : Stimulate adoption of digital transformation approaches by the traditional business sector by supportive interventions

Donegal : Focus support interventions to assist non-digital SME's to adopt the more advanced disruptive technologies (e.g., online selling)

Circular Economy

Digital Transformation Technologies

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

South Ostrobothnia :

Västernorrland :

Data Analytics

West Romania : Autonomous Vehicles (Automotive), Business Intelligence (Digital - Large Tech), Patient Data (Life & Health Sciences)

South Ostrobothnia :

Västernorrland :

Donegal : Develop local talent pool. Increase understanding and capability of business and community.

Robotics

South Ostrobothnia :

Blockchain

South Ostrobothnia :

Cybersecurity

Cantabria : Manufacturing (Metalic Transformation)

Västernorrland :

Donegal : Develop local talent pool. Increase understanding and capabiltiy of business and community.

3D Printing

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

Cantabria : Manufacturing (Metalic Transformation)

Virtual Reality (VR)

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

South Ostrobothnia :

Cantabria : Manufacturing (Metalic Transformation)

Internet of Things (IoT)

South Ostrobothnia :