Accelerating deployment and matureness of DIHs for the benefit of Digitisation of Europe (DIH-World)

DIH-World aims to accelerate the uptake of advanced digital technologies by European manufacturing SMEs in all sectors by supporting them in building sustainable competitive advantages and reaching global markets. DIH-World strengthens the capacities of regional DIHs, particularly in underrepresented regions across Europe.

As intermediaries of successful local SME digital transformation, DIH-World aims at providing DIHs, access to harmonised tools, well proven technologies, effective methodologies, sound knowledge, smart investment sources, rich training assets and overall a vibrant innovation environment.

The final aim is to accelerate the matureness of DIHs and the development of their collaboration capabilities, and avoid a DIH divide due to lack of access to technologies, skills, networks, investment and infrastructures with special emphasis in underrepresented regions; so they can capitalise and leverage on the European DIHs Networks their resources and facilities for the benefit of their local SMEs.

Strengthening regional digital innovation hubs to accelerate European SME digitisation

SMEs can benefit significantly from adopting digital technologies. However, few have the resources and know-how to do so. The EU-funded DIH-World project therefore aims to accelerate the uptake of advanced digital technologies by European manufacturing SMEs. Furthermore, it aims to help these SMEs build sustainable competitive advantages and reach global markets, in this way strengthening the capacities of regional digital innovation hubs (DIHs) across Europe. To do so, it will provide DIHs with access to harmonised tools, effective technologies and methodologies, smart investment sources and rich training assets. By accelerating the matureness of DIHs, the project aims to help them capitalise on European DIH networks and leverage their resources and facilities to benefit their local SMEs.