Data Innovation Spaces are identified by BDVA as a key instrument to foster the Data-Driven Innovation in Europe. They provide innovation and experimentation environments where companies in their respective ecosystems could have their data-driven and AI-related products and solutions piloted, tested, and exploited before going to the market. BDVA launches every year a process to identify and recognize relevant initiatives in Europe that meet specific quality criteria in infrastructures, services, projects, and sectors of application, ecosystem and sustainability (BDVA i-Spaces call for labels). During this session, we will present the concept of BDVA i-Spaces (as it is reflected in the BDVA SRIA), the process and steps of i-Spaces labeling, the value proposition of being an i-Space and activities and examples of collaboration. The session will also include examples of first-hand experience from three recognized i-Spaces: ITAINNOVA (DIH Aragon), UPM, and Demokritos NCSR (aheed DIH).

1. BDVA i-Spaces: what they
are, how to become one,
value and collaborations
May, 22nd 2020Sergio Mayo – smayo@itainnova.es

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ITAINNOVA & Aragon DIH
BDVA i-Spaces: what they are, how to become one, value and collaborations
Instituto Tecnológico de Aragón (ITAINNOVA - http://www.itainnova.es/en) is a
non-profit technology centre whose main objective is to promote competitiveness
in the industrial sector by means of the development, acquisition, adaptation,
transfer and diffusion of innovative technologies.
Based in Zaragoza (SPAIN), our staff is composed of 232 employees, of which 87
(37,5%) are women and 42 (18%) hold a PhD degree.

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Automoción
Maquinaria Obra Pública
Papel y Embalaje
Ascensor
Automatización y Robótica
Electrónica y Home Appliance
Electrónica de Alta Potencia
Logística
Multimedia
ICT
Activity per Sector
Budget
Distribution
59%30%
11%
Cont rat osprivadoscon Indust ria
Financiación Pública Competit iva
Financiación Pública No Compet it iva
Industrial Companies
Contract Distribution
84%
16%
Proyect osI+i y Consult oría Técnica
Soport e Técnico
R+i Projects and Technical Consultancy
Technical Support
Automotive
Public Works Heavy Machinery
Paper
Elevator/Lifting
Automation and Robotics
Electronic & Home Appliance
High Power Electronics
Logistics
Multimedia
ICT
Private Contracts
Competitive Public Founding
Non Competitive Public Founding

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ITAINNOVA & Aragon DIH
BDVA i-Spaces: what they are, how to become one, value and collaborations
ARAGON DIGITAL INNOVATION HUB (AragonDIH -
https://www.aragondih.com) - HPC-Cloud and Cognitive Systems
for Smart Manufacturing processes, Robotics and Logistics - is
the Aragonese initiative that, within a framework of European
cooperation (DIH), extends the strategy of Economic and
Industrial Promotion of Aragon and the intelligent regional
strategy of Aragon, forming the technological and innovative
action of the Aragonese Innovation System Towards the
digitization of the Industry.

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ITAINNOVA & Aragon DIH
BDVA i-Spaces: what they are, how to become one, value and collaborations
• Instituto Tecnológico de Aragón, ITAINNOVA. Partner Type: Coordinator -
Competence Center - RTO (www.itainnova.es)
• Instituto Aragonés de Fomento (IAF). Partner Type: Economic development agency
(https://www.iaf.es)
• Universidad de Zaragoza (UNIZAR). Partner Type: University (http://www.unizar.es/)
– Institute for Biocomputation and Physics of Complex Systems (BIFI). Partner
Type: Competence Center - University (http://www.bifi.es/)
Aragón DIH includes the most relevant innovation related public actors in Aragón, as promoters:

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Why to apply
BDVA i-Spaces: what they are, how to become one, value and collaborations
 To put in value our excellence in Data-related technologies
 Visibility purposes: Market, further collaboration and links…
 Deeper collaboration within BDVA
 To stay ahead on the European Data Strategy

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The process: Our experience
BDVA i-Spaces: what they are, how to become one, value and collaborations
 Form based application => Internal self-knowledge + compilation effort… but
not only useful just for the iSpace labelling process:
 Identification of assets, improvement areas, potential services…
 From capabilities & research+innovation lines to Ready-to-Market Services
 Collaboration among partners for better services development
 1+1 > 2 => Enhanced & new services emerging
 Framework for improvements and strategic guidelines
 Roadmaps for leveraging on those services

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iSpace label – The value
BDVA i-Spaces: what they are, how to become one, value and collaborations
 Positioning as data-technologies experts
 Shared focus with other DIHs in this field
 “miss nothing” feeling in the European Data scenario
 Guidance (both vision and KPIs) for a DIH data-based strategy

9. Questions?

10. T: +34 976 010 000 | F: +34 976 011 888
María de Luna 7-8, Campus Río Ebro
50018 Zaragoza (España)
www.itainnova.es | info@itainnova.es
Sergio Mayo – smayo@itainnova.es