Fiware ihubs are local entities committed to developing the FIWARE ecosystem by adapting its concepts to regional needs while maintaining independence from FIWARE's franchise model. They play a vital role in expanding and localizing FIWARE technologies, providing feedback on local projects and challenges, and fostering collaboration among members. The ihubs need to organize themselves to support new entrants, exchange experiences, and strengthen community efforts in FIWARE development.

1. FIWARE iHubs
Think Global,
Act Local

2. FIWARE iHubs
Think Global,
Act Local
In order to

3. First, a FIWARE iHub is a
… FIWARE Member.
A FIWARE member is dedicated to develop products and to its clients
A FIWARE iHub is committed to develop the local ecosystem with the FIWARE concepts
The FIWARE iHubs is The worldwide representative and regions development of FIWARE
But … the FIWARE iHubs are not the franchise of FIWARE.
They are free to define their own local development and collaborative strategies.
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4. Worldwide deployment responsability
Up to 44 FIWARE ihubs today
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Are they all active ?
Are they all committed ?
Do they need support ?

5. iHubs are essential to the FIWARE ecosystem
- iHubs play a vital role in the expansion and localization of FIWARE
technologies, as they contribute to the development of local projects
and use cases, identify regional requirements and challenges, and
provide feedback and insights to the broader FIWARE community.
- iHubs use the technical and marketing contents to operate their
activities in the region.
- They feedback the FIWARE communities with use cases,
experiences, developed skills …
- They create the regional awareness on the FIWARE innovative
concepts
- They invite the FIWARE member to participate on their regional
developmemnt
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6. iHubs need to organise
FIWARE iHubs need to get organize to :
- Support the new coming iHubs to assimilate and use the FIWARE
innovative concepts
- Exchange experiences
- Exchange skills
- Maintain common strategies
- Bringing strength to the community to ameliorate contents, tools …
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7. Organisation program
What would be the program for the iHubs to get organized:
1. How the iHubs can contribute presented by Jorge
1. The collaborative value proposition building ; presented by
Vincent
1. An example of contribution and collaboration: “Fostering Fiware-
based territories and communities” presented by Irene
1. Conclusion and next steps to achieve objectives by Pierre
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