FIWARE iHubs focuses on matchmaking market solutions with internal challenges, accelerating the development, use and commercialization of FIWARE solutions, and nurturing a culture of digital innovation and collaboration at a local level. We understand that the driving force of the data economy is the collaboration between the many players in society, not just a single individual or company. Each FIWARE iHub brings added value to local communities thanks to a technology that is addressing innovation needs and challenges in different sectors. Each FIWARE iHubs is part of a worldwide community then, goes beyond regional boundaries and helps its clients to gain global positioning, get worldwide promotion and international scalability Being part of a community, they benefit from multi-partner cooperation to reach their markets and a continuous technical enablement. The session will bring on stage representatives from the FIWARE iHub Network sharing their experiences to grow digital innovation ecosystems in different regions around the world.

1. Vienna, Austria
12-13 June, 2023
#FIWARESummit
From Data
to Value
OPEN SOURCE
OPEN STANDARDS
OPEN COMMUNITY
Unlocking the potential of DIHs collaboration
Mayte Carracedo
Chief Ecosystems and Impact Officer, FundingBox

2. ➔ We are leading distributors of European
public funds in the uptake or
development of digital innovation.
➔ We are a trusted player for the tech
ecosystem and thus we are an
orchestrator of public & private
partnerships and communities and bring
them to the entrepreneurial challenges of
tech startups, SMEs, experts, institutions
and investors.
➔ Our purpose is to Champion those actors
that want to make an impact in the
technological and innovation sphere. Investors
WHO_Can we Champion?
Innovators i-Xperts
Institutions

3. Introduction
Dic.
2022
June
2018
Sep
2018
Sep
2019
Jan
2020
Jun
2020
Jan
2021
Jan
2022
Apr
2017
Oct
2017
footprint
Apr
2016
June
2016
Main references linked to DIHs
Digitising European
Industry 500M€
Pilot Digital Innovation Hubs
SAE DIH Network
32M €
Directory of DIH I4MS I4MS DIH Network
32M €
DEP
9,2B €
Robotics
+
AI DIH Network
86M €
Widening DIH
Network Programme
Widening SAE DIH
Network
Widening I4MS DIH
Network
Photonics DIH Network (20M€)
AEDIBNET: African DIHs s on Climate Smart
Agriculture, Smart Cities, Digital Trade and Clean
Tech.
Participation as partners in 2 EDIHs
funded by the EC: Mazovia (Poland) &
IRIS (Navarra)

4. Cross border collaboration at the core of Digital
Transformation
Knowledge Sharing and
Learning
Access to Talent
Innovation and Research Collaboration
Market Expansion
Policy and Regulatory Alignment
Global connectivity

5. European policy for Digital Transformation and DIHs
“Digitising European
Industry” (DEI) initiative
and Digital Innovation
Hubs
(2016)
Double dimension
of a DIH: Local and
European
European Digital
Innovation Hubs and
Collaboration

6. THE CURRENT EDIHs NETWORK
151 EDIH funded by DIGITAL
76 Seal of Excellence EDIH
(not on the map)
EU27 + NO, IC, LX
Future extension to
associated countries
https://ec.europa.eu/edih
Source: European Commission

7. Why collaboration is important for (E)DIHs?
Source: BOWI project
Synergies Experiences
Import/export
Import/export
Value chains
Experiences
Impact
Experiences

8. SOME DATA
of European DIHs
want to strengthen
collaboration
among each
others…
6th WG on DIHs organised by the EC in 2019
87%
● 12 out of the 15 DIHs
participating in BOWI are
interested in training and peer
learning activities.
● 10 out of 15 are interested in
organising interregional
collaboration activities
● 9 out of 15 are looking for
support in Pan-EU scouting for
RDI collaboration

9. Current challenges for (E)DIHs collaboration
Current situation of
EDIHS coping with
the cofunding models
at national level
Very early stage for
some of them
Lack of business
models for
collaboration
Opportunistic vs
Structural
collaboration
Lack of proper
guidance to forge
these collaborations

10. Potential tools and
solutions for unlocking
DIHs collaboration

11. Exploiting existing Networks of DIHs
Technology
providers
DIHs
African
DIHs
EEN
StartUp
Europe
EDIHs
Sub-networks
500 members
DTA
Source: ScoDIHNET

12. Our experience with BOWI project:
Some best practices
Spaces for
collaboration
Knowledge about
other DIHs
competences
Guidance to forge
collaborations
Define a Joint Strategy

13. Vienna, Austria
12-13 June, 2023
#FIWARESummit
Thanks!