Topic description
Objective:
Digital technologies present an enormous growth potential for Europe. According to the Europe fit for the digital age strategy, this call for proposals targets investments in businesses and administrations. In order to unlock digital growth potential and deploy innovative solutions (both for businesses and citizens), to improve the accessibility and the efficiency of services and bridge the persisting digital divide, the present call under this topic will support interregional investments projects in the following areas:
a) Digital economy and innovation
b) Digitalisation of the public administration
c) Digitalisation of healthcare
At least 70% of the grant must be allocated to investments in companies.
If the proposal is related to digital transition in the manufacturing, then the applicant should submit the proposal under the smart manufacturing topic 3.
Scope:
Themes and priorities
The present call for proposals under this topic encourages applications in one or more or combination of the following investment areas (a), (b), (c) (non-exclusive list):
a. Digital economy innovation
- The deployment of innovative solutions for businesses digitalisation and digital services, including the use of artificial intelligence;
- ICT up-take in SMEs applied to traditional and emerging sectors; B2B; B2C; Customer to Customer, including infrastructures and services to support this (digital innovation hubs, living labs, etc.);
- Demonstration of innovative digital technologies in view of the commercialisation of research results and a better integration in EU value chains;
- User driven innovation and valorisation of traceability and big data;
- Companies reinforcing EU cybersecurity value chain and protecting from hacking, ransomware and identity theft;
- “Digital based” open innovation, supporting entrepreneurial discovery processes and cooperation between academia and businesses in the framework of smart specialisation;
- Digital skills for companies adopting innovative digital technologies (upskilling and reskilling) in the framework of investments relevant for Smart Specialisation.
b. Digital transformation of the public administration
- New or significantly upgraded services for e-government, including the take-up of Europe wide interoperable services which improve the efficiency of services delivered by public administrations to citizens, companies and other public bodies by using information and communication technologies such as artificial intelligence and cybersecurity;
- Investments in innovative solutions helping administrations to make services user-friendly, accessible and more interoperable. Those investments might include the demonstration of the validity of new digital technologies in view of the large-scale adoption of new IT systems.
c. Digitalisation of healthcare
- Innovative investments in security of health data across borders (including cybersecurity);
- Investments related to the use of digital tools to stimulate prevention, enable feedback and interaction with the healthcare providers;
- Investments connected the digitisation of healthcare systems, providing solutions to interoperability issues;
- Investments in digital health infrastructure (needed for demonstration processes), telemedicine, m-health and other innovative solutions for personalised medicine;
- Investments related to the acquisition of digital skills needed for the adoption of innovative technologies in healthcare.
Expected Impact:
Short-term
- Innovative technologies tested and adopted by companies and public administration
- Deployment of innovative solutions improving businesses confidence, competences and means to digitalise and grow
- Contribution to digitisation and health systems transformation, through various types of innovation and the supply of IT services
Medium-term
- Increased companies productivity and efficiency
- Improved user-friendly, accessible and interoperable public services
- Improved level of digital skills
- Improved EU innovation capacity and competitiveness
Long-term
- Improved way of living and of doing business
- Increased social and territorial cohesion as well as personal well-being
- Improved education and vocational training systems (indirectly).
Keywords
Specific business types (mutual, cooperatives, fam
Computer and information sciences
Fast moving consumer goods
Technology implementation
Start-up companies
Disruptive innovation
Emerging industries
Marketing management
Operators of critical infrastructure
Space
Agriculture, Rural Development, Fisheries
Supply chain management
Project valuation
Cybersecurity Research Domains
Organisational management / development
Knowledge management
Business strategies
Regulatory framework for innovation
Ecosystem building
Project management and coordination
Industrial design
Technology commercialisation
Technology assessment
Aeronautics
New business opportunities
Service innovation
Industrial innovation policy
Licensing
Distribution and logistics
Technology watch
Feasibility analysis
Social enterprises
Financial & Investment management
Seed capital
Related to industrial policy
Knowledge transfer
Crowdsourcing
Company valuation
Security
Internationalisation - Market access
Types of innovation
Communication
Business development
Innovation and diversity (e.g. gender)
IPR management
Risk management
Circular economy
Technology evaluation
Quality management
Open innovation
Cluster
Market-creating innovation
Industrial dynamics
Market studies
Business governance
Business support services
Innovation Fund
Organizational innovation
Smart Specialisation strategies
Innovation strategies
Business environment (legal and administrative)
Environmental biotechnology
Promotion and advertising
Project financing
Sustainable innovation
Innovation methodologies
New industrial value chains
Marketing strategy
Risk analysis
Business plan
Industrial biotechnology
Knowledge and Technology transfer
Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, In
Business model innovation
Patents
Cluster dynamics
Specific Sectors
Trademarks
Technology development
SME support
Demand driven innovation
Private equity
Due diligence
Venture capital
Technological innovation
Angel investment
Innovation support services
Chemical engineering
Project preparation
Forms of internationalisation
End-users
Mechanical engineering
Competitor analysis
Incremental innovation
Cultural and creative economy
Foreign investment
Point of sales promotion
Process innovation
Nano-technology
Internationalisation
Technology transfer
Public sector innovation
Experience economy
Market analysis
Copyrights
Business management
Spin-off companies
Innovation policy
Health sciences
Market intelligence
Related to regional development
Related to SME and start-up support
Brand positioning
Market research
Gender in innovation development
Corporate financing
Investment readiness
Innovation Management Assessment
Civil engineering
Environmental engineering
Sales management
Innovation systems
Medical engineering
Resources efficiency
Market development
Strategic management
Technology readiness assessment
Industrial sectoral change
Marketing innovation
Regional development
Services in support of internationalisation
Banking
Materials engineering
Private investment
Business models
Social innovation
International marketing
Product innovation
Technology management
Design innovation
Crowdfunding
Cost estimation / analysis
Other engineering and technologies
Tags
innovation
regions
Innovation uptake
smart specialisation
interregional innovation investment
Place Based Ecosystems
investment
Upscale Innovation
S3 Partnerships
European value chains
piloting
Transnational Technological Transfert
demonstration
testing
interregional innovation investments
Commercialisation
I3
validation