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7.8 ICT Innovation Funding for Manufacturing SMEs

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Moderator
Jürgen Haase, edacentrum GmbH, Germany
Organiser
Maria Roca, Fundingbox, Poland
Organiser
Irina Frigioiu, Fundingbox, Poland

I4MS initiative is supporting EU funded projects that are developing solutions that may be of interest to any company for their digital transformation, in any region in Europe specially those lagging behind.
I4MS offers platforms and service for digital transformation to manufacturing SMEs. Different EU projects and DIHs offer solutions for companies to improve their production processes, products or business models with digital technologies. Although these marketplaces have a high potential to offer useful services to certain companies, DIHs should increase their role raising awareness on the available technologies and benefits of the digital transformation. DIHs can help SMEs select the appropriate tools or services for their digital transformation needs.
This session will present the technologies and funding opportunities offered to manufacturing SMEs. A total of 35Million€ will be distributed in the next 2,5 years. Open calls will start in January 2021 and manufacturing SMEs will have the opportunity to receive funding and technological support from the following projects:

Presentations

7.8.1 Presentation of I4MS Phase 4 initiative

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Speaker
Maria Roca, Fundingbox, Poland

7.8.2 Better Factory project presentation & Open Call opportunities

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Speaker
Anca Marin, FundingBox, Poland

7.8.3 Change2Twin project presentation & Open Call opportunities

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Speaker
Tor Dokkenn, SINTEF, Norway

7.8.4 DigITBrain project presentation & Open Call opportunities

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Speaker
Andreas Ocklenburg, cloudSME, Germany
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Andrea Hanninger, cloudSME, Germany

7.8.5 KITT4SMEs project presentation & Open Call opportunities

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Speaker
Davorka Moslac, Innovation Centre Nikola Tesla, Croatia

7.8.6 VOJEXT project presentation & Open Call opportunities

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Speaker
Maria Roca, Fundingbox, Poland

7.8.7 I4MS Phase 3 success story

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Speaker
Andreas Ocklenburg, cloudSME, Germany
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Andrea Hanninger, cloudSME, Germany

7.8.8 Closing

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Speaker
Maria Roca, Fundingbox, Poland