CNA HUB 4.0

CNA Hub 4.0, the Digital Innovation Hub of CNA Emilia-Romagna, serves as the access point to services and tools for the development of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the areas of digitalization and sustainability.
CNA Hub 4.0 aims to create and maintain a strong connection among key players (research laboratories, businesses, institutions, Innovation Centers, Clust-ER, etc.) to promote digital transition, knowledge generation, and technological and organizational innovation, while capitalizing on skills and relationships.

Services
To assist companies in their growth and transformation processes, CNA HUB 4.0 offers a service catalog which, starting from a bottom-up approach, provides tailored and precise responses to expressed needs:

• Innovation and Research
• Financial Consulting and Credit
• Training and Skills
• Internationalization
• Sustainability

CNA HUB 4.0 provides companies with actual intervention plans, based on tools and check-ups, to address their needs. Among these, there are custom-built indicators of technological and sustainability maturity levels for SMEs, designed to support them in their transformation processes.
CNA HUB 4.0 coordinates a network of 10 Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs), real local access points to tools, services, and relationships useful for the development of SMEs, with the aim to guide companies in understanding their digital maturity and sustainability approach, while identifying key areas for intervention and available incentives at all levels, from local to European.

CNA Emilia-Romagna, through CNA Innovazione, the technology transfer and innovation center accredited by the Emilia-Romagna Region, has become member of the 7 Clust-ERs active in the region (Agri-food, Culture and Creativity, Urban Economy, Energy and Sustainability, Service Innovation, Mechatronics and Motor, and Tourism and Territory) created to support SMEs in their growth and in fostering synergies with the regional research and innovation system.

It is also featured on Atlante 4.0, the first portal promoted by Unioncamere and the Ministry of Economic Development, aimed at showcasing national structures that support companies in technology transfer and digital transformation processes.

Since 2022, the regional CNA HUB 4.0 and local HUBs have been accredited within the Digital Transition Network of the Emilia-Romagna Region.

CNA’s innovative services are also included in the it-ER Service Guide by ART-ER, as an organization providing direct or indirect support to international talents in Emilia-Romagna.