AIR-Andalusia

The main objective of AIR-Andalusia is to set up and guarantee the correct operativity of a regional node for the European Digital Innovation Hubs in Andalusia (Spain). Located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, Andalusia is the most populated Autonomous Community and the second largest in Spain; being an outermost region of Europe. AIR-Andalusia is conceived as a supporting tool to foster the digital transformation of the region, focused on applied Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for (a) SMEs and small mid-caps and (b) public sector organisation, as varied a sectoral coverage as possible. AIRA aims to improve entities’ efficiency and competitiveness, providing them with access to different digitalization services focused on improving business processes, products or services. The services list includes different offers of support covering the whole life cycle of the new product/service development, either to solve technical gaps (‘Test before Invest’ and ‘Training’), to foster synergies with other relevant stakeholders for the service/product development (‘Ecosystem’); options to fund potential R&D or investment projects as the last step for the scale-up of the tested solutions (‘Find Investment’). Therefore, the consortium expects to cover all the potential needs of the entities, prioritising SMEs, to help them reach market. Up to 1.624 complete services are expected to be given during the 3 years period to about 325 entities, including SMEs, start-ups and mid-caps, and public entities. Finally, mobilising new investment in the region to reach the digital transformation. The consortium (20 beneficiaries and 4 Affiliated Entities) is multisectoral and wide enough to cover the great diversity of application sectors of AI and robotics, and the territorial distribution in this extensive region, including representation of Research and Technology entities, Technological companies, Technological Parks and Entrepreneurial associations.