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European Digital Innovation Hubs Network

DigiCenterNS

Hub information

EDIH Title

DigiCenterNS

Description

DigiCenterNS supports Pohjois-Savo region companies in their digital transformation journeys by providing services that improve digital skills, foster technology testing and increase networking of companies.

Our Digital Innovation Hub, DigiCenter North Savo, operates at Pohjois-Savo region and helps local companies, mainly small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), in their digitalization development problems focusing on the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and digital services.

The focus areas of Pohjois-Savo region are Digitalisation, ICT in Manufacturing and Energy Technology and Digital transformation in Health industry. Companies in the area are struggling with following topics: digitizing the services, understanding business opportunities of digitalisation while creating strategies, digital marketing, and e-commerce, use of online customer service tools and more specific: AI, Internet of Things and robotics, utilizing digital communication channels, learning human behaviour in the context of digitalisation, programming, and information security.

Services:

  • Technology & Knowledge Transfer Services aim at enhancing the transfer of digital technologies and digital knowhow in Pohjois-Savo region and increase the digitalization-related networking. These services shall strengthen the local research and innovation capacities.
  • R&D&I Services aim at provide Pohjois-Savo region companies with up-to-date information on features, opportunities and limitation of new digital technologies. Additionally, the goal of DigiCenterNS is to identify and build digital innovation platforms that companies may have access by request.
  • Funding and Project Preparation Services aim at increasing funding (regional, national, international) applied in Pohjois-Savo region by coaching, supporting and networking companies in the context of digitalization funding

Currently our DigiCenterNS operates with non-profit status and DigiCenterNS coordinators are non-profit organizations.

Coordinator information

Contractual contact information

Happonen Aki
+358447856033

Operational contact information

Happonen Aki
+358447856033

Coordinator address

Microkatu 1, kuopio
Kuopio
Finland

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