Call for submissions: compete in the EDIH Network Awards

The European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH) Network is excited to announce it’s now accepting submissions for the inaugural EDIH Network Awards. The competition will highlight exemplary cases of digital transformation across Europe during the second EDIH Network Annual Summit, scheduled to take place on 26-27 November 2024, in Brussels and online. 

We invite all EDIHs and Seal of Excellence (SoE) hubs across Europe to participate by submitting their success stories. This is a unique opportunity to highlight your achievements and gain visibility across the wider network.

Celebrating digital excellence

The EDIH Network Awards are designed to showcase and celebrate EDIHs that have successfully provided innovative services to SMEs and Public Sector Organisations (PSOs) to support them through their digital transformation. Beyond recognising the accomplishments of individual EDIHs, the awards aim to encourage collaboration and the sharing of best practices within the network.

The categories

Participants can submit their success stories in one of four categories:

• Green digitalisation: present a concrete digital transformation service in line with the Green Deal objectives; combine a customer digitalisation with a long-term approach that takes responsibility and care about the protection and sustainability of natural resources and the environment; add a significant value to the society with strong social and economic impact with measurable results.

• Human-centred AI: present a concrete digital transformation service requiring the application of human-centered AI; develop solutions focusing on AI that enable customers to reach their goals (performance, rentability…) in a way that respect privacy and amplify abilities by empowering the staff; add a significant value to the society with strong social and economic impact with measurable results.

• Digital skills: present a concrete digital transformation service in digital skills; help customers to get the right skills for quality jobs; add a significant value to the society with strong social and economic impact with measurable results.

• Collaboration with other EDIHs or European networks/initiatives (e.g. EEN, clusters, EIT, EIC, TEFs): present a concrete digital transformation service requiring the collaboration of 2 organisations to face the challenge; provide an innovative joint solution to solve the digital transformation challenge. Added-value of the joint service; add a significant value to the society with strong social and economic impact with measurable results.

Entries in all categories should clearly show social and economic benefits, supported by data-driven evidence and measurable outcomes.

Send us your story

The deadline for submission is extended to 19 September 2024, at 17:00 CEST. Entries must be submitted via the EDIH Network portal, where participants can also find detailed information.

Selection and voting

Winners for each category will be selected by an expert jury, and will be announced during the Summit. Alongside these awards, the Popular Choice Award will be determined through votes by the EDIHs themselves.

Don’t miss your chance to be recognised as a leader in Europe’s digital transformation journey. Submit your success story and join us in Brussels for another inspiring edition of the EDIH Network Annual Summit!