1. SmartAgriHubs S3P Agri-Food Working Committee Meeting
Bilbao, 28 November 2018, George Beers

2. SmartAgriHubs in numbers (20M€)

3. Advancements in Farming
SMART
SENSING & MONITORING
BIG DATA
ANALYSIS & PLANNING
CONTROL

4. Overall objective
Consolidate and foster EU-wide network of Ag DIHs to enhance digital transformation for sustainable farming and food production

5. Specific Objectives
Build network covering all EU regions including technology, business, sector expertise + relevant players
Critical mass of multi-actor Innovation Experiments
Financial support 3rd parties by open calls – various public/private funds
Ensure long-term sustainability incl. business plans + attracting investors
Promote DIH’s full innovation accelerating potential

6. Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs)
Support facility for companies
Acts as one-stop-shop in proximity of the farmers
Enables access to the latest knowledge, expertise, and technology
Provides connection with investors
Already exist on the ground

7. Digital Innovation Hub offerings
TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
ACCESS TO CAPITAL
BUSINESS SUPPORT
Access to technological know-how
Access to research infrastructure
Technology-oriented trainings
Tailored technical support
Technological tools and experimentation facilities
Tailored Competence Brokerage
Business plan development support
Online investor readiness webinars
Intellectual Property (IP) TRAININGS
Mentoring and coaching services
Investment readiness programs (IRP)
Networking with VCs, Business angels, accelerators etc.
Capacity building in novel funding mechanisms eg. equity crowdfunding
Support and invite beneficiaries to participate to relevant venture events

8. DIH Innovation Services

9. Concepts

10. Innovation experiments
A self-standing demonstration activity aiming to simultaneously push the boundaries of a technological and business innovation forward, while at the same time engaging a critical mass of potential end-users and value chain stakeholders
Connects CCs with each other
Provides enabling technologies for external stakeholders (e.g. Start-ups, SMEs...) to join the activities of DIH
Innovation Experiment:

11. Flagships and open calls
Flagship DIH’s  mature, well established
Good practices, examples for developing DIH’s
Supporting developing DIH’s
Partner in Proposal
Innovation experiments in Proposal
Flagship IE’s
Embedded in Flagship DIH’s
Open calls
For Innovation Experiments by SME’s
Proposed/Fostered by Associate DIH’s

12. Open Call Instrument that ensures flexibility
The consortium will define the selection process
75% of the budget for SMEs
Financial support to be between 20k and 100k
Combi with other funding

13. Approach

14. Structure of the project – Work Packages
Ecosystem Building (S&P, CC)
Open Call Management (ATB, WR)
M&E Innovation Experiments (Biosense, ILVO)
DIH Monitoring and Capacity Building (TNO, Andalucia)
Competence Centre Platform (UAL, IPA)
Project Coordination (WR, BioSense)

15. Regional Clusters Iberia (SP, PT) British Isles (UK, IR) France Italy
Central Europe (AU, CZ, SK, HU)
South East Europe
Scandinavia (SW, FI, DK, NO)
North East Europe (PO, Baltics)
North West Europe (BE, GE, NL)

16. Project interaction Open Call Mgt M&E innov. Experim DIH Monitoring
Compet. Centres
Coordination
Regional
Cluster
DIH
DIH
DIH
Ecosystem IE IE IE

17. Expected impact AVOID DUPLICATION!
Attract a significant number of new users of ICT in agriculture
Attract more innovative and competitive tech suppliers
Exploration of new application areas for ICT in agriculture
Creation of a self-sustainable ecosystem
Critical mass of pan European experiments
AVOID DUPLICATION!

18. SmartAgriHubs in numbers (20M€)

19. Thanks for your attention!
Questions?