"CONNECTINGHEALTH - CONNECTing the dots withIN diGItal HEALTH Innovation Ecosystems" is a two-year preparatory action for setting up joint programme among the actors of the digital health ecosystems in Europe and beyond. The overall aim of the project is fully aligned with the call for proposals, which is to foster interconnected, inclusive innovation ecosystems across Europe and maximising the value of innovation in one of the sectors that provides the future opportunities for growth and increased competitiveness and innovativeness, namely the digital health. CONNECTINGHEALTH will be implemented by the small and agile core group, which consists of the European Connected Health Alliance as a European partner and three organisations that are leaders of the digital health ecosystems in their regions: Scotland, Western Hungary and Southern Ostrobothnia. To reach its goals, CONNECTINGHEALTH will conduct the mapping of the digital health ecosystems in Europe, their initiatives, projects, resources and stakeholders, develop the future scenario for the digital health sector in Europe 2030 and identify the preferable future that will be the base for the multi-year action plan, co-designed together with the stakeholders and ecosystems engaged in the project through the futures and investigative workshops. Besides the investigation on the general level of the digital health, the project will look deeper into the three topic crucial for the further development of the digital health sector in Europe, namely: 1/ health for wealth opportunities, 2/ opportunities of the transition from traditional to digital health industry and 3/ opportunities of engaging the stakeholders from health and social sector in the development and implementation of the solutions. CONNECTINGHEALTH will result with the multi-year action plan and the number of immediately exploitable results, eg. the future scenarios and the focus area papers. They will be disseminated widely to the key stakeholders.

"Smart City initiatives and projects become increasingly important throughout Europe for several reasons but basically these projects focus on technical innovations (green urban technologies, ICT) and are often top down driven by investors, global technology concerns or building developers. This approach excludes other urban actors that could play a crucial role for the quality of results and broad acceptance of the solutions for urban challenges. The project addresses the most relevant urban actor groups of the sustainable city as target groups (decision makers in public administrations and enterprises, science, research, NGOs, citizens and civil society organisations) and introduces a training concepts for so called “smart city coaches” with a view to spread this role at different levels of society as multipliers for the development and support of smart cities. Participants: A) Governance level - Decision makers in public administrations (70), Decision maker in public owned companies delivering services to citizens (30), B) Business Level - Decision makers in enterprises (70), Decision makers at ""associations"" level (70), C) Citizens level - People from NGOs, interest groups, associations (140), representatives of ""citizens oriented"" services: schools, universities, etc. (140)Activities and methods: WP1 - PROJECT COORDINATION, WP2 - PROMOTION AND DISSEMINATIONWP3 - EXCHANGE OF PRACTICES: exchange process based on three concept levels and namely practices in the field of smart consumers, smart governance, smart enterprises and how these practices have been (or are) guided/trained (in other words, if a coaching/multiplying approach have been used or structured on top of these three “titles). A 5 days joint staff training event on the state of the art and needs, defining the framework for the development of innovative practicesINTELLECTUAL OUTPUT 1: SMART CONSUMERS, SMART GOVERNANCE AND SMART ENTERPRISES IN EUROPE – OVERVIEW AND BENCHMARKING OF RUNNING PRACTICES WP4 - INTRODUCE INNOVATIVE PRACTICES IN THE FIELD OF SMART CITY COACHING: DEPLOYMENT OF INNOVATIVE TRAINING MODULES. The project will not only further design these modules but also run a horizontal pilot phase in 3 Level 1 Pilot Countries (Austria, Italy, Netherlands) which will last 12 months). Level 1 Pilot Countries will elaborate and test the concept while Level 2 Pilot Countries (Hungary, Serbia and greece) will be involved in the elaboration process through dedicated sessions but will test the concept only at a second stage. A second 5 days long joint staff training will be arranged for coachers.INTELLECTUAL OUTPUT 2: CROSS SECTORAL TRAINING MODULESWP5 - RECOGNITION AND DIGITIZATION This part of the project will focus on ""validating"" the concept, the methodology, extend its benefits at Eu level also through Open Educational Resources and a dedicated e-learning platrofm. INTELLECTUAL OUTPUT 3: E-LEARNING PLATFORMWP 6 – EXTENDING THE PILOT. In order to extend the impact of this approach and fine-tune it according to other contexts, a second pilot phase will be introduced where the training and its tools will be tested (Greece, Hungary, Serbia). At its end the partnership will work and deliver operational, financial and policy guidelines in order to make replication and extended use of the smart coaching model happen.INTELLECTUAL OUTPUT 4: RECOMMENDATIONS: OPERATIONAL, FINANCIAL AND POLICY GUIDELINESMain results expected are: a) availability of checklist to identify training needs of the target groups related to smart cities, b) comprehensive list of training needs, c) State of the art / collection of training and capacity building approaches (for adult education) related to smart cities, d) Raised stakeholder dialogue and exchange of experiences and practices. The expected results on completion of the project: a) Development of innovative training concepts leading to high quality capacity building at different levels of society // integrating ICT-learning tools, b) Evaluation schemes of pilot trainings and availability of transferability methods, including a permanent e-learning platform, c) Smart city coaching curriculum for multipliers at different levels of society, d) Availability of protocols, revenue models and policy guidelines to expand the training concept.Short Term impact: mutual and interdisciplinary learning processes, contacts and networkss- increase level of knowledge based on exchange of international know how in smart city training withinLong Term impact: introduce concepts into daily practices, contribute to changes in communities and working environments, introduce training practice into ongoing professional training curricula (enterprises), qualification courses (public administrations) or educational contexts (schools, universities, etc.), increase qualification in future oriented topics andjob opportunities in the mid-term, develop ideas for improving the urban quality of life for (all) citizens."

DIH^2 is a network of 26 DIHs, with a target to reach over 170 DIHs. The sole aim of the network is to spark incremental (cut 50% cost of advance robotics solutions, double the growth of robotics market) and disruptive (maximum productivity & optimum agility) innovations in over 300,000 Manufacturing SMEs and Mid-Caps. It will support SMEs in their Agile Production challenge (50% increase in productivity) and unleash their digitalization potential by enabling robot solutions that are more cost effective at lower lot sizes. DIH^2 relies on: • A Common Open Platform Reference Architecture for Agile Production (COPRA-AP) -based on Industrial Data Space Reference Architecture Model and FIWARE technologies- to serve the needs of SMEs by means of a continuously growing set of Robotic-based Open Standard Enablers (ROSE-AP). • A marketplace as one-stop-shop for SMEs to access essential services for digital transformation including business modelling, technical support, access to skills and finance. • 2 competitive Open Calls to launch an ambitious Technology Transfer Program with 260 Agility Audits, 26 cross-border Technology Transfer Experiments and 26 ROSE-AP, leveraging over 26M€ of public & private funding in advance robotics solutions for Agile Production. • Members deeply rooted in their regional Smart Specialization Strategy (bringing €5M additional funding on top of EU funds), ensuring ‘working distance’ services for every SME in Europe - whichever the sector, wherever the location, whatever the size. • A Corporate Sponsorship Program from equipment and automation suppliers committed with the network to get access to wider market and latest research in robotics. DIH^2 will transform this network into a self-sustainable non-profit association with members all over Europe. DIH^2 will demonstrate that public funded research can help SMEs & Mid-Caps achieve digital excellence and global competitiveness through adopting advanced robotics solutions in Agile Production.

IPR4SC - Developing Skills in Intellectual Property Rights Open Data for Sustainability and Circularity targets the lack of intellectual property informatics and management skills, i.e. ‘IP for business’ skills, that are enriched with green, digital and entrepreneurial skills. Their lack can present a barrier to successfully engage in the new (digitally enabled) transitions towards more sustainability and circularity, whilst achieving economic growth. The general aim of the project is to increase the innovation capacity of EU inventors, trained in HE and VET organizations, in designing and implementing sustainable and circular economy businesses by boosting IP for business skills. IPR4SC is focused, but not limited, on the following target groups: HEIs, where the focus is on technology transfer offices, spin-outs, and students from technical, natural and business sciences; VETs and their learners, as well as SMEs, especially start-ups. Other stakeholders, such as patent offices, IP lawyers, large companies and policymakers will also be involved.The project will develop educational offerings to be delivered by the HEI and VET providers that are adapted to the various target groups, include the use of open resources, and support putting IP for business into practice. The partners will deliver a detailed IP for business skills needs analysis, develop an IT tool (IPR Monitor) as a navigation (decision tree-based) online tool, design and deliver the I2P for Green course and modules (IP for green skills), the Simulation lab (IP for digital skills), and the innovative format of an IP Co-design Jam (strengthening entrepreneurial skills). The project is co-developed and co-delivered by a partnership of 4 universities, 2 technology & innovation providers, 2 VET providers, and 2 partners supporting the partnership, providing professional services in project management and dissemination. Associated partners are involved, including patent offices, and other organisations.