European Digital Innovation Hub – Heritage Smart Lab Demo Day for Public Administration - Call for the presentation of solutions, products and services to promote the digital transition of Cultural Heritage and the Cultural and Creative Industries

Within the framework of the Digital Europe Programme 2021-2027, the European Commission, together with EU Member States, has established a network of European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH). EDIHs serve as a catalyst for the dissemination and adoption of advanced digital technologies - particularly Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Cybersecurity, Internet of Things, X-Reality, Blockchain, Digital Twin - with the aim of assisting businesses and Public Authorities in digital transformation processes, making them more competitive.

EDIH-Heritage Smart Lab, funded by the European Commission and the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, represents the only Hub in Italy entirely focused on digital transition in the sector of Cultural Heritage and Cultural and Creative Industries.

SPICI, as a partner of EDIH-Heritage Smart Lab, is the promoter of the Demo Day for Public Administration, a networking event aimed at providing the public authorities with opportunities and tools to support the digital transition in Cultural Heritage and Cultural and Creative Industries.

The Call is aimed at selecting companies, which will be invited to participate in the Demo Day for Public Administration, to be held on Tuesday, 28th May 2024, from 9.00 am to 2.00 pm, at the Sala Giorgio Bernardi of the DaDoM Museum of the Anton Dohrn Zoological Station in Naples, to present their solutions to the public authorities present at the event.

The programme of the Demo Day is structured as follows:

• Presentation of the Spoke Campano services for the public authorities;

• Presentation of initiatives and tools for digital transition in the Cultural Heritage and Creativity sector, in line with the Smart Specialisation Strategy of the Campania Region;

• Organisation of a demonstration session, with the presentation of innovative solutions and applications by the companies selected through this Call.

The event includes networking moments, where entrepreneurs can engage with the public operators present at the meeting.

The event programme is published on the SPICI website at the following link.

This Call is open to companies of all sizes (startups, SMEs, Large Enterprises), with innovative solutions (products, services, applications, platforms, systems) already on the market, intended for the public authorities, based on the application of emerging technologies (particularly Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Cybersecurity, Internet of Things, X-Reality, Blockchain, Digital Twin) in the Cultural Heritage and Cultural and Creative Industries sector.

Each applicant company must present only one solution.

Only proposals consistent with the areas of interest and specialisation of the EDIH-Heritage Smart Lab will be evaluated.

DEADLINE AND APPLICATION SUBMISSION METHODS

Applications for this Call must be submitted by the Proposer exclusively by completing the online application form accessible at the link: https://forms.gle/qAVZFMxZmpCUjmSp9

The application must be submitted by the company's legal representative or a delegated person. Applications must be sent no later than 30/04/2024.

For further information, you can contact SPICI via email: hsl_edih@spici.eu.

You can view the complete call at the following link.