Project Acronym: DEAS Project number: ASP769
D.T1.4.1 Report on the perspective of the Data Economy in AS with reference to mobility, environment and tourism & culture
WP n°: T1 Task n°: T1.4 Author(s): Biz-Up
Revision: FINAL Due Date: 2020.06 Date of submission: 14.10.2020
DT1.4.1: Report on the perspective of the Data Economy in AS with reference to mobility, environment and tourism & culture
Executive Summary
This is a report on the perspective of Data Economy on three geographic levels: EU, Alpine Space and the 8 participating regions. It’s emphasis is on DEAS’ priority topics which are mobility, environment and tourism / culture. The report gives an insight into respective regional strengths and capacities that have the potential to leverage DEAS’ mission.
Content
1. Motivation and Context ...... 3
2. Overview of relevant programmes and activities at EU level ...... 3
2.1. European Commission Digital Strategy ...... 3
2.2. The European Data Strategy...... 3
2.3. Open Data ...... 4
2.4. Digital Benchmark: DESI ...... 5
2.5. Data Protection: GDPR ...... 6
3. Overview of relevant programmes and activities at AS level ...... 6
4. Overview of relevant programmes and activities at regional level ...... 7
4.1 Upper Austria (provided by Biz-Up) ...... 8
4.2 Styria (provided by SFG) ...... 11
4.3 Piemonte / Vercelli (provided by City of Vercelli) ...... 15
4.4 Veneto (provided by Veneto Regione) ...... 18
4.5 Grand-Est / Strasbourg, Mulhouse) (provided by Grand-Est) ...... 19
4.6 Region Aura / Grand Lyon (provided by TUBÀ) ...... 30
4.7 Slovenia / Ljubljana (provided by TPLJ) ...... 34
4.8 Baden Württemberg / City of Konstanz (provided by BWcon) ...... 40
5. Summary and Interpretation ...... 44
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1. Motivation and Context
The aim of this deliverable is to provide an overview of programmes, strategies, initiatives as well as concrete projects and activities related to the topics of Open Data and Digital Economy at EU, national and regional (related to the eight regions involved in the project) levels.
Information on EU and Alpine Region level has been compiled by Biz-Up, respective information on regional level has been provided by each region and was compiled by Biz-Up into this deliverable.
Information collected here will be important input for the discussions in the Local Working Groups of the eight regions, and will contribute to decisions about next steps to be taken within DEAS, as to be outlines in DT1.4.3, The DEAS Methodology.
2. Overview of relevant programmes and activities at EU level
In what follows we link to some EU information sources related to the area of digital society / economy and data that seem to be relevant to DEAS. The collection is by far not exhaustive and is meant as a starting point for deeper studies, if required.
2.1. European Commission Digital Strategy
Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/EC-Digital-Strategy_en (Nov 2018)
“It sets a vision for the Commission to become a digitally transformed, user-focused and data-driven administration by 2022.”
2.2. The European Data Strategy Source: https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/policies/building-european-data- economy (Feb 2020)
“Creating a single market for data will make the EU more competitive globally and will enable innovative processes, products and services. Industrial and commercial data are key drivers of the digital economy.”
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Some key information given in graphical form:
Digital Single Market (announced May 2915) “Shaping Europe’s digital future: A European approach to digital transformation means empowering and including every citizen, strengthening the potential of every business and meeting global challenges with our core values.”
2.3. Open Data
Legal framework
• An important cornerstone in the history of European Open Data is the “The Directive on Open Data and the re-use of Public Sector Information” (PSI) (Directive (EU) 2019/1024, 16 July 2019) to make public sector and publicly funded data re-usable. The Deadline for the directive to be implemented by EU member states is July 17, 2021.
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• From the Public Sector Information (PSI) Directive to the open data Directive
European Data Portal
Source: https://www.europeandataportal.eu/en
On the portal, the following information sections are of particular interest for DEAS :
• Open Data Impact • Country Insights • Open Data Maturity annual report (2019) with a country-per-country benchmark (see also section 5. Summary and Interpretation) • Sustainability of (Open) Data Portals Infrastructures reports pt. 1 (July 2020)
2.4. The Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI)
Source: https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/desi “The Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) is a composite index that summarises relevant indicators on Europe’s digital performance and tracks the evolution of EU Member States in digital competitiveness.”
The DESI is prepared annually. The main results of DESI 2020 are shown below.
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2.5. Data Protection & GDPR
GDPR, the General Data Protection Regulation is applied EU-wide since May 2018 to protect the personal data of EU citizens.
Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection_en
3. Overview of relevant programmes and activities at AS level
The Alpine Convention (signed by 8 alpine countries in 1995) has published a Digital Agenda in 2014 (ISBN 9788897500223). Among other things it identifies a lack of open data in the Alpine Space
The Interreg Programme with its regional sub-programmes is a highly relevant platform to initiate activities and projects on the topic of Digital Economy including Open Data. Even if many of them are not explicitly dealing with the Alpine Space they may be highly relevant for AS in that they provide inspiration and models for activities to be derived for AS.
Some Interreg projects and other activities related to open Data include
• BOOST, in the framework of the OSIRIS Programme (Open Social Innovation policies driven by co-creative Regional Innovation eco-systemS) • Open Data for Smarter Cities: Webinar on the Policy Learning Platform, 30/04/2020 • Energy Open Data: Pilot Action in the framework of CLEAN • ODEON: Open Data for European Open Innovation (Interreg Mediterranean)
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4. Overview of relevant programmes and activities at regional level
This section contains contributions by all 8 regions involved in DEAS, providing an overview of calls, strategies (S3), initiatives, operative plans etc. on a regional level related to the topics of Open Data (OD) and Data Economy (DE). Items included may cover aspects that can be considered an integral part of the “digital value chain”: on the one hand this regards technological foundations such as data exchange platforms, AI / machine learning technologies or aspects of data sovereignty. On the other end of the spectrum are new business and contract models related to data-driven business.
Along these lines the eight regions compiled their contributions, presented below.
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4.1 Upper Austria (provided by Biz-Up)
1. Regional Development Strategy
Upper Austria's Regional Business and Research Strategy is called #upperVISION2030, available at uppervision.at/en. It is a framework for the strategic development of Upper Austria for the timespan until 2030 and covers the following overall themes: 1. Digital transformation (as a cross-cutting enabling topic) 2. Efficient and sustainable industry and manufacturing 3. Systems and technologies for people 4. Connected and efficient mobility
The motto of the program is • Fit for the digital age • Fit for sustainable solutions • Fit for human-centred technology • Fit for new mobility
Upper Austria’s Regional Strategic Progammme #upperVISION2030
The diagram above shows the central structure of this programme, organized as concentric layers. Highlighted in it are some aspects that are of particular interest in the context of DEAS: • There is an orange layer labelled Digital Transformation with Data Driven Enterprises as part of it. This certainly heavily regards DEAS, as the promotion and creation of new services, and applications based on OD is one important example of digital how data driven enterprises may create new business. • On another level (cyan) we find two aspects that relate to 2 of the 3 thematic areas of DEAS: Mobility and environment:
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o Connected and efficient mobility clearly relates to the DEAS topic mobility o Efficient and sustainable industry and manufacturing relates to the DEAS topic environment insofar as the industry requires energy. Sustainable energy suppliers in turn rely on (open) data such es wind forces, levels in water reservoirs and other watercourses, sunshine durations, air quality and others.
2. Regional Digitalization Initiative
Since 2018 The Government of Upper Austria is supporting the “Flagship Initiative Digitalization” (Leitinitiative Digitalisierung) to push forward Upper Austria as a significant Digital Region. digitalregion.at is a platform run by Biz-Up to bundle all activities and competences related to digitalization in Upper Austria. Among other things it is the frame of DESI and the Qualification Network mentioned below.
3. Regional Digital Benchmark
Since 2018 the Government of Upper Austria is commissioning the bi-annual preparation of a regional Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI 2018 version) derived from the DESI provided annually by the EU. This is part of the It covers – among other things the following topics relevant to DEAS: • Digital public services • Internet use in households • Integration of digital technologies in enterprises
4. Sectoral Cluster Initiatives
Biz-Up runs a number of clusters in the sense of sectoral networks, some of which are particularly relevant for DEAS:
• Automotive Cluster (AC) referring to the topic of mobility • Cleantech-Cluster (CTC) referring to the topic of environment (incl. energy) • IT-Cluster (ITC) referring to the general topic of digital technologies and digitalization for all industrial sectors (machinery and manufacturing being particularly prominent in Upper Austria)
5. Study Programmes and Academic Research Centers
• Johannes Kepler University (JKU) Linz, Informatic Dept.: a multitude of computer science studies, incl. FAW, Inst. for Application-oriented Knowledge Processing (FAW) dealing with information systems • Johannes Kepler University (JKU) Linz, Business Informatics: Computer science studies focusing on business aspects, incl. public administration and Inst of Public and Nonprofit Management dealing with the topic of Open Data • University of Applied Sciences, Campus Hagenberg (FH OÖ), various study programs and research units related to technical aspects of digital topics. One relevant for the DEAS topic of mobility is the study program of Automotive Computing
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6. Non-academic Research Centers
• Software Competence Center Hagenberg (SCCH) with one focus on the area of Data Science, an area highly relevant to DEAS • RISC Software GmbH with a focus on AI / machine learning
7. Qualification / Vocational Training
• Qualifizierungsverbund Digitalisierung is a qualification network of regional dedicated to aspects of digitalization; other networks have similar targets
8. Start-up Incubators
The majority of start-ups nowadays are heavily based on digital services and products, some of which rely on Open Data as an important basis. Thus initiatives that support start-ups are relevant for DEAS:
• tech2b, the start-up incubator based in Linz, supported by the national funding agency FFG • akostart, the academic start-up network of Upper Austria, jointly run by JKU University of Linz and Univ. of Applied Sciences Upper Austria
9. Cooperation projects
A multitude of cooperative projects and platforms are run around Biz-Ups clusters which often help initiatives starting off. Here is a small selection of DEAS relevant items:
• H2020 Innosup Projects on Health and Pharmacy: PERMIDES and DIGI-B-CUBE • ICM – Initiative Connected Mobility is a joint initiative of Biz-Up’s Automotive and IT clusters, with a strong focus on the development of new business models based on mobility data, incl. OD. • Mobility: Testregion DigiTrans startet as a funded project and is now an enterprise. It provides services for logistics and the freight transport sector, aiming at automatic vehicles in that area. Open traffic data are essential in this context.
10. Services & Products • TourData is a best practice example of data-driven business in the tourism sector: An online database plus a multitude of digital services around a large number of touristic data: 15.000 accomodations, 8.000 gastronomy, 26.000 POI, 5.000 tours, 90.000 events, 2.500 localities, 160 regions. TourData was developed by the Upper Austrian TTG Inc. (CEO Karl Mitteregger being member of the LWG) and is now used by a many touristic regions in Austria and abroad.
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4.2 Styria (provided by SFG)
Economic Strategy Styria - Data as a success factor
Styria has a clear economic and political vision: The location is to become a Europe-wide benchmark by 2025 for intelligent change and development towards a knowledge-based production society ‒ with a clear commitment to growth based on sustainable usage of resources. Knowledge and innovation power are two key qualifications for the future.
New opportunities and offers will develop in markets such as mobility, environment and tourism & culture, based on digital technologies and the efficient use of data.
SFG - Competencies and importance of data
In order to understand the connection between the Economic Strategy Styria, open data and the SFG, the thematic competencies and the political context are presented at this point:
• The SFG is owned by the province of Styria in Austria. The role of the SFG is to grow and consolidate the Styrian economy. We strive to attract new trends to the region with a view to encouraging industrial expansion. New company formations are intensively supported in the areas of digitalization, incentives and funding. There are almost 30 Impulse centres in Styria providing smart office space and seminar facilities, offering information platforms and contacts. SFG promotes and co-sponsors competence centres and supports outstanding projects such as the ACS Automobile Cluster Styria, the Wood Cluster Styria and the Green Tech Cluster. We also work in partnership with the region’s existing companies offering a broad range of services free of charge. SFG offers comprehensive information and consultation regarding Open Data/Linked Open Data and raises awareness on Open Innovation platforms for SME by tailor-made promotion programs for Big Data and Artificial Intelligence.
Selected initiatives related to open data
1. Digi Hub Styria: an initiative to make Styrian SMEs AI-driven Research centers
The platform ‘Digi Hub Styria’ is a joint creation of SFG, the Know-Center and the Silicon Alps Cluster and was formed in October 2019. It aims to “motivate small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to enter the field of AI, to systematically network knowledge and to promote digital transformation in all regions in a concerted manner”.
The goals of this platform are to efficiently transfer knowledge and technology to a broad range of manufacturing companies and an intensive interaction between business and science in order to compete in the international market.
Digi Hub Styria supports Styrian companies in the development, implementation and anchoring of their specific digitisation projects, especially in the field of AI. Of course, these projects can only be implemented through the targeted use of existing data.
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How does the ‘Digi Hub Styria’ achieve its goals: • organise regular exchanges between the local AI scene and its stakeholders • increase the visibility of Styria as a national and international hotspot • support the scientific players in the acquisition of projects in the Federal and EU context • organise regular cross-thematic events within the network • plan regular workshops and meet-ups on individual priority topics • offer regular training and introductory events • present training and education in the AI field • carry out targeted storytelling, press work and social media measures to increase awareness and trust in AI
2. Know-Center: a leading European Research Center for Data-driven Business and Artificial Intelligence located in Styria
Since 2001, Know-Center has supported well-known companies in using data as a success factor for their business. For data analysis, Know-Center relies on established Big Data and High Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructures. As an integral part of the European research landscape, the Center has successfully handled numerous projects and contract research at the EU and national levels. A K1 Competence Center, funded within the framework of COMET Programme, Know-Center is also the leading training center for data scientists in Austria and offers a range of Al training and consulting services for companies. The Center has already received the ‘BDVA i-Space Silver Award’ from the Big Data Value Association thrice.
CEO Prof. Dr. Stefanie Lindstaedt: “Data-Driven Business is one of the most important economic trends. I am particularly pleased that we are using our innovative methods and tools to help companies gain a clear competitive edge in the data-driven global marketplace.”
Business Fields:
Advanced Data Analytics: Experience of Know-Center shows that modern data scientific procedures can realize unexpected optimization potentials in most production and logistics processes at short notice.
Nevertheless, this is only the beginning of data-driven value creation in the production of the future. The advancing integration of engineering and data sciences allows planning, simulation, model and reality to merge seamlessly.
Data-Driven Strategic Intelligence: Know-Center is sure that strategic business decisions should be based on a comprehensive and reliable analysis of all available data. In an increasingly complex, globalized market and competitive environment, this demand cannot be met without data-driven support. Therefore the Center develops individual strategic analysis and tools to collect and integrate data from multiple sources, use state-of-the-art semantic technologies to extract meaning from that data, and support decision makers by presenting patterns in interactive, visual dashboards.
Intelligent Workplace of the Future: Know-Center believes due to widespread data-driven artificially intelligent assistance systems, the division of labour between humans and machines must be fundamentally redefined. In many cases, current research results make it possible to automate routine intellectual tasks to a large extent. This allows existing added value to be
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maintained and expanded despite increasing diversification and speed in day-to-day business. The Center researches possibilities to relieve highly qualified personnel of routine tasks, to free them for creative and value-adding activities and at the same time, to increase quality and speed in processes through the use of Artificial Intelligence.
3. Silicon Austria Labs
Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) – with it’s headquarter in Graz - has been founded to be a top European research center for electronic-based systems. In the network of science and economy, it carries out research at a global level and creates the basis of ground-breaking products and processes.
There are various research fields related to microelectronics, including embedded AI. The research area embedded AI is motivated by the megatrend of things getting smart, connected and energy sustainable. Moving AI from cloud to the edge and hence embedded systems will be a key enabler and catalyst for afore mentioned megatrend.
Research Focus of Embedded AI:
• Innovative system approaches (HW&SW) through interdisciplinary research in Machine Learning, Signal Processing and Integrated Circuits Design • Intelligent multi-sensor data processing and fusion as well as distributed reasoning, decision-making, automation and control to establish design principles for collectives of ultra-reliable and ultra-scalable autonomous systems • Machine Learning for formal methods and formal methods for Machine Learning for next order dependability of critical embedded SW and complete systems
Styrian Clusters related to DEAS
1. Mobility
The Mobility Cluster ACstyria represents a network of about 300 companies operating in automotive and aerospace industries and rail systems. These companies have more than 70.000 employees and an overall sales volume of more than Euro 17 billion. The key service provided by the cluster, which has existed since 1995, consists in bringing together and supporting Styrian companies throughout the value added chain. In this respect, the cluster understands itself as being a link between trade and industry, research and public institutions. The Styrian mobility cluster is promoting various topics. This also includes autonomous systems, for example with a focus on digitization and signalling for rail systems to enable driverless trains.
2. Environment
The Green Tech Valley is located in and around Graz, Austria and is home to 200 companies and research institutions working and researching in the area of green technologies and innovations as part of the Green Tech Cluster. With 20 global technology leaders, the region of Styria provides the world’s highest concentration in the areas of bioenergy, solar energy, waste and resource management & green buildings within the radius of an hour’s drive. This is the global hotspot for
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advanced energy and environmental technologies and proven growth through innovation. Businesses in the Green Tech Valley are growing almost twice as rapidly as world markets and have created more than 1,000 jobs per year since establishment of the cluster in 2005.
With the Strategy 2015-2020, the cluster is placing the focus for growth on green innovation. In the key strategic areas of Green Energy (especially biomass, hydro and solar), Green Building and Green Resources (especially recycling), the Green Tech Cluster aims to launch 100 new innovation projects over 5 years and actively drive the development of the Green Tech location.
3. Tourism & Culture
In the fields of tourism and culture there is no cluster, but a strategy of the federal state of Styria up to the year 2025, which was published by the resort for tourism. Among other fields, taking a position on electronic marketplaces and pushing the use of data: “Not only the trade in consumer goods, but also the tourist distribution channels are shifting more and more to the Internet. Innovative data management and the increased use of interactive service tools are relevant and current goals.”
Academic skills and offers related to DEAS
Styria is a research-intensive federal state. There are eight universities and technical colleges as well as twelve research-related institutions (COMET centers). The topic of data is becoming more and more important in the curricula, especially at the technical university, but also at the practice- oriented universities of applied sciences. Some examples:
Data and Information Science (Master of Science in Engineering at FH JOANNEUM): “Data and information are the most highly valued commodities of the 21st century. Expertise in fields such as big data, artificial intelligence, data science etc. is in great demand. This programme offers aspiring high potentials from the world of computer science, information management or mathematics an excellent opportunity to specialise.”
Data Science – The Way from Big Data to Smart Data (course at Graz University of Technology): “Data have become one of the most important resources in the age of digitalisation. They can be used, for example, to predict and prevent disasters, achieve medical progress more quickly and gain competitive advantages. This practical course trains you to become a Data Scientist.
Participants receive supports that enables them to independently work on, evaluate and interpret complex tasks using methods including explorative data analysis, regression analysis, classification, discrimination and clustering, neural networks and main component analysis using the statistics programme package R.”
Big Data Essentials (course at Graz University of Technology): “By participating in Big Data Essentials, you can obtain an ideal framework that you can use to make an initial, methodical examination of the topics of Big Data, Machine Learning, Advanced Analytics and the corresponding tools and systems. Once the theoretical foundation has been laid, technical as well as economic and legal framework conditions and facts will subsequently be dealt with.”
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4.3 Piemonte / Vercelli (provided by City of Vercelli)
1. Regional Development Strategy
Aim of the Piedmont Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) is to transform and/or strengthen areas of Piedmont industrial tradition, using innovation as a tool to draw new paths, new knowledge and develop new skills, while also addressing new societal challenges. The Strategy has identified two pillars of innovation: • Innovation of the Production System: it recalls the excellences and distinctive sectors that are feature of a high-industrialized region with a strong manufacturing vocation and which have been identified as relevant for the implementation of the Strategy. They present a synthesis of the main features emerging during the analysis carried out from the specialization profiles of the Piedmont manufacturing fabric: Aerospace, Automotive, Green Chemistry / Cleantech, Mechatronics, Made in Italy; • Innovation and Health Research: it is one of Piedmont's major challenges to meet the many needs required by the demographic change and the gradual retirement and welfare.
Some aspects of interest in the context of DEAS are: • the Strategy is guided by two trajectories - smart and resource efficiency - which respond to the principles of smart growth, environmental and energy sustainability as well as resource saving. Enabling technologies and other accelerating factors in the development of the regional innovation ecosystem - such as digital growth, strengthening of skills and social innovation - will contribute to the implementation of the Strategy. This relates to DEAS as smart growth can be strongly accelerated by a data-driven economy based on data (including OD/LOD) valorisation; • the pillar of Innovation in the Production System includes Automotive Industry and Mechatronics, which refer, among the others, to smart mobility applications (V2X systems, infomobility and infotainment, fleet management and intermodal transports, smart ticketing, city logistics, …) and to efficient and sustainable manufacturing solutions, respectively. Thus, they relate to the DEAS thematic areas of Mobility and Environment.
2. Regional Digitalization Initiative
The Digital Transformation Regional Strategy is implemented by Regione Piemonte with the Torino Wireless Foundation. The aim of the Strategy is to provide tools and services to support the digital innovation of SMEs, key factors for business growth and skills development. Among the tools made available to local SMEs there are a questionnaire on the level of digital maturity to guide companies to exploit digitization opportunities to be more competitive on the market, information days and video pills on the issues of digitization (in particular on information and information security), guidance on IT security and GDPR, and enhancement of digital transformation success stories to transfer good practices.
In 2017 was established the Piedmont Digital Innovation Hub, a "Technology Transfer Center" that represents a concrete model of innovative support for companies with a bottom-up involvement of industries, universities, and research centres. It works to increase the level of awareness and understanding of the issues of interest and helps companies to develop their digitization plans, providing mentoring and support services.
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3. Regional Digital Benchmark
The Piedmont Regional Digital Observatory has adapted the European DESI calculation method to the regional dimension. Thus, the regional DESI allows the evaluation of the Piedmont on the 5 key dimensions of digitization (Connectivity, Use of the Internet, Digital Skills, Integration of Digital Technologies and Digital Public Services) compared to the national average value and the EU average value.
4. Sectoral Cluster Initiatives
In the Piedmont Region there are 7 clusters in the sense of sectoral networks, some of which are particularly relevant for DEAS: ● The ICT Cluster connects innovation players in Piedmont - SMEs, large companies, public and private research institutions, end users - to develop research projects and new business opportunities enabled by ICT. The Cluster’s technology and application areas include, among the others, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics, and Smart Mobility, Environment and Cultural Heritage and Tourism, respectively; ● The CLEVER Cluster (Cleantech&Energy innoVation clustER) operates in the Energy and Clean Technologies field. The Cluster's technological and operative areas are energy and energy efficiency, water resources, the circular economy, climate change for infrastructures and distribution networks, sustainable mobility and clean solutions; ● MESAP (managed by Centro Servizi Industrie S.r.l) is the Innovation Cluster of Piedmont Region in the fields of Smart Products & Manufacturing. The Cluster focuses, among the others, on Smart Manufacturing Systems, including innovation in production processes (including digitalisation of production systems), automation and control systems, and factory logistics.
5. Study Programmes and Academic Research Centers
● Politecnico di Torino: a multitude of computer science studies (bachelor’s and master’s degrees, PhD) included Data Science & Artificial Intelligence and Embedded Systems (for IoT solutions); ● Università degli Studi di Torino: courses, PhD, and Master on computer science (e.g. Artificial Intelligence, Law, Science and Technology, Sociology and Methodology of Social Research, Urban and Regional Development; ● Università del Piemonte Orientale: with its Science and Technology Innovation Department, Economics and Business, Department of Sciences and Technological Innovation, Humanities Department, offers various courses of undergraduate and postgraduate level, including PHDs, on innovation, business, cultural heritage and tourism.
6. Non-academic Research Centers
● LINKS Foundation, a central node of the Turin research and innovation ecosystem, operates in a consolidated international network with the aim of contributing to technological and socio-economic progress through cutting edge applied research projects; ● Competence Center on Industry 4.0 intends to be a strategic and operative support to the manufacturing enterprises oriented on the digitization of the industrial processes in the per- spective of a Industy 4.0. CIM4.0 aims to contribute decisively, locally and nationally, to the acceleration of the transformation process of a large share of the Italian productive system, focusing on PMI;
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● ISI Fooundation is a private Foundation conducting research rooted in the area of Complex Systems Science and, in particular, in Data Science for Social Impact and Sustainability, Learning and Algorithms for Data Analytics, and Mathematics and Complex Systems.
7. Qualification / Vocational Training
● ITS - ICT, post-graduate school designed to train professional figures with a high technological specialization. Two-year training courses on the following topics: digital strategist, web and mobile app developer, backend system integrator, ICT security specialist, and cloud specialist.
8. Start-up Incubators
The majority of start-ups nowadays are heavily based on digital services and products, some of which rely on Open Data as an important basis. Thus, initiatives that support start-ups are relevant for DEAS: ● I3P is the incubator of Politecnico di Torino. It supports the creation and development of high- tech innovative start-ups with a high growth potential; ● 2i3T is the Business Incubator of University of Turin deals with the economic enhancement of research results carried out in the academic field by promoting and supporting the creation of new companies with a high knowledge content.
9. Services & Products
● Mèmora is a best practice example for the description and cataloguing of the cultural heritage of archives, cultural institutes and museums, the collection of digital objects and their use on the web. It offers a single web interface to access many different informations created and managed with different software programs, overcoming the division between the archival and museum areas, in support of an overall vision of the heritage, ensuring its preservation and usability over time.
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4.4 Veneto (provided by Veneto Regione)
[ not provided by partner ]
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4.5 Grand-Est / Strasbourg, Mulhouse) (provided by Grand-Est)
1. Regional Development Strategy
With more than 5.5 million inhabitants in a vast area of 57,441 km² and a strategic position in the heart of Europe, the Région Grand Est came into being on 1 January 2016 from the merger between Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine. From Strasbourg in the East to Nogent-sur-Seine in the West, the Région Grand Est covers 57,441 km². It has 10 departments : Ardennes, Aube, Bas-Rhin, Haute-Marne, Haut-Rhin, Marne, Meurthe-et- Moselle, Meuse, Moselle and Vosges.
Profoundly European, the Région Grand Est is the only region in France to be bordered by 4 countries: Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland.
Each region is administered by: - The regional council (the regional council draws up its rules of procedure which determine, in particular, the number, powers and mode of operation of the commissions). The competences of the region are mainly centred on: Economical development, innovation, transport, training, the management of high schools. For each of these domains, there is a strategic plan. Alsace department doesn’t have the economic competence.
The Région Grand Est, key player and leader in the economy, has implemented its Be EST strategy to serve business prosperity, employment and the attractiveness of its region through a set of concrete, pragmatic and innovative actions.
Be EST provides a set of ambitious and adapted tools at the service of companies to make the economy of the Greater East a proactive, innovative economy, ready to take up and anticipate the new challenges of the 4th industrial revolution. It is the blueprint that provides the regional line for innovation. It built around 6 Objectives, 7 strategic orientations and 26 priority actions. The 7 orientations are divided as follows: "Industry of the future", "Innovation", "International growth", "Attractiveness", "Territorial synergies", "Effectiveness of public action", "Financial engineering". Boost innovation and economic transition towards the industry 4.0 economy, to become a European leader for Factories of the Future and the bioeconomy sector; Link to website : Be EST
The areas of smart specialization strategy give the region a competitive advantage based on its features. The aim is also to avoid duplication and fragmentation of efforts between European regions. The 6 S3 sectors identified in the Greater East are: ● Materials, process and production technologies, linked to the industry of the future; ● Agro-resources (Agro-food processes, winery, bio-refinery); ● Health (including biotechnologies, medical technologies and medical equipment, health materials and silver economy); ● Sustainable construction; ● Sustainable mobility, logistics and transportation (including aeronautics and the car industry) through the digitalisation of the sector; ● Sustainable water management. https://www.grandest.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/03-07-18-cpresse-ami-regions-transition- industrielle.pdf
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Other ongoing initiatives : Faced with the unprecedented health crisis that is severely affecting the Greater East and particularly the economic sector, the State and the Greater East Region are mobilising to launch an unprecedented recovery plan, "a post-COVID Business Act".
The Business Act Grand Est develops 3 main areas: ● performance and industrial transformation, the first asset of the Greater East, ● the ecological and energy transition which is a strong expectation of citizens and a shared imperative of the European Union, ● digital transformation, a necessary lever of competitiveness for all key sectors in the Greater East. https://www.grandest.fr/un-business-act-grand-est-pour-repenser-leconomie-regionale/
The Grand Est région has decided to respond to the European Commission's call for tenders for the creation of a European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH). The EDIH is a tool at the service of companies with the aim of facilitating the identification and exchanges between solution providers and companies or local authorities wishing to increase their digital skills.
Directly linked to the ambitions of the Business Act Grand Est, the EDIH is a universal counter at the service of the local economy, facilitating contacts and accelerating business. https://www.grandenov.fr/actualites/offreurs-de-solutions-repondez-a-lappel-doffres-commission- europeenne-edih/
2. Regional Digitalization Initiative
• Specific policies : Artificial intelligence
In 2019, the Région Grand Est has launched a regional action plan focused on artificial intelligence to: ● Boost competitiveness of enterprises using artificial intelligence. ● Promote and sustain academic excellence on the topic and foster valorisation of research works. ● Foster development of start-ups from the idea to the first million-euro turnover. ● Develop education and training including through setting up of new diplomas and training centres. ● Guaranty that use of IA will be ethic and inclusive.
This regional plan is open to international cooperation especially with partners coming from Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg. The next step is to set up a virtual institute focused on digital that will integrate other topics as cybersecurity, HPC, IOT, Blockchain.,…… Connexion with other “transition” as the energetic and environmental one will be also a topic trough by example development of activities related to development of Green IT. The funding of the activities of the Institute will be a mix between public (regional, national and European programs) and private funding. https://www.grandest.fr/plan-intelligence-artificielle/
• Specific policies : Infrastructure – High speed internet
To ensure business development and access to digital data, access to the network must be strengthened.
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The objective is to ensure a minimum of 30 Megabits per second broadband in all the points of the region Grand Est in 2023. This project is strongly supported (300 million euros) by the European Bank of Investment (Juncker plan).
The French Very High Speed plan, launched in spring 2013, aims to cover the entire territory in very high speed internet by 2023. The plan represents an investment of 20 billion euros in ten years, shared between the State, local authorities and private operators.
In the Grand Est, the main urban areas (266 municipalities) benefit from private equity investment (about 5% of the Grand Est) and the less dense, peri-urban and rural sectors (i.e. 4,929 municipalities - 95%) are the subject of proactive public policies already implemented for several years on the territory: Rosace and Losange projects carried by the Region in partnership with 9 Departments and Moselle Fiber, carried by a mixed syndicate and initiated by the Moselle Departmental Council . Local stakeholders are required to establish development strategies that are consistent with these digital infrastructure deployment policies.
Between now and 2022, 700 municipalities will benefit from the optical fibre deployed by Rosace. Rosace is a Public Initiative Network (RIP) whose mission is to ensure the design, financing, construction, operation, maintenance and marketing of the fibre optic network in the Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin departments over a 30-year period.
The digital development of territories in THD is a major concern of residents and businesses. This will make the Grand Est an attractive, competitive and innovative region.
If today the main urban areas (266 municipalities) benefit from the deployment of optical fiber thanks to the investment of private operators, the less dense sectors: peri-urban and rural (that is 4,929 municipalities), would remain apart from development digital without strong intervention from communities.
Thanks to the investment of the Grand Est Region, in addition to the private operators, 5132 municipalities will be connected to the THD by 202 https://www.grandest.fr/tres-haut-debit/
• Specific policies: Industry of the future – entreprise 4.0
Since 2016, Region Grand Est implements an ambitious strategy to foster digitalisation of the industry but also the agriculture (Strategic plans industry of the future, farm of the future and craft of the future). More than 600 companies were audited to access their digital maturity and identify actions to be implemented to integrate state of the art technologies adapted to the specific needs of the companies (objective to assist 1000 companies in three years).
Grand E-nov as regional innovation agency has integrated competencies coming from the industry to provide assistance to the implementation of action plans. Specific funding programs dedicated to investment or collaborative projects between technology providers and companies from traditional industrial areas were set up since 2016.
Example of funding program: “Grand Est Compétitivité” : support for the digital transformation project on the organisational, digital and technological levels (diagnosis, advice, financing) https://www.be-est.fr/entreprise-4-0/ https://www.grandest.fr/vos-aides-regionales/grand-est-competitivite/
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• Specific policies: Geo Grand Est
About the data, regional council develop “GeoGrand Est” The State and the Greater East Region have set up a partnership approach for data exchange with public actors in the field of regional planning, called "GeoGrandEst". This dynamic is part of the constitution of the European geographical data infrastructure "INSPIRE". The GeoGrandEst platform thus offers its partners and the public services for searching, viewing, downloading and transforming INSPIRE-compliant data. The approach has 3 main objectives: ● To build and animate a network of actors in the field of geographic information to facilitate the coordination of actions on the territory, the production of harmonized reference data and the sharing of experiences, knowledge and know-how. ● Pooling resources (human, financial and technical) to implement joint projects with a view to achieving economies of scale and optimising and rationalising public expenditure, which will be evaluated . ● Facilitate access to geographical information by all players in the territory and the general public, notably via online tools and services that meet regulatory obligations in terms of geographical information and public data. The objective is that they should all be available there and that access to geographical information should be facilitated for public authorities, territorial actors and citizens https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/organizations/geograndest/ http://www.grand-est.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/geograndest-le-partenariat-pour-l-information- a17286.html
A relevant case is represented by SERTIT , a laboratory of the University of Strasbourg in Alsace, that uses satellites to monitor environment, biodiversity and to evaluate human impact on environment. SERTIT has huge knowledge on big data analysis, data mining. Created with the launch of SPOT-1, the first French EO satellite, SERTIT helps space serve the Earth producing geo-information from space imagery. As a regional, national and European operator, it responds to society’s needs offering solutions in risk management, land planning, natural resource management, the environment and sustainable development. SERTIT intervenes in emergencies thanks to its world renowned rapid mapping service. This service responds to information needs in risk and crisis management during disasters. It is notably involved in the European Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping and the International Charter “Space and Major Disasters”. (source: Smart Space)
The Alsace case is an interesting case of technology/ public policy approach: in fact, noting that the very high rate of coverage of the Alsatian territory cannot be achieved by private operators alone (limited to dense urban areas: Eurométropole de Strasbourg, Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, Communauté d'Agglomération de Colmar, communes of Haguenau, Saint-Louis, Sélestat and Siltzheim), the regional authority resolutely carried the Very High speed internet (VHSI) Project, together with the local authorities of Haut Rhin and Bas Rhin. This ambitious objective was translated on 30 March 2012 by the adoption of the Territorial Master Plan for Digital Development (SDTAN), which aims to define an operational framework to be reached in terms of digital coverage of the region, to encourage the deployment oVHSI, in addition to investments by private operators, to lay down guidelines on the public actions to be taken to avoid the digital divide. Digital development has been a strategic objective for the Alsace Regional council for several years in terms of regional development, notably with the creation in 2004 of the Alsace Connexia broadband network. The implementation of the high speed internet will result in a unique technology for all the communes of Alsace where the Region will allow the implementation of fiber optics to the inhabitant / company (FTTH). Thus, thanks to a symmetrical and guaranteed flow of at least 100 Mbit / s, inhabitants and companies will gain access to new digital spaces, teleworking, cloud computing, new home
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automation services (surveillance, assistance to people ... ), As well as high-definition television, video- on-demand or online games. This optical fiber is also essential for the advent of mobile THD (4G network), to connect the different antennas together. Faced with the risk of a digital divide, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has decided to support the “Plan France Very High Speed Internet” program. By 2022, more than 370,000 households, public facilities and businesses, mainly located in rural areas, will be connected to fiber optics throughout Alsace. In Alsace, EIB financing is part of the Investment Plan for Europe ("Juncker Plan"), which aims to boost investment and stimulate growth and creation, Jobs in the territories.
Located at the heart of the Grand Est region of eastern France, partner of French Fab, the BE 4.0 Industries du Futur exhibition takes place at Mulhouse, a Territoires d’Industrie approved conurbation.
As the leading French region with regard to industrial investments (automotive, energy, agrifoods, etc.), the Grand Est is the benchmark for Advanced Manufacturing.
Located where French, German (Industry 4.0) and Swiss (Industry 2025) strategies meet, BE 4.0 is business-orientated and brings together industry leaders, expert businesses and start-ups to give you the opportunity to discover technological solutions, new products, innovations, etc.
Born out of a desire by industrialists in the Mulhouse region to drive the industry of the future forwards, BE 4.0 has not stopped growing and is holding its 6th edition in 2020. In the trade show, companies, universities, competitive clusters and institutions come together to present solutions which "boost" the transformation to industry 4.0 in terms of: ● Support & Financing ● Skills, training & innovative management ● Data & artificial intelligence ● Energy & Sustainable production ● IoT: connected objects & networks ● Digital ● Customer relationships & new economic and social models ● Supply Chain ● Advanced production technologies
5 trinational plenary conferences, genuine feedback and franco-german perspectives to inspire your future business over 2 days. These are led by franco-german journalists and simultaneously translated into French and English, numerous meet-ups (conferences, master classes, workshops. etc.) offered by exhibitors for you to discover their expertise, learn about new products, share your experiences, etc. pitches by start-ups, drivers of innovation for the industry of tomorrow. https://www.industriesdufutur.eu/EN/fair/business-exchanges-innovation.html
3. Regional Digital Benchmark
We have some studies or data information at regional level about digitalization and we can find some indicators. You will find below references and a sample of indicators:
Network penetration: ● fixed broadband penetration per household ● mobile broadband penetration
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● 3G 4G 5G penetration Source: Ceser – “Regional Economic, Social and Environmental Council” - The Regional Council consults the CESER for their opinion, representing the socio-economic components of the region. https://www.ceser-grandest.fr/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/avis_numerique_adopte.pdf
Network penetration ● internet connexion
Arcep - The Arcep is an Independent Administrative Authority (IAA). It regulates the electronic communications and postal sectors on behalf of the State, but in complete independence from the political authorities and economic players. https://www.arcep.fr/larcep/nos-missions.html https://cartefibre.arcep.fr/index.html?lng=3&lat=47.556878552570254&zoom=5.2992080183872785 &mode=normal&legende=true&filter=true&trimestre=2020T1
● internet, mobile networks / coverage https://www.ariase.com/couverture/grand-est
We could have more information about digitalization indicator but at national level with some sources like : INSEE, STATISTA, ARCEP ● Mobile phone penetration ● PC population penetration ● Mobile cellular network coverage ● Broadband speed (Peak Mbps, Average Mbps) ● Percentage of individuals using the internet …
Employees in digitale sector Source: le secteur du numérique, juin 2017 - Oref
4. Sectoral Cluster Initiatives
Six competitiveness clusters are active in Région Grand Est and are focused on materials and processes (Matéralia), health and medtechs (Biovalley France), Construction and Energy (Fibres-Energivie), water (HYDREOS), mobility (PVF) and bio-resources (IAR). They are based on a triple helix structure combining enterprises, RTD performers and TTOs and regional stakeholders. Most of them have
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contacts and collaboration at international levels in trans-regional areas (Upper-Rhine, Grande Région (Saarland, Luxembourg, Belgium) and depending the topics at a worldwide level. The regional clusters: textiles with Textile Alsace, agrofood and agriculture with ARIA, housing with PLAB and ICT with Rhénatic, aeronautic with Aériades and media and digitalisation with Cinestic. Clusters concerned about Alpine Space area and about the 3 thematic (environment, touris and mobilty), are based locally in Alsace territory, more precisely :
Rhénatic https://www.rhenatic.eu/
Fibre Energivie http://www.fibres-energivie.eu/
Pôle Véhicule du futur https://www.vehiculedufutur.com/
5. Study Programmes and Academic Research Centers
UNISTRA located in Strasbourg and UHA located in Mulhouse and the two main universities in Alsace department.
Since 2010-2011, the student population at the University of Strasbourg has been constantly increasing: 46 627 students enrolled with us for the academic year 2014-2015, among which 6178 freshmen. http://www.unistra.fr/index.php?id=21708
Some examples:
● “Chaire industrielle sciences des données et IA » The University of Strasbourg is the only one in France to create an industrial chair in Data Science and Artificial IntelligenceThe University of Strasbourg is the only one in France to create an industrial chair in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence https://fondation.unistra.fr/projet/big-data-ia/
● « ICUBE » ICube UMR 7357 - Engineering, Computer and Imaging Sciences Laboratory https://icube.unistra.fr/en/the-structure-of-icube/ Platforms : Regional Image processing and remote sensing service platform (SERTIT) - CTAI https://icube.unistra.fr/uploads/media/ORGA-Global-012020-EN.pdf
● CNRS The National Centre for Scientific Research is one of the world's leading research institutions. To meet the major challenges of today and tomorrow, its scientists explore life, matter, the Universe and the functioning of human societies. Internationally recognized for the excellence of its scientific work, the CNRS is a reference both in the world of research and development and for the general public. http://www.cnrs.fr/fr/le-cnrs/
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Born out of industrial and scientific needs, the University of Upper Alsace (UHA) is a highly professional university which has made its cross-border environment (Switzerland and Germany) a major asset. The UHA is present on 5 campuses in Mulhouse and Colmar. It welcomes more than 9000 students in more than 200 training courses and 13 research laboratories and 3 branches. In order to better show the specificities of Mulhouse research, the University of Haute-Alsace has grouped its laboratories into 3 research fields: Chemistry, Functional Materials & Environment, Interculturality: Humanities, Societies, Sustainable Economies, Intelligent Systems, Digital, Process and Advanced Textiles.
Risk Management and Environment Laboratory | ERM, Institute for Research in Computer Science, Mathematics, Automation and Signal | IRIMAS, Vine Biotechnology and Environment Laboratory | LVBE. http://www.uha.fr/luha/
● IRIMAS The Institute for Research in Computer Science, Mathematics, Automation and Signal Processing (IRIMAS) is a host team (EA 7499) of the University of Haute-Alsace (UHA). This interdisciplinary institute brings together all research work related to the disciplines of mathematics, computer science, electronics, electrical engineering, automation and signal and image processing at the University of Upper Alsace. https://www.irimas.uha.fr/
INSA Strasbourg is a public scientific, cultural and professional establishment (EPSCP). The School, whose origins go back to 1875, joined the INSA Group in 2003. A “Grande École” specializing in engineering and architecture under the control of the Ministry in charge of Higher Education and Research, its engineering courses are accredited by the engineering qualifications accreditation committee (CTI) while the architecture course is accredited by the cultural, scientific and technical committee of the Ministry of Culture. http://www.insa-strasbourg.fr/en/insa-strasbourg-3/?menu=about-insa-strasbourg
● Master's degree in Imaging, Robotics, Engineering for Living Systems http://www.insa-strasbourg.fr/en/insa-strasbourg-3/?menu=about-insa-strasbourg
CNAM: The Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (Cnam) is a major public establishment of the State, of a scientific, cultural and professional nature. Placed under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, it fulfils three fundamental missions: lifelong training, technological research and innovation, the dissemination of scientific and technical culture. https://www.cnam-grandest.fr/le-cnam/presentation ● computer engineer, information systems’s degree
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6. Non-academic Research Centers
Some private companies applied studies: Systancia : cybersecurity Transchain: blockchain
7. Qualification / Vocational Training
Ecole Simplon Simplon.co is a major player in the implementation of inclusive and solidarity-based digital training in France and abroad. Trained more than 7,180 trainees in the digital sector since 2013. https://en.simplon.co/
Simplon is present in the East of France and has been offering training courses in Data and Artificial Intelligence since 2020. Supported by the Grand Est Region, 3 Microsoft Data IA schools powered by Simplon are being set up in Nancy, and soon in Strasbourg and Reims. The training offer in the Grand Est region also covers "discovery" and "technical" courses thanks to the strong partnerships forged with key local players: IRFA Est in Mulhouse, the CCI Ardennes in Charleville-Mézières and ALAJI in Metz. https://grandest.simplon.co/#grand
8. Start-up Incubators
Based on Alsace Department, there a 2 major actors incubators not specific to data economy but related to digital fields.
● SEMIA is the main regional network experimented (17 years of experience) of Incubators in Alsace and in Grand Est Region. In Alsace SEMIA is a incubator shared between universities, scientific institutions and economic organisations, and is supported by all regional public authorities. Since 1999, SEMIA has been a major player in discovering and supporting innovative business projects. With branches in Strasbourg, Mulhouse and Colmar, SEMIA supports a growing number of innovative projects both coming out of higher education and started by individual entrepreneurs. Serving the innovative individuals behind new business projects, SEMIA’s teams help foster innovation in all its forms. This can be driving new products and services, or new technologies, or even new organisational strategies. Our support programme, the Startup Academy, focuses on creating value, developing an economic model and building your team, helping reduce the time it takes from creating a concept to launching a business. The Starter Class sessions include experts and SEMIA Club community members (SEMIA alumni). This programme helps prepare a start-up to join our incubator. SEMIA is officially recognised as an Excellent Incubator by the Grand Est region, and the start- ups we help can take advantage of the region’s Start-up Grant, (representing between 30 000 and 100 000 euros). SEMIA is also recognised by the Ministry of Research, who have supported the programme since its inception. http://www.startup-semia.com/en/semia-en/
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• Village by CA Supported by Crédit Agricole's Regional Banks, the Villages boost local economies through their local support for innovation. Linked together, they multiply business opportunities for all stakeholders. Since 2014, they have been bringing together start-ups and partner companies to accelerate innovation and business through a unique network present throughout France and internationally. 360° support (master classes, conferences, network of experts, exceptional spaces to receive clients and investors, networking with major groups, alumni network). "We enable partner companies to implement their digital transformation by cooperating with our start-ups to experiment new innovative working methods. » https://www.facebook.com/LeVillageByCAAlsaceVosges/?ref=bookmarks https://www.levillagebyca.com/
• TUBA Our ambition: to help you co-construct the intelligent city, the city of tomorrow, by supporting your ideas and your projects, designed by the territory and for the territory. This is how Tubà Mulhouse was born: an association bringing together the local authority, major groups and all those involved in support, who see it as an effective tool for validating ideas and projects. https://www.tuba-mulhouse.fr/concept/notre-vision
• KMO Mulhouse KMØ is an ecosystem dedicated to the digital transformation of the industry. It promotes collaborations and boosts the attractiveness of the region. It brings together : Industrial companies Providers in the digital world Training courses Startups The experimental laboratory Company networks The KMØ ecosystem concentrates knowledge and know-how. It is a place for sharing. It makes resources available, provokes exchanges and boosts creativity.
A unique concept in France that promotes B to B, the creation / takeover of companies, and supports the digital transformation. Creation of startups. Product development via new technologies, Access to digital training, Connecting industries / digital companies / students / startups.
https://www.km0.info/a-propos/
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9. Cooperation projects
H2020 – SWAFS project: DIGIT RRI. It is a Coordination and Support Action (CSA) led by the Austrian Institute of Technologies (AIT). The objective is to integrate Responsible Research and Innovation in the design of the next regional policies in Grand Est, Styria (Austria), Varmland (Sweden). On of main issues of RRI is focused on Open Data.
INTERREG Alpine Space projects: SMART SPACE focused on digitalisation of SMEs from traditional industries and Circular 4.0 focused on digitalisation of stakeholder involved in circular economy.
EEN (Cosme and H2020) projects: Grand E-nov is member of the EASTERN France Consortium.
10. Services & Products
The main Services developed by the Grand Est Region using a lot Open Data sources, is the FLUO application, focus on Mobility. But due to the Covid19, the previous Communication Campaign has been postponed. In the focus of Tourism, The Region Tourism Agency ART has lunched on public order do to exploit all the different type of Data OD or OLD collected by the different actors; this public tender must be attribute in déc 2020.
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4.6 Region Aura / Grand Lyon (provided by TUBÀ)
1. Local Context / Background 1. a) Grand Lyon Metropole, an innovative institution. In order to provide quality content to this report and to DEAS project, it is important to mention the specificity of the metropolitan area of Lyon, located in the region AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES (AURA): Grand Lyon Metropole was created on January 1st 2015 as a “one-of-a-king regional government” owing to its authority in various fields (social, urban planning, economic, environment, mobility, tourism, energies, culture). The Grand Lyon Metropole is a unique political project or rather an innovative institution which combines the services of the former “Communauté Urbaine de Lyon” (59 cities around Lyon) with the services of the “Conseil général du Rhône” (the “departement”). Also, the municipality of Lyon (Ville de Lyon) is another political institution which can share some political roadmap with the Metropole depending on the fields. Regarding mobility and environment, it is mainly the Metropole which is responsible for core competencies. Regarding tourism, both the Metropole and the City share the jurisdictions. As a local organization, TUBÀ is « regulated » by the metropolitan strategies even if the Region AURA can be a partner for specific projects (eg. Challenge Mob’Up in 2016). The regional strategy (of AURA region) about the data economy will not be developed in detail in this report either into DEAS global project for practical reasons concerning the project manager and TUBÀ’s team : lack of knowledge about the regional strategy and lack of current contacts with the Region.
b) 2019-2022: a particular political context for Lyon It is also important to mention into this report that the period 2020-2021 is and will be very particular. This year was the election of a new executive Committee and President of the Metropole and also a new City Mayor. “Europe Ecologie Les Verts” (the Greens) won both elections. Consequently, the smart city agenda that was developed since 2012 by the Metropole (left party then « En Marche ») and that TUBÀ was following since 2014, can be modified or completely changed in the next weeks/months. We can’t at this time of the report writing period (july 2021) provide to DEAS partners a clear digital agenda for Lyon for the next 6 years. We will thus focus on the former agenda named “co-smart city”. Last but not least, 2021 will be the year of the Regional election.
2. Grand Lyon Smart City Strategy (2012-2020)
Along with local stakeholders and residents, Grand Lyon Metropole provided leverage for innovation and creative force in the metropolitan area to:
• meet urban challenges, • support new urban practices, • create a Lyon lifestyle.
Lyon Smart City was since 2015 a transversal approach to the various businesses of Grand Lyon Metropole that uses transformation of the city to produce innovation. The final goal was to create economic, social and societal value for the metropolitan area by bringing together all territorial players. The approach was focus on the “working together” model: - methods based on open innovation to build new urban services with the help of users, - an agile approach that includes and anticipates digital evolution, - robust public-private-citizen co-productions that encourage innovation and experimentation
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Two projects were born from this metropolitan strategy to animate and promote the “co- construction”: the platform Data Grand Lyon to promote open data and the third-place TUBÀ to raise awareness about digital transformation
- The metropolitan platform follows the national agenda about open data: https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/ - All researches about data and digital transformation in Lyon are shared on this media: https://www.millenaire3.com/tag/donnee-data
3. Projects and services overview related to DEAS topics
MOBILITY
Optimod (2012-2015) : The idea behind Optimod'Lyon was to experiment and validate new services to improve the mobility of residents, travellers and freight in the urban environment by optimizing the use of transport infrastructures.
Platform Data: the open data are used by international app like Transit, City Mapper, Here or local map like Onlymoov (trip optimization, CO2 impact,..). The use cases helped the Metropole to establish
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the regulation framework : https://data.grandlyon.com/articles/licence-de-reutilisation-des- donnees-dinteret-general-la-donnee-au-service-du-citoyen
ENVIRONMENT
Smarter Together (https://www.smarter-together.eu/): international cooperation about data about energy consumption and production in Confluence district. The result is the Confluence Monitoring System.
bIoTope : international cooperation about air quality and other environmental issues.
Lyon Living Lab Energy : local cooperation (public private) about energy consumption, self data, thermal renovation of building
Météo du Souffle : local cooperation about environment and healt.
TOURISM Regarding tourism, there is no relevant project to mention except the fact that the Plateform Data is sharing some data set from APIDAE* (the open data platform for tourism) https://www.apidae- tourisme.com/
4. Regional Digital Agenda – 2017-2021
As mentioned previously, only a quick overview of the regional digital agenda can be done. It’s important to mention that in february 2017, the elected representatives of the Region AURA launched their strategy of the « european silicon valley » focus on 3 goals : - To connect 100% of the territory - To create jobs - To create services
To achieve the 3 goals, the region is working together with their local partners (clusters and agencies), the 12 « département » (Ain, Allier, Ardèche, Cantal, Drôme, Isère, Loire, Haute Loire, Puy de Dôme, Rhône, Savoie, Haute-Savoie), the Grand Lyon Metropole, the private companies, the citizens, the European Union and some international partnerships.
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In 2016, TUBÀ created the « Mob Up Challenge » with the help of the digital service of the Region to resolve 4 local issues about mobility and tourism (in Chambery, Alpes D’Huez, Massif Sancy, Evian). 4 prototypes of digital services were developed and tested on the fields. TUBÀ will use this specific knowledge and experiences with OD and start up to manage its pilot into DEAS.
5. Main clusters and specific programs related to DEAS topics
DIGITAL LEAGUE: the cluster of companies working in the digital industry, 500 members. TENNERDIS : the cluster of companies working in the environmental & energy industry. CARA: former LUTB, cluster of companies working in the mobility industry IFFSTAR: French institute dedicated to transport, city management and network. They are contributing to the sustainable development of the society. IRT SYSTEM X : founded in 2012 under the “Investing for the Future” (PIA) program, the Institute for Technological Research (IRT) SystemX positions itself as an accelerator for the digital transformation of industry, services and territories. APIDAE* : the first regional network dedicated to IT and tourism, they recently created new status (from association to “cooperative”) to develop their activities. APIDAE can provide data sets to DEAS’s project according to the needs of partners and objectives
6. Academic network related to DEAS topics
Labex IMU : This urban laboratory is made of 560 researchers, 34 academic laboratories (LIRIS, LAET,…) and 31 different fields dedicated to the organization of the academic work, the collaboration, the enhancement of the work and the developpent of international cooperation. The version 2 of the project IMU will be carried out until 2025. https://imu.universite-lyon.fr/recherche/actions-de-recherche-2/domaines-dinvestigation/ville- numerique-donnees/
INSA LYON EM LYON UNIVERSITÉ LYON 2 EPITECH DIGITAL CAMPUS ….
7. Start-up/projects Incubators related to DEAS topics
TUBÀ : a third place located in the heart of the city, dedicated to the « city of tomorrow » (a mix of incubator, program and innovation agency) RhôneAlpia : social innovation incubator and program Bel Air Camp : incubator for the « industry of tomorrow » La Ruche Industrielle: program for the industry 4.0 H7 : start up incubator located in Confluence district Cent Sept : social innovation incubator
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4.7 Slovenia / Ljubljana (provided by TPLJ)
1. Development Strategies
The Slovenian Development Strategy 2030 (available here) represents the state’s core development framework. It’s primary objective is to provide a high quality of life for all. The strategic orientations for achieving this objective are an inclusive, healthy, safe and responsible society, learning for and through life, a highly productive economy that creates added value for all, well-preserved natural environment, and high level of cooperation, competence and governance efficiency. These five strategic orientations for achieving the primary objectives will be implemented through operations in various and interdependent areas, which are reflected in the Strategy’s 12 development goals. Each goal is also linked to the sustainable development goals set out in the 2030 Agenda.
Linking of Slovenia’s development goals with strategic orientations
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Digital Slovenia 2020 strategy, Slovenian Industrial Policy and Research and Innovation Strategy of Slovenia are the three key sectoral strategies with guidelines for the creation of an innovative knowledge society.
The purpose of the Slovenian Industrial Policy (available here in Slovenian) is to set the priorities for the development of industry and the economy for the period of the financial perspective 2014‐2020. SIP sets directives that already contain a range of measures intended to increase the competitiveness in the business environment, to strengthen entrepreneurship and the innovative capability of the economy, to respond effectively to social challenges, as well as activities for the sustainable development of industry. It identifies challenges and policy directions towards perspective industrial and technological sectors in priority technology areas of green technologies and sustainable mobility, among others.
One of the measures of the chapter of Information infrastructure supporting innovation system as set in the Research and Innovation Strategy of Slovenia 2011-2020 (available here) is free access to research data from public funding. Free access to raw data from public funding via Internet, also free of charges, improves and increases knowledge and information transfer, increases efficiency of research work, and enhances the return of the public funding for research and development.
Digital Slovenia 2020 (available here) is the development strategy for the information society until 2020. The strategy covers all areas of life and development: public services, entrepreneurship, households and education. The strategy envisages measures aimed at eliminating the greatest development gaps in order to accelerate the development of digital entrepreneurship, digital infrastructure, and an inclusive information society, increase the competitiveness of the ICT industry, achieve overall digitalisation, construct broadband infrastructure, and improve cybersecurity. The measures in the following priority fields were foreseen in order to promote the development of the information society in Slovenia until 2020: broadband and other electronic communications infrastructure, innovative data-driven services, digital entrepreneurship, cyber security, inclusive information society. In innovative data-driven services the strategy sets the establishment of a stimulating development environment for data-driven economy (interoperability, data protection, consumer protection, network safety, intellectual property, regulative stability, establishment of trust of consumers in data technologies) by adapting the legal framework and development policies, encourage data-driven innovations, use open standards and treat personal data protection in a balanced manner in the public sector and economy. As part of promotion of internet for the development of society and economy, one of the topics of investments is promotion of opening and re-use of data of the public and research sectors, development of e-services targeting user needs.
Slovenian Smart Specialisation Strategy (S4, available here) is an operational plan facilitating the shift to high-productivity economy. It identifies nine priority domains divided in three pillars: • Digital: smart cities and communities, smart buildings and home; • Circular: networks for the transition to a circular economy, sustainable food, sustainable tourism; • (S)Industry 4.0: factories of the future, health-medicine, mobility, materials as products. • Each priority domain has its Strategic Research and Innovation Partnership (SRIP), which is a long-term partnership between all 4-helix actors to pool investment and intellectual potentials of Slovenian stakeholders, and help the stakeholders set up a comprehensive innovation ecosystem with the aim of entering global markets and improving the position in S4 priority areas.
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2. Slovenian Digital Coalition, Digital Innovation Hubs, Intelligent Cities Challenge
The Slovenian Digital Coalition intends to harmonize the digital transformation of Slovenia adopted in the Digital Slovenia 2020 strategic framework, in collaboration with stakeholders from trade and industry, research and development, civil society and the public sector. It is focused on attaining cross- sector multiplier impact that accelerates the development of the digital society and exploits the opportunities for the development of ICT and the internet. EC-JRC’s Digital Innovation Hubs catalogue has 10 entries from Slovenia (all fully operational DIHs): DIH Slovenia, HPC5, Healthday.si, DIH@JSI, 4PDIH, DigiTech SI-East, DIH UM, DIH STP, Smart Manufacturing DIH, DIH Agrifood. The 100 Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) an initiative that enables interested and ambitious EU cities to receive high quality and tailored guidance, expert support and capability building tools, to drive priority policy goals and the uptake of advanced technologies to accelerate digital transition and maturity. In 2020 call, two consortia of Slovenian municipalities were included in the selection: 1. Association of Municipalities and Towns of Slovenia (consortium covering Ajdovščina, Črna na Koroškem, Grosuplje, Kanal ob Soči, Kočevje, Laško, Logatec, Ravne, Slovenske Konjice, Škofja Loka, Municipality of Škofljica, and Vojnik) and 2. Ljubljana (consortium SiMOS, covering Municipality of Ljubljana, Municipality of Celje, Municipality of Koper, Municipality of Kranj, Municipality of Maribor, Municipality of Murska Sobota, Municipality of Nova Gorica, Municipality of Novo mesto, Municipality of Ptuj, Municipality of Slovenj Gradec and Municipality of Velenje)
3. Digital Benchmark
The DESI country profile of Slovenia combine quantitative evidence from the DESI indicators across the five dimensions of the DESI index with country-specific policy insights and best practices.
4. Sectoral Cluster Initiatives
Each of the nine S4 priority domains witnessed an establishment of one SRIP following a bottom-up initiative recognising the need for cooperation and integration. The following SRIPs are of interest for the DEAS project:
• SRIP Circular Economy • SRIP Factories of the Future • SRIP Health-Medicine • SRIP Mobility • SRIP Smart Cities and Communities • SRIP Sustainable Tourism
ICT Horizontal Network offers horizontal support to all nine SRIPs.
5. Study Programmes and Academic Research Centers
University of Ljubljana offers several programmes on all academic levels: • Bachelor: Computer and Information Science (Faculty of Computer and Information Science), Computer Science and Mathematics (Faculty of Computer and Information Science and Faculty of Mathematics and Physics), Administrative Informatics (Faculty of Computer and
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Information Science and Faculty of Public Administration), Geodesy and Geoinformation (Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering), Electrical Engineering incl. ICT (Faculty of Electrical Engineering), Social Informatics (Faculty of Social Science), Library Science, Information Studies and Publishing Studies (Faculty of Arts), • Master: Computer and Information Science (Faculty of Computer and Information Science), Computer Science and Mathematics (Faculty of Computer and Information Science and Faculty of Mathematics and Physics), Computer Science Education (Faculty of Computer and Information Science and Faculty of Education), Library Science, Information Studies and Publishing Studies (Faculty of Arts), Social Informatics (Faculty of Social Science), Business Informatics (Faculty of Economics), Geodesy and Geoinformation (Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering) • Doctoral: Computer and Information Science (Faculty of Computer and Information Science)
University of Maribor also has programmes on all academic levels: • Bachelor: Information and Communication Technologies, Computer Science and Information Technologies (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science), • Master: Information and Communication Technologies, Computer Science and Information Technologies (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science), Computer Science Education (Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics) • Doctoral: Computer and Information Science (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
University of Primorska has several programmes: • Bachelor: Bioinformatics, Computer and Information Science (Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies) • Master: Computer and Information Science, Data Science (Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies) • Doctoral: Computer and Information Science (Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies)
Faculty of Information Studies Novo mesto is an independent higher education organisation specialised in information and computer science: • Bachelor: Informatics in Contemporary Society, Computer Science and Web Technologies • Master: Informatics in Contemporary Society, Computer Science and Web Technologies • Doctoral: Information Society
Bachelor level education is offered also by the following independent organisations: Alma Mater Europea (web and information technologies) and Faculty of Commercial and Business Studies (business informatics)
Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School offers master and doctoral programmes in information and communication technologies.
Vocational education in information science is offered by 15 organisations all around Slovenia.
6. Non-academic Research Centers
The Jožef Stefan Institute is the leading Slovenian research organisation. It is responsible for a broad spectrum of basic and applied research in the fields of natural sciences and technology. The staff of around 960 specialize in research in physics, chemistry and biochemistry, electronics and information
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science, nuclear technology, energy utilization and environmental science. Its Department of Electronics and Information Technologies has 9 laboratories and centres.
7. Qualification / Vocational Training
Vocational education in information science is offered by 15 vocational colleges all around Slovenia.
National Vocational Qualifications in the field of computer and data science: • Applications and databases specialist • Communication systems administrator • Computer systems and networks specialist • Information systems administrator • Programmer • Software maintainer • Web page designer
8. Start-up Incubators
Technology Park Ljubljana is the leading national stakeholder in the innovation ecosystem. Among may other roles, it is also the initiator of the programme Start:up Slovenia. Other incubators in Slovenia include:
• ABC Accelerator • BSC Kranj • Erudio Hub Ljubljana • Inkubator Gea College • Inkubator Savinjske regije • Inkubator Sežana • Katapult Trbovlje • Ljubljanski univerzitetni inkubator • Mladi podjetnik Ljubljana • Podjetniški inkubator Bela Krajina • Podjetniški inkubator Kočevje • Pomurski tehnološki park • Primorski tehnološki park • Regionalni center za razvoj Zagorje ob Savi • RRA Koroška • Saša Inkubator • Štajerski tehnološki park • Tovarna podjemov Maribor • Vrelec Rogaška Slatina • Znanje Postojna
9. Cooperation projects
• UNESCO International Artificial Intelligence Research Centre: The purpose of the centre is to establish an open and transparent environment that will provide stakeholders worldwide not only with research and discussions in the field of artificial intelligence but also with public and political support in the preparation of artificial intelligence-related guidelines and action plans.
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• HPC5.eu (High Performance and Cloud Computing Cross-Border Competence Consortium) provides businesses, researchers, and universities with advanced HPC and cloud computing services to encourage, facilitate and enhance research and innovation in vertical niches that generate high social and economic value.
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4.8 Baden Württemberg / City of Konstanz (provided by BWcon)
1. Regional Development Strategy
Baden-Württemberg’s innovation strategy is called “Innovative strength ensures competitiveness” (February 2020) and it sums up the conception of economic growth in southwestern Germany: In order to keep Baden-Württemberg’s leading position as innovative region in Germany and in Europe, the region concentrates on the investment of the following areas of future economic growth:
• Digitalization, Artificial Intelligence, and Industry 4.0 (www.wirtschaft-digital-bw.de) • Sustainable Mobility (Strategiedialog Automobilwirtschaft) • Health Management (Forum Gesundheitsstandort Baden-Württemberg) • Ressource efficiency and energy transition in the field of green, circular economy • Sustainable Bioeconomy
As the first state of the Federal Republic of Germany, Baden-Württemberg sets up an interdisciplinary innovation laboratory to support quick and effective breakthroughs of innovations in prioritized areas.
Based on Baden-Württemberg´s innovation strategy, the ability of small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) to innovate needs to be strengthened. Among other things, the EU funds are used to further expand the research infrastructure at universities and business-related institutes and they are used to improve the structures of technology transfer from science to SMEs in the country. 2. Regional Digitalization Initiative
Baden-Württemberg (BW) does not digitize only since yesterday. To ensure the prosperity of tomorrow’s digital age, numerous innovation projects regarding digitalization have been launched in the country in recent years. Some examples are: the "Test field for autonomous driving". It tests new services in the field of autonomous driving, Research Center “Cyber Valley” which bundles the strengths of science and economy in a confined space, the innovation network "Allianz Industrie 4.0 BadenWürttemberg", that accompanies medium-sized enterprises towards Industry 4.0 are only some of the various methods to establish and promote the regional digitalization.
Best-Practice Cases in BW regarding Open Data within mobility:
https://www.mobidata-bw.de/ In addition to data from the state of Baden-Württemberg, MobiData BW also incorporates information from municipal and regional partners, from public transport and from private mobility service providers. The aim is to contribute to better, more sustainable mobility with digital innovations. With the free usability of its services, such as the MobiData BW routing service, they want to bring data into the application. MobiData BW follows the "Work in Progress" principle and sees itself as a platform for an open innovation process. The data basis offered here is to continue to grow, new applications of MobiData BW are to be developed in dialogue.
https://stadtnavi.de/ The project for clean air, funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, has enabled the development of a mobile web platform that has the potential to navigate from A to B
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quickly, in an environmentally friendly way and completely anonymously. Compared to large, international applications, stadtnavi has unbeatable advantages: • from the region for the region, it offers regional information, for example about free parking spaces • all data is stored anonymously and securely in accordance with European data protection law • intermodal routing, i.e. data is recorded, collected, networked and made available in real time • navigation according to environmental aspects, i.e. how to get from A to B in the fastest and most environmentally friendly way The model project is still in its infancy in some areas. The release will take place at the end of funding and does not yet claim to be complete, but is intended to inspire and generate imitators.
https://offenedaten-konstanz.de/dataset/gesamtnutzung-fahrrad-mietsystem: Statistical data on the use of the bicycle rental system of Stadtwerke Konstanz. In addition to konrad (Konstanz+Rad), which was launched in May 2018, the data of the offer for transport bikes from TINK has been available since August 2018. How is the bicycle offer used? Is there really less cycling in winter than in summer? The data set shows the actual use of the bicycle rental system of the Stadtwerke Konstanz.
3. Regional Digital Benchmark
The “D21 Digital Index 2019/2020” study provides an annually comprehensive overview of the situation in digital society. It measures the degree of digitalization of the German population and shows how people are adapting technological progresses in their private and professional lives. The following topics are relevant:
• Digital competences of professionals • Internet use in households • Integration of digital technologies in enterprises • Attitude to digital work
4. Sectoral Cluster Initiatives
bwcon provides the so called Special Interest Groups (SIGs) in various subject areas. The aim of these working groups is the intensive, content-related exchange about a special work area, a stronger networking of the members and the initiation of cooperation. These SIGs give participants the opportunity to discuss and to work on specific issues together. Some of them stand out for their relevance to DEAS:
• SIG Big Data referring to the use of large amounts of data • SIG Cloud Computing referring to the effective use of IT • SIG Mobility / SatNav referring to the topic of mobility and logistics
5. Study Programmes and Academic Research Centers
• Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg various study programmes of Computer Science and Embedded System Engineering
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• Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen Wilhelm-Schickard-Institut für Informatik various study programmes of Computer Science with focusses on Media, Bioinformatics, Cognitive Informatics and Machine Learning • Institut für Strateg. Innovation & Technologiemanagement Hochschule Konstanz (HTWG) various study programmes of Information Technology with focusses on Applied Science, Automotive technology, Health Informatics, Business Information Technology and Systems Engeneering • Hochschule Heilbronn Fakultät Wirtschaft und Verkehr various study programmes of Information Management and Data Science and Passenger Traffic 6. Non-academic Research Centers
• Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionstechnik und Automatisierung IPA focussing on Artificial Intelligence and Open Data • bwcon research gGmbH Applied Research focussing on Mobility, Healthcare, Energy and Production
7. Start-up Incubators
A lot of start-ups focus their business concept on digital services and products; for some of them Open Data is the basic for their business model. Initiatives that support start-ups are relevant for DEAS, like the following:
• M.Tech Accelerator based in Stuttgart, amongst others partner of Porsche, Dekra, Deutsche Bank, Bosch, bwcon; • BadenCampus based in Breisach am Rhein, supported by the Ministry of Economics, Labour and Housing; • InvestHorizon Accelerator funded with support of the European Commission, focussing on deep tech start-ups; • Smart Green Accelerator based in Freiburg, working towards a green and transparent work culture; • Up2b.io Accelerator based in Heidelberg, focussed on digitalization. • Digital Hub-Netzwerk Baden-Württemberg
8. Cooperation projects
Bwcon organized/organizes various cooperative projects with intersections and relevance for DEAS:
• Move BW / MobiData Open Data as the key to new mobility: Providing a data network for mobility • MobiGoIn sustainable, smart and safe mobility in metropolitan areas, achieved through the implementation of solutions and systems for intelligent and cooperative transport • IoT Sorrir pursues a holistic approach to achieve resilience for IoT applications based on its own development process, a library of resilience mechanisms and an equally resilient execution environment • Circular 4.0 The main objective of the CIRCULAR4.0 project is to strengthen digitalization processes by SMEs • Cloud Mall Creation of a comprehensive cloud and platform ecosystem of providers and users
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9. Services & Products
• NVBW (Nahverkehrsgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg GmbH) – EFA BW EFA-BW - this abbreviation stands for the state-wide electronic timetable information of Baden-Württemberg, which has been offered by the NVBW since 1997. The electronic timetable information has been a door-to-door information service for Baden-Württemberg and neighbouring regions for many years. It offers passengers the best conditions to inform themselves about multimodal connections and fares and to plan their journey optimally. The system is also connected to a platform for recording and managing public transport disruption reports. EFA-BW offers various interfaces and also serves as a basis for timetable information systems operated by transport companies and associations on their own. The NVBW collects and integrates timetable and geodata of public transport in Baden- Württemberg and neighbouring regions via different interfaces in a data pool and enables the exchange with other data pools on regional and supra-regional level. The NBIW is responsible for the qualification and integration of destination and real-time timetable data for use in timetable information, fare and accounting systems in Baden-Württemberg and Switzerland.
10. Citizen Initiatives
• OK Lab Stuttgart (Code for Germany) a group of volunteers who are interested in Open Data, Free and Open Software and Open Government. The OK Lab works locally to improve the transparency of the state and administrations, initiates projects for public participation and seeks an exchange with the administrations in order to find joint solutions to the challenges in Baden-Württemberg.
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5. Summary and Interpretation
In looking through the collected materials in this report some conclusions might be drawn. Generally, on all three geographic levels that have been covered – EU, Alpine Space, 8 DEAS regions – there seems to be a very well-established awareness for the impact and potential of digitalization on various social aspects, in particular on economy. Strategic programmes, development plans and initiatives, dealing with manifold aspects of the phenomenon of digitalization, from technical to legal and societal issues, are quite prominently positioned throughout.
This holds true in particular for the 8 regional contributions contained in this report: The clearly show that all participating regions put strong emphasis on digitalization. Of course, the respective characteristics vary widely from region to region according to their features, in particular their industrial focuses. Consequently, digitalization strategies and are implemented in tailor-made form of specific study programmes, research institutes etc. to address the specific regional requirements in the best ways.
When it comes to one particular aspect of the vast field of digitalization – namely Open Data and related services, the main theme of DEAS – the image looks a bit different. At EU level the annual Open Open Data Maturity Report, shows different commitment and engagement in the situation in the EU member states as depicted in the following diagrams.
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Looking at the regional situations regarding Open Data, it is noticeable that most regions show some focus on the mobility theme. This is not surprising since open data in public transportation are a major resource for traffic planning and monitoring, which is generally considered a task for public administration.
The tourism/culture theme is prominent in areas where tourism is a major economic sector.
Environment as a thematic focus is present in some regions, e.g. in the form of sectoral clusters or targeted research programmes. Where this is the case Open Data naturally play a major role as an important information resource.
Overall, sufficient infrastructure and strategic emphasis on Open Data seem to be in place in the 8 participating DEAS regions. This will serve as a good basis for further activities in the project to foster the development of digital services in the focus themes.
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