Circular Health European Digital Innovation Hub

Circular Health EDIH specific focus is the applicative are of Circular Health: the connection between human health and the one of animals, plants and the environment. It has Health and Agri-food SMEs and PAs in Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta in Italy as targets. It coordinates universities, DIHs, innovation clusters, industrial associations, chambers of commerce, public and private ICT providers, higher technical institutes, independent financial consultants, incubators, accelerators, EEN nodes, KICs EIT Health and Food. The expertise is focused on Artificial Intelligence, HPC (in EuroHPC DE programme), Cybersecurity and Blockchain for traceability, but it does not disregard higher TRL solutions given the low level of digitalization of its customers. To ensure a truly European dimension, CHEDIH created a network of EDIHs around Europe: 22 EDIH candidates specialized in Health or Agri-food signed a multi-lateral agreement to share a common catalogue of services, and coordinate with DTA. Its pipeline of services includes: 1) Networking to engage customers with innovative solutions such as the social networking platform FirstLife and artistic performances. 2) A digital readiness and a green assessment produce a digital roadmap, identifying technologies and training needs. 3) Test before invest exploits the technological expertise of universities and ICT providers. 4) It offers short reskilling courses, produces MOOCs and integrates with the wider higher education systems 5) the customers are supported to build a business plan, and to find public or private fundings by an independent financial advisor and an international law firm expert in M&A and also through InvestEU and Startup Europe. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E’ ormai riconosciuto che l’approccio alla salute deve considerare anche l’ecosistema in cui vive l’uomo: animali, piante e ambiente. Come obiettivo, il progetto Circular Health EDIH affianca quindi alla sanità il sistema agroalimentare che è basato sull’interazione fra ecosistemi urbani, rurali e naturali.Circular Health European Digital Innovation Hub (CHEDIH) è l’EDIH italiano dedicato alle filiere agroalimentare e salute. CHEDIH è uno sportello unico a supporto della digitalizzazione delle PMI e delle PA nei due settori. È attivo in Piemonte e Valle d’Aosta ma anche in altre regioni italiane. Accompagna i clienti attraverso tutte le fasi della loro transizione digitale e verde. Risolve il problema della frammentazione dell’offerta riguardante la transizione digitale, permettendo alle PMI e alle PA di avere un unico interlocutore lungo tutto il percorso verso la “twin digital and green transition”. Particolare attenzione è riservata alle tematiche ambientali e l’utilizzo di tecnologie digitali per la sostenibilità e la circolarità.