The European Commission is organising the two-day EIP-AGRI seminar ‘Digital Innovation Hubs: mainstreaming digital agriculture’
It will take place on 1-2 June 2017 in Kilkenny, Ireland, and we are looking for participants!
Universities, research technology organisations, farmers, farmer's organisations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, start-ups, incubators, investors, EU regions and member states, innovation brokers, agriculture advisory services, EU networks and platforms and anyone who may have relevant ideas or experience with engaging in, designing and/or developing ecosystems for the collaborative development of Digital Innovation Hubs in agriculture across Europe are invited to apply.
Overall aim of the seminar
The general objective of this event is to enable policy makers, research and technology organisations, the agriculture sector and investors to share knowledge, expertise and needs to develop Digital Innovation Hubs for agriculture.
Specific objectives of the seminar
1 – To clarify the concept of Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs) and how they can contribute to mainstream digital innovation in agriculture
2 - To identify and connect existing initiatives and entities in Europe with the capacity to share technical, financial, training and/or other services to contribute to the development of DIHs in agriculture
3 - To identify and discuss about the specific needs and potential barriers to develop DIHs in Europe focused on agriculture.
4 - To define main priority steps to further develop DIHs in agriculture [and to foster collaboration among them at European level]
More information on Digital Innovation Hubs
http://ec.europa.eu/futurium/en/system/files/ged/dei_working_group1_report_dec2016_v1.2.pdf
https://ec.europa.eu/futurium/en/system/files/ged/161010_digital_innovation_hubs_2.pdf
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