The SMART4ALL toolbox for boosting technology and business development in South, Eastern and Central Europe

Abstract

SMART4ALL is a four-year Innovation Action project funded under Horizon 2020 framework under call DT-ICT-01-2019: Smart Anything Everywhere – Area 2: Customized low energy computing powering CPS and the IoT. The target of the project is to establish a unique Pan European network of Digital Innovation Hubs that will not only support innovation and reveal business opportunities across South, Eastern and Central Europe, but will build capacity via the development of self-sustained, cross-border pathfinder application experiments. The project will provide a total funding of 2,2 Mio Euros via 9 open calls and it will support 88 cross-border pathfinder application experiments from European consortia. Each experiment will get funding up to €80,000 and it will be supported with novel coaching services from world lead experts in ethics, technology, funding and business development. Apart from this, SMART4ALL sets forward a unique concept called Marketplace-as-a-Service (MaaS). Maas is a one-stop-smart-shop for startups, SMEs and slightly bigger companies. This presentation will introduce SMART4ALL and it will concentrate on the “Prepare for Growth” services offered by Maas.