Description of the project

The Portugal Centro Region Digital Hub aims to serve and modernize companies from this Region of Portugal. The focus is on industry modernisation through digital transformation as a response to the challenges that digital economy is raising in all sectors and tuned by the region smart specialization strategy (RIS3). This non-profit digital hub (DiH) aims to help SMEs becoming more competitive and achieve more international presence with regard to their business models, impacting their production processes, products or services through digital technologies. Examples of the PTCentroDiH activities include the following: promotion of access to international networking; co-creation and ecosystem building for companies; testing and piloting of solutions for SMEs; access to digital skills development and training; access to infrastructures and training to test digital innovations; design and advanced manufacturing; financing advice (including regional, national and European instruments) and market intelligence. Partners within the region that are able to provide (ensured and proven quality) digital services will be identified.