Digital Business EcoSystem Transformation

Programme 2014 - 2020 Interreg Europe

Date of latest update: 2023-12-02

Description

Description (EN):

Digital transformation is a part of technological change related to digitalisation and automation in the framework of transition towards the fourth production revolution, which has significant implications, particularly for business competitiveness and employment. However, it also represents an unprecedented opportunity for improved business development, economic growth and changes in the job market. European businesses can build their strengths on advanced digital technologies and seize the range of opportunities that technologies such as the Internet of Things, big data, advanced manufacturing, robotics, 3D printing, blockchain technologies and artificial intelligence offer. Clearly, in a near future the digital transformation will foster economic growth and will become a key driver for employment. Therefore, the DigiBEST project aims at helping European regions to shape their policies to better support businesses for challenges of the digital transformation, as well as take full advantage of advanced technologies and innovative business models. The project’s role is to support European companies, especially SMEs, to acknowledge existing opportunities and possibilities for exploiting them to achieve tangible results, as well as to increase their competitiveness, which will result in improved overall economic development and employment. The state of digitisation varies across European countries and regions, and sectors. In addition, there are large disparities between large companies and SMEs. Thus, the project envisages to assist European regions and companies by researching the existing situation and assessing SMEs digital transformation problems and needs, improving policy instruments, exchange of experience and good practices, as well as increasing awareness.

Achievements (EN):

In terms of activities, the project has organised a total of 44 policy learning events. It has also identified 19 good practices, produced 6 action plans and led to the increased capacity of 81 people. In terms of results, the project has succeeded in improving 4 regional development policies for a total amount of funds influenced of EUR 642,574. 78.

Website: https://www.interregeurope.eu/interreg-europe-2014-2020

Expected Results (EN):

The overall objective of the project is to support and promote SMEs competitiveness through digital transformation of SMEs in rural European territories by proposing solutions to enhance their capacity to use advanced technologies and new innovative business approaches for promoting smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in Europe and its regions. The sub-objectives of the DigiBEST project are the following: • Identify drawbacks and possible solutions for more efficient digitalisation of businesses for increasing SMEs competitiveness taking into account key trends of digital transformation; • Promote exchange and transformation of good practices, knowledge transfer, and policy learning processes between European regions and players; • Facilitate awareness rising, policy learning and information exchange about digitalization opportunities and modern approaches for increasing business competitiveness; • Address SMEs competitiveness issue with respect to digital transformation by proposing new solutions; • Develop solutions for small/micro business organizations, which have specific requirements and are to a much lesser degree represented and supported by policy instruments; • Boost SMEs competitiveness through digital transformation by proposing solutions and recommendations for creating the right conditions and a level playing field (ecosystems) through improved policy instruments supporting European companies in digital transformation processes. The above mentioned objectives will be implemented through the project approach and tasks described in part C.4.

Expected Outputs (EN):

The project intends to produce the following outputs and results: 1. Regional analysis of the state of business digital transformation and its impact on regional businesses provided by partners (6), including results of the business digital transformation assessment survey and Joint report (1) provided by the Advisory partner. 2. Collection of GP focusing on: 1) transforming regional ecosystems for supporting digitalization; 2) supporting digitalization of SMEs and micro companies; 3) measuring and monitoring digital transformation; 4) awareness rising and learning practices for promoting digital transformation; as well as other relevant good practices. In result, at least 18 (3x6) good practices will be collected and presented on the Interreg Europe website. 3. 6 study visits in partners’ regions and 6 Demonstration Actions (DA) involving at least 20 representatives from partner organizations and at least 60 stakeholders. DA will involve visiting stakeholders, as well as stakeholders from the hosting region providing a possibility to discuss different experiences and approaches, as well as network. 4. 6 regional stakeholders’ Working Groups involving at least 60 SHs, 30 stakeholders’ Discussion Forums in the World Café format after each study visit involving at least 300 participants. 5. 6 Peer Reviews conducted involving 12 external experts, 6 Peer Review reports and one Joint PR report, at least 60 local stakeholders involved in the Peer Review activities and joint working dinner “Digital Hub Gathering”. 6. 6 regional business digital transformation assessment surveys (BDTAT) will be carried out and 6 regional business digitalization road maps (BDRM) will be designed. 7. 6 Action Plans designed and implemented by project partners, including innovative tailor-made solutions for supporting small/micro companies. 8. Methodologies for creating regional analysis, collection of good practices, the joint State of Art Report, study visits and Demonstration Actions, stakeholders’ mapping, co-creation activities, Discussion Forums, Peer Reviews and Peer review reports, on-line digits transformation asessment survey, Action plans and the final policy event provided. 9. 42 press releases followed by at least 42 appearances in media and (800) on social networks; 6 videos to reflect possible improvements after a planned policy change; one project poster in each partners’ institution; one brochure presenting project results distributed to at least 2000 stakeholders; one European level Strategic Policy Forum for Digital Business Ecosystem Transformation at the end of project involving at least 80 participants. The Policy Forum will draw policy recommendations on how to accelerate the digital transformation of European industries and enterprises. 10. 7 partner meetings, 7 Steering Committee meetings, one kick-off meeting, 7 progress & financial reports submitted to the JTS by the Lead partner and 49 partner reports submitted to FLCs.

Thematic information

ICT and digital society SME and entrepreneurship Knowledge and technology transfer

Specific Objective: Improve the implementation of regional development policies and programmes, in particular programmes for Investment for Growth and Jobs and, where relevant, ETC programmes, supporting SMEs in all stages of their life cycle to develop and achieve growth and engage in innovation

Thematic Objective: (03) enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs by:

Investment Priority: (03d) supporting the capacity of SMEs to grow in regional, national and international markets, and to engage in innovation processes

Partners (7)

Lead Partner: Latvijas Republikas Vides aizsardzības un reģionālās attīstības ministrija

Department: Project Management Department

Address: Peldu iela 25, LV - 1494 Riga, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.varam.gov.lv/

Total budget: EUR 410 255.00

ERDF budget: EUR 348 716.75

Comunidade Intermunicipal do Tâmega e Sousa

Name: Comunidade Intermunicipal do Tâmega e Sousa

Department: N/A

Address: Avenida José Júlio, 42, 4560-547 Penafiel, Portugal

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.cimtamegaesousa.pt

Total budget: EUR 149 512.00

ERDF budget: EUR 127 085.20

Latvijas Universitāte

Name: Latvijas Universitāte

Department: Centre for European and Transition Studies

Address: 19 Raina Boulevard, LV - 1586 Riga, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.lu.lv

Total budget: EUR 149 600.00

ERDF budget: EUR 127 160.00

DIPUTACIÓN PROVINCIAL DE GRANADA

Name: DIPUTACIÓN PROVINCIAL DE GRANADA

Department: Service of Promotion and Consolidation of enterprises

Address: Edificio CIE Diputación. Avenida de Andalucía s/n, 18015 GRANADA, Spain

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.granadaempresas.es

Total budget: EUR 200 550.00

ERDF budget: EUR 170 467.50

Sviluppo Basilicata SPA

Name: Sviluppo Basilicata SPA

Department: N/A

Address: Centro Direzionale Z.I., 85050 Tito Scalo, Italy

Legal status: public

Website: http://WWW.SVILUPPOBASILICATA.IT

Total budget: EUR 204 400.00

ERDF budget: EUR 173 740.00

Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH

Name: Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH

Department: Creative Industries | Entrepreneurship

Address: Walcherstrasse 11A, 1020 Vienna, Austria

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.aws.at

Total budget: EUR 224 915.00

ERDF budget: EUR 191 177.75

Trøndelag Fylkeskommune

Name: Trøndelag Fylkeskommune

Department: Plan and Business development, section for Business

Address: Postboks 2560, 7735 Steinkjer, Norway

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.trondelagfylke.no/

Total budget: EUR 240 110.00

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Intermunicipal Community of Tâmega and Sousa

Digital Business EcoSystem Transformation

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Latvijas Universitate

Digital Business EcoSystem Transformation

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PROVINCIAL COUNCIL OF GRANADA

Digital Business EcoSystem Transformation

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SVILUPPO BASILICATA SPA

Digital Business EcoSystem Transformation

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Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH

Digital Business EcoSystem Transformation

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Trøndelag County Authority

Digital Business EcoSystem Transformation

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Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia

Digital Business EcoSystem Transformation

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Summary

Project name (EN): Digital Business EcoSystem Transformation

Project acronym: DigiBEST

Project start date: 2019-08-01

Project end date: 2023-07-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 579 342.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 138 347.20

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 138 347.20.

Third-country contribution: Norway: EUR 120 055.00 (ERDF equivalent only)

Documents

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Reports

Action Plan Italy

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2022-04-13

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Action Plan Latvia

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2023-07-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Action Plan Norway

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2022-02-18

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Action Plan Portugal

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2022-06-17

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Local Action Plan Austria

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2022-08-29

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Peer report review: Case Study of Trøndelag, Norway

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2022-11-16

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Peer review report Austria

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2022-02-18

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Peer review report Basilicata / italy

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2022-01-21

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Peer review report: Case Study of Granada, Spain

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2021-05-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Peer review report: Case Study of Tâmega e Sousa, Portugal

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2021-05-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Studies / surveys

Guidelines for the peer review report Latvia

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2021-06-18

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Study on the state of digital transformation and its impact on the regional businesses

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2021-02-01

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Regional analysis for Austria

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2021-02-16

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Regional analysis Granada provincial council Spain

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Regional analysis of Basilicata, Italy

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2023-07-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Regional analysis Trøndelag County Council Norway

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2021-01-12

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Regional study on the state of digital transformation and its impact on the regional businesses in Latvia

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2021-01-29

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Regional study on the state of digital transformation and its impact on the regional businesses

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2019-11-25

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Regional analysis of Tâmega e Sousa, Portugal

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2023-07-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Videos / films

DigiBEST project in Basilicata, Italy

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2022-08-03

Languages: it, en

DigiBEST project in Granada, Spain

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2022-06-27

Languages: es, en

DigiBEST project: Achievements, Insights and Opportunities

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2022-05-31

Languages: lv, en

DigiBEST project: Achievements, Insights and Opportunities | Short version

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2022-05-31

Languages: lv, en

DigiBEST project: Digital Transformation in Trøndelag, Norway

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2022-06-01

Languages: no, en

DigiBEST project: Digitalize your business | Portugal, Tâmega and Sousa

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2023-01-17

Languages: pt, en

What is digital transformation? Benefits for small and medium enterprises

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2022-05-31

Languages: lv, en

What is digital transformation? Benefits for small and medium enterprises | Short version

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/digibest

Publication date: 2024-08-07

Document date: 2022-05-31

Languages: lv, en

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2014 - 2020 Interreg Europe

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2023-10-31

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258 / 258 (100%)

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2 084 / 2 085 (99.95%)

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