European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) is a three-year project, started in 2023 and funded by the EU under the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) 2021-2027.

DI4 LITHUANIAN ID (Digital Innovation For Lithuanian Industrial Development) aims to perform the role of European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) of Central and Western region of Lithuania. During the project, services for the digitalisation of industries spreading from the city of Kaunas will be supplied.

Industry need driven European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) of Central and Western Lithuania consists of 14 partners operating throughout Lithuania and representing different areas of competence and experience. The consortium is operating in 5 sectors: Manufacturing, Public Sector, Healthcare & Biotechnologies, ICT and Fintech. The key competences are Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cybersecurity (CS) in the fields of ​Big data, Automated BMS & WMS, Smart Sensors, ​Robotics, I​oT/IoIT, ​Automation, ​VR/AR, Automatic reporting.​

ISM University of Management and Economics responsibilities mainly lie in the fifth work package Skills and Training, meaning that trainings and mentoring sessions will be provided for companies, related to the relevant topics of digitalization.

More information about the project can be found here.

Project duration: 2023-2025

Grant amount: € 3 317 009,07

Contribution to ISM: € 78 590,43

ISM role: project partner

Principal ISM participant: Gediminas Buivydas

Project partners

Industry Association Infobalt (IB); Technology Centre Intechcentras; Mykolas Romeris University (MRU); Klaipėda University (KU); UAB Columbus Lietuva (CLL); Lithuanian University Of Health Sciences (LSMU); Vilnius Industry And Business Association (VPVA); UAB NRD CS; UAB Blue Bridge Code (BBC); ISM University of Management and Economics University; Lithuanian Engineering Industry Association (LINPRA); Lithuanian Cybercrime Competence / Research Center (L3CE); Baltic Technology Park Public Institution (BTP).