DIGITAL INNOVATION HUBS | DIH
The Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH) are structures that aim to centralize a set of services to support the digital transition of companies, under more accessible conditions, focusing this process on 3 disruptive technologies: AI, HPC and Cybersecurity.
The Hubs are essentially intended to help Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), Start-ups and Public Administration (PA) adopt digital, providing various services for the digital transition.
In addition to the three priority technologies adopted by the European Commission, the Portuguese hubs cover the following areas:
- Industry/manufacturing
- Tourism
- Mobility
- Sea economy
- Construction
- Cybersecurity
- Regional focus
- Defense
- Telcos and ICT
- Agri-food
- Urban sustainability
- Healthcare
- AI and data science
The hubs primarily aim to assist Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Public Administration (PA) in digital adoption, providing various core services for the digital transition, namely:
NATIONAL NETWORK OF DIGITAL INNOVATION HUBS
DIGITAL INNOVATION HUBS APPROVED
| DIH | Leader | Location | Area | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-Hub | Gabinete Nacional de Segurança | Lisboa | Cibersegurança | C-HUB: Cybersecurity DIH – Cybersecurity Digital Innovation Hub |
| ProdutechDIH | PRODUTECH – Associação para as Tecnologias de Produção Sustentável | Porto | Indústria/ manufatura | PRODUTECH DIH | Digital Innovation HUB |
| SIH – Smart Island Hub | ARDITI – Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação, Tecnologia e Inovação – Associação | Ilha da Madeira | Regional | smartislandshub.eu |
| DigiHealthPT | Health Cluster Portugal – Associação do Pólo de Competitividade da Saúde | Matosinhos | Saúde | healthclusterportugal.pt |
| DIH4GlobalAutomotive | MOBINOV – Associação do Cluster Automóvel | Matosinhos | Mobilidade | dih4globalautomotive.com |
| Connect 5 | Associação para o Polo de Competitividade das Tecnologias de Informação, Comunicação e Eletronica – TICE.PT | Aveiro | Telcos e TICE | https://connect5.pt/en/about |
| DIH4ClimateNeutrality | CEIIA – Centro de Engenharia e Desenvolvimento (Associação) | Matosinhos | Sustentabilidade Urbana | https://www.ceiia.com/projects/dih4cn |
| PTCentroDIH | Associação Pool-net – Portuguese Tooling & Plastics Network | Marinha Grande | Regional | https://www.ptcentrodih.pt/ |
| DIGITALbuilt (PTPC) | PTPC – Plataforma Tecnológica Portuguesa da Construção (Associação) | Porto | Construção | https://www.ptpc.pt/ |
| ATTRACT DIH | INESC TEC – Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Tecnologia e Ciência | Porto | IA e Ciência dos Dados | https://attract.inesctec.pt/ |
| Innovtourism DIH | Associação NEST – Centro de Inovação do Turismo | Covilhã | Turismo | https://innovtourism.pt/ |
| Portugal Blue Digital Hub | Fórum Oceano – Associação da Economia do Mar | Matosinhos | Economia do mar | https://forumoceano.pt/pt/digital-hub |
| Azores Digital Innovation Hub (AzDIH) | Associação Nonagon | Ilha São Miguel | Regional | https://azoresdih.pt/apresentacao/ |
| Defence4Tech Hub | idD – Portugal Defence S.A. | Lisboa | Defesa | https://www.iddportugal.pt/defence4tech-hub/ |
| Digi4Fashion | CITEVE – Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias Têxtil e do Vestuário de Portugal | Vila Nova de Famalicão | Moda e calçado | https://digi4fashion.pt/ |
| SFT – EDIH (Smart Sustainable Farms Foods and Trade European Digital Innovation Hub) | BGI S.A. | Lisboa | Agroalimentar | https://www.sft-edih.eu/ |
| AI4PA Portugal – Artificial Intelligence & Data Science for Public Administration Portugal Innovation Hub | AMA –Agência para a Modernização Administrativa, I.P | Lisboa | Administração Pública | https://ai4pa.pt/ |
Test before investing
Try digital solutions and validate if they are applicable to your business.
Training and Capacity Building
Learn and improve digital knowledge and develop specific skills.
Synergies
Provide a network of partners and contacts, both nationally and internationally, and promote business and collaboration opportunities.
Funding Support
Facilitate the identification of incentives and funding sources and assist in obtaining them.
Incubation
Provide conditions to accelerate entrepreneurship.