department/unit: DIGITAL INNOVATION HUB DI CNA ANCONA
services: The digital innovation hub of CNA Ancona has been created in 2017 as a result of the Piano Impresa 4.0, set by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development, in order to match companies in need of new technologies and technology providers. According to the Piano, DIH are promoted within National Associations of Enterprises officially recognized and CNA is one of them. Since its setting up, our DIH has been promoting seminars in order to create awareness on the strategic role of new technologies and networking meetings so to create matching opportunities for MSMEs. Also, we have signed a number of cooperation agreements with local Universities and academies, technology transfer centres and local SMEs able to provide specific 4.0 services to companies. Such services include: technology auditing, analysis of productive processes, laboratory on applied research, digitalization of administrative processes, protection of intellectual property, international certifications, engineering design, development of projects and prototypes, financial planning for investments, privacy and data protection, patent box, strategic marketing, web and digital marketing. Our whole activity is focused on 1) spreading knowledge on the advantages created by investments on 4.0 technologies, 2) assessing the digital level of SMEs and creating awareness on their technology needs, 3) training SMEs on basic and specific technologies and 4) offering consultancy services able to meet their needs.
previous experience: The digital innovation hub of CNA Ancona has been created in 2017 as a result of the Piano Impresa 4.0, set by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development, in order to match companies in need of new technologies and technology providers. According to the Piano, DIH are promoted within National Associations of Enterprises officially recognized and CNA is one of them. Since its setting up, our DIH has been promoting seminars in order to create awareness on the strategic role of new technologies and networking meetings so to create matching opportunities for MSMEs. Also, we have signed a number of cooperation agreements with local Universities and academies, technology transfer centres and local SMEs able to provide specific 4.0 services to companies. Such services include: technology auditing, analysis of productive processes, laboratory on applied research, digitalization of administrative processes, protection of intellectual property, international certifications, engineering design, development of projects and prototypes, financial planning for investments, privacy and data protection, patent box, strategic marketing, web and digital marketing. Our whole activity is focused on 1) spreading knowledge on the advantages created by investments on 4.0 technologies, 2) assessing the digital level of SMEs and creating awareness on their technology needs, 3) training SMEs on basic and specific technologies and 4) offering consultancy services able to meet their needs.
