Vision

CONNECT5 aims to become a national and European reference DIH, by providing advanced services in the areas of integrated connectivity systems and CPS through the combination of 5G, cloud systems, IoT, Big Data capabilities, to SMEs and public organizations, enabling them to access the latest knowledge, expertise and technology for testing and experimenting with digital innovations relevant to their activity, products, processes or business models.

CONNECT5 believes that, by leveraging digital transformation processes in its beneficiaries, it will impact economy and society by improving productivity and quality of life and boosting access to knowledge and public services.

Mission

CONNECT5 has defined five main global strategic objectives that will guide its action:

European innovation ecosystem

To establish a national and European innovation ecosystem that concentrates and facilitates the dissemination of knowledge and experimentation;

Showcase national / international

To identify and showcase national / international studies that can be replicated by the DIH’s beneficiaries;

Enabling technologies

To promote the adoption of these key enabling technologies (5G, Cloud, IoT, Big Data, CPS) by SMEs and public organizations;

Identify gaps / needs

In the course of their actions, to identify gaps / needs of companies and public administration, in order to promote new lines of research in digital domains;

SME or eGovernment policies

To act as interface with the National Authorities and the European Commission to support the implementation of specific sectorial, SME or eGovernment policies.

As a result, CONNECT5 DIH will act as a multiplier and widely diffuse the use of all the digital capacities built up under its different objectives, working actively with the other national DIHs and functioning as an access point to the European network of EDIHs for local organizations

Consortium

CONNECT5 is a non-profit consortium composed by 12 entities. It involves one cluster, 5 universities, 3 polytechnical and 3 research centres.

TICE.PT

TICE.PT

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Instituto de Telecomunicações

Instituto de Telecomunicações

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Associação Laboratório Colaborativo em Transformação Digital

Associação Laboratório Colaborativo em Transformação Digital

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Universidade de Coimbra

Universidade de Coimbra

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Instituto Politécnico do Porto

Politécnico do Porto

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Universidade da Beira Interior

Universidade da Beira Interior

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Instituto Politécnico de Viseu

Politécnico de Viseu

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Universidade do Minho

Universidade do Minho

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Politécnico de Leiria

Politécnico de Leiria

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Universidade de Aveiro

Universidade de Aveiro

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Universidade do Porto

Universidade do Porto

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CEIIA

CEIIA

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Services

Connect 5 supports the process of digital transformation of businesses and public administration by providing services to foster the use of technologies and enhance their economic recovery, other than those currently available by the market. Specifically, the services provided by the Digital Innovation Hub are:

Test before investing

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Support in the search for financing for investments

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Skills and training

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Innovation ecosystem and networking

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Infrastructures

CONNECT5 DIH embodies an innovative initiative in the field of digital transformation, aiming to foster the development of integrated and cross-cutting connectivity solutions, from sensors to edge/cloud infrastructures, data storage and processing. CONNECT5 gathers some of the main national players in ICT & Electronics, including research & technology organizations (RTO), higher education institutions, and entities working on the dissemination to the Industry such as Clusters, located in different regions of Portugal, which will provide state-of-the-art infrastructures and expertise in this scope of application, as well as their strong knowledge networks with other DIHs, technology clusters and some of the main business players in the ICT & Electronics field and access to their respective solutions.

The national dissemination of CONNECT5 members’ facilities and infrastructures, associated with the provided infrastructures by the TELCO and ICT players that belong to CONNECT5 Ecosystem, will allow and guarantee a full territorial coverage by CONNECT5.

Aiming at enabling the digital transition on a national and European level to laggers such as SMEs and public entities, CONNECT5 will act as a key enabler for the development and application of Connectivity systems and CPS by combining five main digital technologies capabilities:

  • 5G networks
  • Cloud Systems
  • IoT
  • Big Data and
  • CPS

supported by AI, Cybersecurity and HPC in some specific cases.

The adoption of these enabling technologies is fundamental for any business or city to grow in an efficient and sustainable way. So, given the wide spectrum of uses around these technologies, they can, and should, be implemented in every industry and organization. Taking the above into consideration, CONNECT5 will have a transversal and multisectoral impact demonstrated through specific use cases, aiming to contribute significantly to the digital transformation of an array of different ecosystems, at a business and public entities level.

CONNECT5 aims to become a national and European reference DIH

Contact

geral@tice.pt

TICE.PT

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