The 4th industrial revolution is unfolding worldwide, opening up new horizons driven by new-generation digital technologies. The digital revolution brings opportunities for big and small companies across Europe, but many of them, especially SMEs, still find it difficult to make the most out of it. This change of paradigm has a profound impact in economies and societies, transforming products, processes and business models in every industry, and thus, every region needs responds to the specific needs of their industry to go digital.Digital research centres and universities have a key leading role in digitization process of industries, strengthening cooperation with national economies, capable to provide expert knowledge and support to their local industries, as well as to help them to cooperate with innovators, investors and customers all across Europe and globally. However, collaboration and networking are also essential to ensure best practices can be exported to other regions, and missing expertise can be imported, ensuring an efficient innovation ecosystem. That is a reason why the project is focused to SUPPORT MODERNIZATION OF HEIs IN MONTENEGRO, TO ENHANCE THEIR COOPERATION WITH WIDER BUSINESSES IN ORDER TO MAXIMISE THE BENEFITS FROM DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN PRIORITY AREAS OF AGRICULTURE AND HEALTH WHILE ENSURING THAT STUDENTS GRADUATES, FUTURE EXPERTS AND THE WORKSFORCE ARE ADAPTING TO THE DIGITAL AREA. The project will results with MNE ACADEMIC DIH with two nodes: Digital Entrepreneurial Nest at UDG and Digital Support Centre at UCG; dealing with three sets of services: Digital Education; Digital Business Support and Innovation &Cooperation. Also, innovative teaching methods and practical training schemes will be integrated in innovative curricula, thus providing sustainable education meeting industry 4.0.
(o1) Strengthening the relation between HEIs and national economy in MNE through creation of MNE ACADEMIC HUB strongly connected with national ecosystem(o2) ENHANCEMENT OF THE LEVEL OF COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS of staff members from HEIs(o3) STRENTHENING THE QUALITY OF HE through new forms of practical training schemes and study of digitized labour market(o4) Strengthening INTERNATIONALIZATION OF HEIs, including networking with other digital innovation hubs and competency centers
Digital research centers and HEIs have a key leading role in digitization process of industries, strengthening cooperation with national economies, capable to provide expert knowledge and support, as well as to help them to cooperate with innovators, investors and customers all across Europe and globally. Collaboration and networking are also essential to ensure best practices can be exported to other regions, and missing expertise can be imported, ensuring an efficient innovation ecosystem.
<< Background >> Digital research centers and HEIs have a key leading role in digitization process of industries, strengthening cooperation with national economies, capable to provide expert knowledge and support, as well as to help them to cooperate with innovators, investors and customers all across Europe and globally. Collaboration and networking are also essential to ensure best practices can be exported to other regions, and missing expertise can be imported, ensuring an efficient innovation ecosystem. << Objectives >> (o1) Strengthening the relation between HEIs and national economy in MNE through creation of MNE ACADEMIC HUB strongly connected with national ecosystem(o2) ENHANCEMENT OF THE LEVEL OF COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS of staff members from HEIs(o3) STRENTHENING THE QUALITY OF HE through new forms of practical training schemes and study of digitized labour market(o4) Strengthening INTERNATIONALIZATION OF HEIs, including networking with other digital innovation hubs and competency centers << Implementation >> Step-wised implementation approach of ‘learning from others’, ‘making adopted to own HE system and S3 Strategy’ and final implementation and evaluation. All steps implemented in 3 dimensions by simultaneous and coherent actions:(I) establishment of formal academia-business links with strong connections to EU leaders in digitization;(II) modernization of HEIs by development of practical training schemes;(III) raising awareness, promotion of digitization process and digitized technologies. << Results >> Reports on EU practices in digitization of industries and academia-business cooperationRoadmap: Supporting Digitization of i4.0Strategy for development of HEI 4.0MNE staff with enhanced knowledge and skills in digitized teaching, innovations and expert knowledgeInnovated curricula for supporting i4.0Established MNE DAIH (services: Digital Education, Digital Business Support and Innovation& Cooperation); strong connections at MNE and EU DIHs levelMNE DAIH platformPiloted MNE DAIH services