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COM³ Pilots: New Lunch & Learn Webinar at CIAM, Norway about Cybersecurity in Industry 4.0
COM³ partners at CIAM – Cluster on Industrial Asset Management – organize on 13 January 2022 a Lunch & Learn Webinar with Professor Sokratis Katsikas on Cyber Security in Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0, commonly referred to as the 4th industrial revolution, pertains...
COM³ Pilots: the Province of Drenthe Launches its Regional SME Database
For the Interreg COM³ project, the Province of Drenthe is running a pilot in which it created a regional SME database. The goal of this database is to combine the available data sources in the region into one application to be used by the economics department,...
COM³ Pilots: Shop Locally this Holiday Season
The Northern German collective municipality Hüttener Berge gives a chance to bring joy with a unique gift while also making an impact in the local community. COM³ partners in Hüttener Berge, Germany launched earlier this year an online marketplace “Heimatware”. For...
COM³ Pilots: Intercommunale Leiedal and Designregio Kortrijk Launch a New Call to Help Companies and Public Administrations Exploit Data
COM³ partners Intercommunale Leiedal and Designregio Kortrijk in the region of South-West Flanders support local authorities and businesses who intend to start using data as a foundation to create new products and services and add value for the region. COM³ partners...
COM³ wins the North Sea Photo Contest 2021 in the category Joining Up
COM³ is thrilled to announce it won the North Sea Photo Contest 2021, in the category Joining Up. COM³ submitted a picture from Vejle, Denmark with the following subtitle: "Together despite distance: During the Covid-19 pandemic, COM³ helped local SMEs stay connected...
CORA Policy Briefs on Digital Infrastructure, Digital Skills and Digital Services
CORA partners share their experience and findings from the implementation of the local pilots and joint partner work. The CORA Policy Briefs focus on lessons learned and recommendations valuable for actors involved in digitalisation of the rural and remote areas....
COM³ pilots: The Vinje/USN pilot initiates testing and implementation phase
On 12 November, Vinje Municipality and University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) organised a workshop with local companies to present and discuss solutions to be tested in the next phase of their pilot. The meeting took place at Vinjesenteret, a newly opened centre for...
Partner meeting: dive into methodology, maturity analysis and virtual personas
CORA partners met online on 10 November 2021 to take a deep dive into the project methodology, maturity analysis, virtual personas and discuss the next steps for the CORA extension period. Moderated by Bieke from Intercommunale Leiedal and supported by the colleagues...
CORA project at the FTTH 2021 conference
CORA project took an active part in preparation and implementation of the Governmental Day Workshop on 15 September at the FTTH 2021 conference. Peyman Khodabakhsh, aconium GmbH, informed about the current connectivity objectives and progress made in EU in the last...
CORA extension kick-off: the smart rural journey continues
The CORA extension kick-off gathered partners on 8 September 2021 and focused on aims and planned activities for the extension period. CORA extension is based on the main phase of the CORA project and continues in the spirit and takes the CORA concept to the next...
Schoolkids made online experiments with AI – an example from the online digital learning offer
Can you achieve playful learning with AI and algorithms? We think so! As a part of the CORA pilot in Vejle, 20 schoolkids (5th grade class at a rural school, close to one of the local learning hubs) took part in online digital learning activities. The kids and...
Save the date: 8 September, 10:00 – 14:00 CET, CORA extension kick-off meeting
Ready to continue the Smart rural journey? Mark the 8 September 2021 in your calendar for the CORA extension kick-off meeting (online). We are planning a working meeting from 10:00 to 14:00 CET to discuss and decide on the work plan and the next steps. We will come...
CORA project extended till end 2022
The CORA partners applied for a project extension for additional 18 months. The Steering Committee of the Interreg North Sea Region Programme approved the extension and the CORA will run till 31 December 2022. CORA project partners welcome the Programme’s decision of...
Watch the live recording and revisit the “Integrated Digital Transformation” conference, 2 June
2 June 2021 marked the “Integrated Digital Transformation” conference featuring six Interreg projects. CORA, COM³, Futures By Design, GrowIn 4.0, CUPIDO and SMARTVillages combined their forces for the “Integrated Digital Transformation”. We exchanged experiences in...
Register for the “Integrated Digital Transformation” Joint Conference of Interreg projects, 2 June 2021
“Integrated Digital Transformation” Joint Conference of Interreg projects Wednesday, June 2, 2021, 10:00 – 15:00 CET Register now! Join us on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, 10:00 – 15:00 CET for the “Integrated Digital Transformation”, a conference featuring six Interreg...
Story of digital transformation from Intercommunale Leiedal, BE: Smart fibre hubs
CORA partners share their stories of transformation towards a digital society. The Smart fibre hubs pilot in South West Flanders opened a digital business hub K-orner, installed a network of telraam sensors and collected a range of data stored in an integrated data...
Story of digital transformation from Hüttener Berge, DE: Digital Citizen Portal
CORA partners share their stories of transformation towards a digital society. The pilot Digital Citizen Portal implemented IT solutions that modernised information delivery across the region. As part of the pilot, Amt Hüttener Berge built data terminals (large-format...
Story of digital transformation from Gemeente Oldambt, NL: Smart public welfare solutions and in place support
CORA partners share their stories of transformation towards a digital society. The pilot Smart public welfare solutions and in place support raised awareness and improved the digital skills and competencies of citizens and enterprises in the municipality of Oldambt,...
Save the date: 2 June 2021, “Integrated Digital Transformation: Joint conference of Interreg projects”
Good news! The joint conference of Interreg projects “Integrated Digital Transformation” will take place on 2 June 2021 from 10:00 until 15:00 CET. Please save the date in your calendar! During the online conference, partners from CORA, COM³, Futures By Design, GrowIn...
Story of digital transformation from Middelfart, DK: KørMed – sustainable transportation and mobility in rural areas
CORA partners share their stories of transformation towards a digital society. The aim of the COME ALONG – sustainable transportation and mobility in rural areas pilot, called KørMed in Danish, was to make ride-sharing easier, greener and more attractive to the...
Story of digital transformation from Norddjurs, DK: Strategies on e-Tourism
CORA partners share their stories of transformation towards a digital society. The aim of the SAINT – Strategies on e-Tourism pilot was to develop new tourism-oriented digital services to enhance the visitor experience in Norddjurs Municipality and increase the...