Andalucía Agrotech Digital Innovation Hub
Andalucía Agrotech DIH was established in 2016 under the impulse and leadership of the Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Sustainable Development. Since its inception Agrotech has worked actively in the field of European cooperation, to transfer to the regional agri-food sector the best practices identified in territories that are leaders in the field of digitalisation. In this sense, Agrotech has become a European reference in the cooperation and promotion of the digital transformation of the agricultural sector. In recent years, Agrotech has led numerous initiatives related to the digital transformation of the agri-food sector. Among the most recent initiatives is the HIBA project, an ambitious initiative that stimulates the consolidation of an Iberian ecosystem that boosts business initiative, competitiveness and sustainability in the agri-food sector. Thanks to the excellent capabilities of the consortium members, Agrotech will make available to agri-food companies digital technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, High Performance Computing and cybersecurity. Services based on these technologies, together with other key digital technologies, will form the basis of the portfolio of services to be offered by Agrotech. Although the users of Agrotech will be mainly Andalusian companies, the impact of the activities to promote digital transformation goes beyond this region. The internationalisation of Agrotech’s activity will be supported by a wide network of collaborations that have been built up over the years, as evidenced in the MoUs provided. Agrotech’s ambition is to provide direct digital transformation support to a total of 273 agri-food companies. Training and innovation ecosystem strengthening activities will multiply the impact of Agrotech’s activities. In economic terms, the activities promoted by Agrotech will trigger investments worth €2.52 million.