What is InnDIH AI Connect?

INNDIH AI Connect is the European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) for the Valencian Community, a European initiative that brings together the leading stakeholders in the regional innovation ecosystem to help businesses, particularly SMEs, and public administrations adopt artificial intelligence and other advanced digital technologies in a practical, secure way tailored to their needs.

A total of 29 organisations, including universities, technology centres, healthcare research institutes, chambers of commerce, business associations and public administrations, work together to provide expert knowledge, infrastructure, training, support in accessing funding and connections to a broad innovation ecosystem.

The project is led by ITI, a technology centre specialising in ICT, and co-funded by the European Union and the Generalitat Valenciana.

INNDIH AI Connect builds on the work carried out by INNDIH between 2023 and 2025, an initiative funded by the European Union through the Digital Europe Programme, the Generalitat Valenciana through the Regional Ministry of Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism, and the Spanish Government’s Ministry of Industry and Tourism.

During this initial phase, INNDIH supported more than 600 businesses, most of them SMEs, and delivered around 1,000 services covering technology experimentation, training, support in accessing funding and connections to the innovation ecosystem. It also helped them secure more than €4 million in additional funding.

During the new period, the aim is to continue supporting SMEs from the previous phase while engaging new businesses and public administrations. The goal is for artificial intelligence and digital technologies to deliver greater competitiveness, efficiency, innovation and growth across the business community, while helping to build a stronger region that is better prepared for the future.