The DEVISE project is arriving to the end and the partnership has organised a Final Conference and the third and last Thematic Seminar 'Digital Technologies as enabler for more resilient SMEs' that has brought into the spotlight a number of key topics that have been addressed during the lifetime of the project, as well as the main DEVISE project results.
Over 50 people across Europe have joined us to get inspired and to find out more about how to continue participating in the Interreg Europe new programming period; listen about project results and the 'DMAT Platform', developed by Business agency association, Donostia Sustapena - Fomento San Sebastián and Northern & Western Regional Assembly DEVISE partners; monitoring of Regional Action Plans with Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences; the 'Digital Surge Programme' in Northern Ireland for SME’s trading in a COVID-19 recovery context via adoption of advanced digital tools and Derry City & Strabane District Council; and, the Angers TourismLab in France about the digital uses in the tourism sector in the COVID – 19 context.
Regarding the 3rd Thematic Seminar, the attention has focused in the use of the virtual reality in manufacturing industry companies with a live demonstration from Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences; how to use blockchain to boost transparency about the sustainability performance of SMEs with Jo Bronckers from ReCheck and, the digitalisation of SMEs in the context of COVID, with Voka - Kamer van Koophandel West-Vlaanderen and Flanders Make. The session has concluded with some closing remarks from our lead partner, ERNACT.
