{"id":12347,"date":"2025-11-24T09:03:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T08:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edihadria.eu\/?p=12347"},"modified":"2025-11-24T09:03:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T08:03:20","slug":"zavrsna-konferencija-edih-adria-rezultati-primjeri-prakse-i-pocetak-nove-faze-digitalne-podrske","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edihadria.eu\/en\/zavrsna-konferencija-edih-adria-rezultati-primjeri-prakse-i-pocetak-nove-faze-digitalne-podrske\/","title":{"rendered":"Final conference of EDIH Adria: Results, examples of practice and the start of a new phase of digital support"},"content":{"rendered":"

The final conference of the European project EDIH Adria \u2013 European Digital Innovation Hub for Adriatic Croatia was held at the Hotel Bonavia in Rijeka on Friday, 21 November. Impact & Future: Digital transformation without pause<\/em>. The event brought together representatives of the economy, academia, local self-government and technology companies, who together marked three years of intensive work on strengthening digital capacities in Adriatic Croatia.<\/p>\n

The conference was opened by the project manager prof. dr. sc. Sa\u0161a Zelenika, accompanied by welcome speeches from representatives of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and the City of Rijeka and the virtual inclusion of project officers, Mr Alvaro Hernando Hernando, who highlighted the importance of the EDIH network in strengthening the digital sustainability of European regions.<\/p>\n

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Three years of concrete digital impact<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over three years, the project has made a strong contribution to the digital transformation: almost 300 organizations used the specialized services of EDIH Adria, about 750 services were delivered, more than 60 trainings were held with more than 3,500 participants, and 71 organizations tested technologies through the Test Before Invest service before making investment decisions.<\/p>\n

These results were presented by Damir Medved, Project Director, emphasizing that project beneficiaries \u2013 from small and medium-sized enterprises to public institutions \u2013 have achieved measurable improvements in efficiency, analytics, data use and modernization of their services through digitisation activities.<\/p>\n

Digitalization through user stories<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the inspiring part of the program prof. dr. sc. Danijela Jak\u0161i\u0107<\/strong> presented concrete projects developed through collaboration with EDIH Adria \u2013 projects that show that AI is becoming a real tool for optimising business, services and resources.<\/p>\n

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Through these projects, Jak\u0161i\u0107 stressed, it is shown that AI is already today a practical, applicable and cost-effective tool \u2013 not a futuristic concept, but a real support to organisations.<\/p>\n

EDIH Adria 2.0 - looking ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n

The presentation of the new programming period \u2014 EDIH Adria 2.0, presented by Boris Golob, Director of the STEP RI Science and Technology Park of the University of Rijeka, generated particular interest from the participants. The new programme, starting in 2026, focuses more strongly on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and advanced digital services for industry and the public sector.<\/p>\n

AI in practice: Experiences from EDIH Ecosystems<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the heart of the conference was a panel discussion on the application of artificial intelligence in business, moderated by Martina Dodi\u0107 from Infobip. The panel consisted of:<\/p>\n