About us
We are non-profit Business Support Organization located in North-Eastern part of Slovenia, with a vision to foster cross-sectoral innovation and implementation of novel technologies and ICT in rural-based sectors.
Aiming at bringing together target groups (such as SMEs, food system actors, farmers and other rural actors) and turn them into being ‘’Smart’’, thus creating a unique Europe-wide innovation-based eco-system, supporting the shift towards more resilient, healthy and environmentally, socially, economically sustainable rural areas.
Operated by group of interdisciplinary professionals, having strong international references, network of institutions and extensive experience in conducting EU funded projects and other projects focused on rural development.
DIH AGRIFOOD
Digital Innovation Hub - DIH AGRIFOOD is a »One-Stop-Shop«, providing digital transformation services to organizations (farmers, farmer associations, food producers, food supply chain actors, solution providers) through a Multi-ActorApproach (MAA) to provide safe, sustainable and quality food, while considering economic, environmental and social aspects and implications of food production and delivery.
GREEN POINT (Zelena točka)
Short Food Supply Chain LivingLab; Green point is fully operational, biggest and most advanced regional short food supply chain, founded by farmers, involving more than 100 local farmers, food producers and cooperatives, covering the process of production in green house and open-air fields, with logistics from own distribution centre and different means of sales: gross sale, retail and online. The Greenpoint in delivering food to citizens, public institutions (schools, kindergartens, elderly homes, hospitals, ...), private organizations (HoReCa sector organizations).
FARM MANAGER
is a business planning and data aggregation platform for farmers and food producers, based on a comprehensive and technically advanced e-service, allowing farmers and food producers to develop overall farm production plans, using different farming methods, technologies and approaches.
Ongoing Projects
- Programme: HORIZON EUROPE Topic: HORIZON-CL6-2023-FARM2FORK-01-14 – Providing marketing solutions to prevent and reduce the food waste related to marketing standards Project: BREADCRUMB – BRinging Evidence-bAseD food […]
- Programme: HORIZON EUROPE Topic: HORIZON-CL6-2023-FARM2FORK-01-20 – EU-Africa Union – food safety Project: FS4Africa – Food Safety for Africa Timeline: January 2024 – December 2027 Project budget: […]
- Programme: Horizon Europe Topic: HORIZON-CL4-2023-DATA-01-02 – Integration of data life cycle, architectures and standards for complex data cycles and/or human factors, language (AI, data and robotics […]
- Programme: HORIZON EUROPE Topic: HORIZON-CL6-2023-BIODIV-01-16 – Valorisation of ecosystem services provided by legume crops Project: LegumES – Valorising and balancing the ecosystem service benefits offered by […]
- Programme: Horizon Europe Topic: HORIZON-CL6-2022-FARM2FORK-02-04-two-stage Project: Farmtopia – Democratizing digital farming through smart solutions for small farms Timeline: September 2023 – August 2026 Project budget: 5 […]
- Programme: Horizon Europe Topic: HORIZON-CL4-2021-DATA-01-03 – Technologies for data management (AI, Data and Robotics Partnership) (IA) Project: Green.Dat.AI – Energy-efficient AI-ready Data Spaces Timeline: January 2023 […]
- Programme: Horizon Europe Topic: HORIZON-CL6-2021-GOVERNANCE-01-18 – Mapping and improving the data economy for food systems Project: Data4Food2030 – Pathways towards a fair, inclusive and innovative Data […]
- Programme: Horizon Europe Topic: HORIZON-CL6-2021-GOVERNANCE-01-20 – Data economy in the field of agriculture – effects of data sharing and big data Project: DIVINE – DemonstratIng Value […]
- Programme: Horizon Europe Topic: HORIZON-EIE-2022-CONNECT-01 Project: BIO-Boost – Boosting innovation agencies for bioeconomy value chains Timeline: February 2023 – January 2025 Project budget: 500.000,00 € Website: […]
- Programme: Horizon Europe Topic: HORIZON-CL6-2022-FARM2FORK-01-07 – Building alternative protein-friendly sustainable and healthy food environments Project: LIKE-A-PRO – From niche to mainstream – alternative proteins for everybody […]
- Programme: Horizon Europe Topic: HORIZON-CL6-2021-FARM2FORK-01-13 – Evidence-based decision-making to change social norms towards zero food waste Project: CHORIZO – Changing practices and Habits through Open, Responsible, […]
- Programme: Digital Europe Topic: DIGITAL-2022-TRAINING-02-SHORT-COURSES Project: TRUST-FOOD – Advanced Digital Skills on Blockchain for Trusted Food Supply Chains Timeline: January 2023 – December 2025 Project budget: […]
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ITC - Innovation Technology Cluster conducts research and innovation, technology scouting and deployment, technology transfer, networking, business support, piloting and demonstration, knowledge transfer, awareness raising and other activities through international collaboration.
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Membership
Active participation and collaboration in European networks and platforms is essential for cross-fertilization and exchange of knowledge, technologies, methods and practices.
- ITC is a member of the European Clusters Alliance, joining more than 740 industrial clusters.
- DIH AGRIFOOD is registered as a fully operational DIH in the EU Smart Specialization Platform - Digital Innovation Hubs Catalogue.
- ITC is a member of the European network of Living Labs (ENoLL), with the GREEN POINT living lab, focused in the area of Short Food Supply Chain (SFCS).
- ITC and DIH AGRIFOOD are members of EU S3 thematic platform - Thematic area: High Tech Farming, which is focused on shifting to the new paradigm of Sustainable Precision Agriculture based on high and new technologies.
- ITC and DIH AGRIFOOD are members of AIOTI network (The Alliance for the Internet of Things Innovation), which is playing a fundamental role in building the community of building developers community contributing to IoT adoption in the European industry.
