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EGI DIH

EGI was created to support research communities in the use of advanced computing and data services. Now, the EGI DIH has been created to share all this experience and knowledge to support SMEs in their digital transformation.

 

Discover EGI DIH

EGI DIH is a virtual space where companies and technical service providers meet to test solutions before investing. EGI DIH offers different services on advanced computing to help companies in the digitalization improve their productivity.

EGI DIH acts as a one-stop-shop to provide technical assets, knowledge, expertise and support on business, market, and finance, leading to sustainable innovation.

EGI DIH aims at:

  • Help and support companies in the adoption/ test/ validation of advanced computing technologies to become more competitive
  • Provide an open and innovative environment for experimentation, training and networking
  • Increase the innovation among the EGI Federation members
  • Facilitate the relationship between EGI community and business sectors for a wider economic and societal impact

With EGI DIH, you can:

EGI DIH helps and supports companies in adopting, testing, and validating advanced computing technologies to help with digital transformation and enhance productivity and competitiveness.

EGI DIH facilitates the access to funding opportunities and investment mechanisms to sustainably support innovation.

EGI DIH brings SMEs and companies in contact with the EGI community to facilitate interaction and open new market opportunities.

EGI DIH provides knowledge on the technical offer through webinars and consultancy services.

Companies and SMEs

Discover the Partnership Levels

From community to federated
Community Level
  • Engage with the EGI DIH community, find new contacts and opportunities
  • Annual Fee: free
Content Level
  • Engage with the EGI DIH community, find new contacts and opportunities
  • Establish Collaboration Agreements (for co-development, joint activities)
  • Access to basic testbed resources and support, open research datasets, tools and applications
  • Inclusion in EGI marketing material/presentations/website
  • Opportunity to participate in EC-funded projects with EGI
  • Offer DIH support services
  • Annual Fee: € 5.000
Federated Level
  • Engage with the EGI DIH community, find new contacts and opportunities
  • Establish Collaboration Agreements (for co-development, joint activities)
  • Access to basic testbed resources and support, open research datasets, tools and applications
  • Inclusion in EGI marketing material/presentations/website
  • Opportunity to participate in EC-funded projects with EGI
  • Offer DIH support services
  • Eligible for supporting pay-for-use use cases as an integrated EGI provider
  • Access to the suite of EGI internal federation services (e.g. SSO, accounting and monitoring of services, collaboration tools; centralised coordination around security, technology, operations)
  • Eligible for invitation to selected EGI Council Meetings and contribute to strategies
  • Annual Fee:
    • Small Company: €10.000
    • Medium Company: € 15.000
    • Large Company: € 25.000

EGI DIH Success stories

Discover how businesses make use of the EGI Services
MATLAB AI Data science
Web-based MATLAB integration with EGI for enhanced research

MathWorks and EGI are partnering to offer a web-based version of MATLAB via EGI’s Jupyter...

TerraDue Earth Observation
Collaboratively advancing Earth Science via advanced computing resources

Advancing Earth Science Collaboratively. EGI Case Study.

...
IBM exascale computing
Leveraging EGI Data Centre for Exascale Computing System Modeling at IBM

EGI data centre helps the IBM research lab to model an exascale computing system

...
Peachnote music
Exploring the world of digitised sheet music with innovative technologies

Peachnote lets you discover new sides of music, find great performances and improve your score reading....

EGI supports Belgian SME training in Computational Fluid Dynamics

Numeca International, a Belgian SME, in partnership with its Italian distributor, NSI, held a training workshop in the...

November 30, 2016
EGI joins forces with CloudSME UG

The EGI Foundation is pleased to announce a formal collaboration with CloudSME UG, a private...

June 30, 2016

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about EGI DIH
How do I become part of EGI DIH?
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If you are a company and would like to participate in EGI DIH either as a customer of the services or as a service  provider services to our community, you can contact us to be validated as partner of the EGI. There are 3 levels of partnerships: 

  • Community Level
  • Content Level 
  • Federated Level 

If you are an EGI federation member you can participate at different levels as service provider or expert.

More information, including application process and pricing, is available in the EGI DIH Partnership Terms of Reference.

Can I receive funding from EGI DIH?
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No, the partners receive technical support and service access as a service from the EGI Federation, and they need to self fund their participation in the pilots. In addition,  EGI Federation and DIH partners have the opportunity to engage in R&I programmes as applicabble, including projects applying for funding in EC  work programmes.

How is EGI DIH funded?
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EGI DIH is partially funded by the EGI Foundation and by the fees provided by our private partners. 

Can I request a service that is not in the catalogue?
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If you have the need to use a service that is not included in the EGI DIH catalogue, you can contact us. Our collaboration and partnerships with multiple organizations and other DIHs may facilitate the access to these complementary services.

Can non-commercial entities collaborate with EGI DIH?
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No, The EGI DIH partnership is dedicated to private entities. Publicly funded research organizations can receive support by participating to the EGI Open Calls  or by participating in the EGI Federation 

Contact Us

Learn more about the EGI DIH
EGI Foundation

Science Park 140
1098 XG Amsterdam
Netherlands

Phone: +31 (0)20 89 32 007
business@egi.eu