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Baden-Wurttemberg has launched a new call for regional contact points for digitization of the economy. The digital hubs serve as information and experimental areas and make the opportunities digital technologies tangible. In the framework of the Ministry of Economics, Labor and Tourism, the Ministry of Economy, Labor and Tourism has published one. For the third round of 5.3 million euros by 2028 after 2018 and 2022. As contact points on site, the regional digital hubs in particular support small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) across industries. The digital hubs serve as information and experimental areas and make the opportunities for digital technologies for SMEs. And to improve competitiveness of our companies through successful digitization, said Minister of Economics, Labor and Tourism. Strengths of medium-sized businesses with digital technologies link the aim of the regional digital hubs to link the existing strengths of the Baden-Wurttemberg medium-sized company with the possibilities of new digital technologies such as and meta-verses through the provision of adequate infrastructure and through knowledge transfer measures. This should enable companies to open up additional value creation potential, according to the minister. In the new funding period, the regional digital hubs with their offers should also be even more present, for example by limited pop-up formats. The support call that has now been published is aimed at both the already and in institutions that want to build a new regional digital hub. In total, eleven of these regional contact points should be funded as part of the program, one in each of the eleven regional innovation systems in Baden-Wurttemberg. The maximum funding amount per regional digital hub is 500,000 euros. The projects are scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2026 and have a term of two years. The submission period for project sketches ends on October 24, 2025, 12 p.m. The complete call for funding and the application documents are available for download. Initiative Economy Digital Baden-Wurttemberg are a central measure of. With the initiative, the Baden-Wurttemberg Ministry of Economic Affairs would like to advance the digitization of the economy together with 35 partner organizations-across industries and with special focus on the support of small and medium-sized companies and their employees. The Economic Affairs Business Digital BW represents a central component of the countrys cross -departmental digitization strategy.
