Project goal
The European Digital Innovation Hub AI4Health.Cro enables the digital transformation of the Croatian healthcare system and organizations through the development, testing and implementation of digital health solutions based on artificial intelligence (AI) and empowering healthcare staff and companies to use them, while encouraging cooperation and networking with relevant stakeholders at the EU level.
Specific project objectives and activities
- Provide access to expertise, infrastructure, datasets and resources for developing and testing digital health solutions.
- Strengthen the capacities of organizations in the public and private sector to implement digital transformation in healthcare.
- Facilitate access to funding and investment opportunities for the development and commercialization of digital health innovations.
- Increase the capacities of SMEs and organizations that provide financing to assess investment needs and risks in the development of innovations.
- Develop and implement educational and training programs in the field of digital skills, business skills, innovation, commercialization and regulatory framework relevant to health.
- Encourage networking and cooperation at the national and EU level of health value chains to increase collaboration, knowledge and technology transfer, and demand for digital solutions.
Project duration
36 months (January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2025)
Project partners
- Ruđer Bošković Institute
- Magdalena Clinic
- Knowledge Network Ltd.
- Health Center Zagreb – Center
- Croatian Institute of Public Health
- Croatian Health Insurance Fund
- Ministry of Health
- University of Split, Faculty of Medicine
- University of Rijeka, Faculty of Engineering
- Croatian Association for Artificial Intelligence – CROAI
- Croatian Healthcare Employers Association
- FeelsGood Capital Partners
- Zagreb Innovation Center – ZICER
- IN2 Group
- Ericsson Nikola Tesla Inc.
- NEWTON Technologies Adria
Total project budget: €2,965,065.23
The project is co-financed by the European Union from the Digital Europe Programme (50%) and NextGenerationEU (NPOO, 50%).
The amount of funds allocated to the Knowledge Network is €240,828.11.