ICE (formerly ADE) has been the innovation support agency for the SMEs in the region of Castilla y León (Spain) for more than 20 years. ICE has acted as the orchestrator of the Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs) in Castilla y León, promoting the transfer of technology and new innovation practices and projects in the SMEs that will derive in the digitisation of the regional industry. The overall objective of the DIHnamic project is to verify, at a large-scale, new innovative facilitation services that have been already piloted with success, orchestrated by means of the dynamic facilitation and thrust of the Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs) in the region of Castilla y León, and other DIHs across Europe, addressed at SMEs from Castilla y León, and its dissemination at the European level throughout innovation agencies. In this sense, DIHs will be promoted as the ideal one-stop shops for SMEs to facilitate access to innovation services. To that aim, DIHnamic establishes 3 specific objectives: O1. To desing and implement a cascade funding that will provide monetary support to digitalisation support measures aimed at regional SMEs (at least 50 SMEs) thanks to the Digital Innovation Hubs. O2. To explore other innovative facilitation mechanism throughout collaborative work with other agencies. O3. To show the adequateness of the RCT methodology to assess the effectiveness of innovative actions. The DIHnamic project is structured in three main pillars that will run for 36 months: I) mapping and specification of innovation in innovation agencies; II) randomization and intervention in the DIHs; and III) assessment of impact and effectiveness and framework for replication.

This action shall provide specialized consulting services addressing innovation management capacity to SMEs which possess significant innovation activities. Beneficiaries of the SME instrument will receive support to enhance their nnovation management and advice within the geographicar area of Asturias, Galicia, Cantabria and Castilla y León.

This action shall provide specialized consulting services addressing innovation management capacity to SMEs with significant innovation activities. Beneficiaries of the Accelerator Pilot and EIC Pilot will receive support to enhance their innovation management and advice about the coaching process. The most innovative SME within the regions of Asturias, Cantabria, Castilla y León and Galicia will receive and advanced innovation assessment based on the Improve tool and an action plan to fulffill the gaps.

This action shall provide specialized consulting services addressing innovation management capacity to SMEs with significant innovation activities. Beneficiaries of the SME instrument will receive support to enhance their innovation management and advice about the coaching process. The most innovative SME within the regions of Asturias, Cantabria, Castilla y León and Galicia will receive and advanced innovation assessment based on the Improve tool and an action plan to fulffill the gaps.