The document discusses the Digital Hub Initiative of Bitkom and BMWI to support digital transformation in Germany. It introduces the Digital Hub Logistics in Dortmund as an ecosystem that provides various formats, co-working spaces, testbeds and partnerships to help startups and SMEs digitally transform, from developing ideas to market entrance. The Hub offers a "Start-In Factory" portfolio including hackathons, workshops, labs and coaching to help new digital products progress from basic technology to series production and market growth.

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Thorsten Huelsmann, Managing Director
01.02.2017, Stakeholder Forum Digitising European Industry
DIGITAL HUB INITIATIVE
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION HUB DORTMUND ∙ START-IN FOR LOGISTICS AND IT
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Mimi Potter

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Welche Faktoren werden in den kommenden drei Jahren an Bedeutung für den Geschäftserfolg Ihres Unternehmens gewinnen?
acatech (Hrsg.): Kompetenzen für Industrie 4.0. Qualifizierungsbedarfe und Lösungsansätze,
acatech POSITION (Projektleitung: ten Hompel, M.), München: Herbert Utz Verlag 2016.
Future Success Factors for Companies ∙ Kick-Start for Digital Hub Initiative of
Bitkom and BMWI
Development of innovative Technologies
Establishment of new Business Modells
Shorter Development Cicles / Time to market

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Digital Hub Initiative of Bitkom andBMWI

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Bild: Schuster Architekten
Digital Hub Logistics ∙ Ecosystem to support digital transformation
Living Labs
Hub-Agency
Makerspace /
Prototypen Werkstatt
IT-Center
Intralogistik
Testfeld
Town Hall
Co-Working
Outdoor Testfeld
Open Data Space
Company Builder
Design Thinking
»Hubs are physical locations, where SMEs, Corporations, Start-Ups, Investors and RTOs jointly
digitally transform the German main industries.«

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Unique Ecosystem of Digital Transformation
Hub
Agency
Industry
Start-In
Smart
Talents
Capital
Lighthouse
Research
And
Education
SME
Testbeds
Chairs at Technical University Dortmund
Innovationslabor, Leistungszentrum
Enterprise Labs
EffizienzCluster Logistik Ass..
Industrial Data Space Ass.
Graduate School of Logistics
DFG Graduiertenkolleg
OpenID Center, Living Lab Cellular Transport Systems
Innovation Center „Hybrid Services“
Supply Chain Configuration Lab duisport
Format of Digital Hub (Start-In Initiative)
Matchmaking
Sandbox
Network of start2grow / tu startup
Companies
Banks
Seed- und Venture Capital
Start-Up Initiatives
Network RUHR:HUB /
DW NRW HUBS
Leading-Edge Cluster EffizienzCluster Logistik
Industrial Data Space Initiative
SME Enabling Center„Digital in NRW“
Network of Chambers and Economic Development Boards,
Logistik.NRW und Produktion.NRW

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Start-in! Progression from basic technology to the market
Sources
Start-in
for new digital products
with high potential
Developing ideas from basic
technology to series production
Launch a »Sandbox« in the »Digital
Hub Logistics« ∙ Test new business
models with little risk ∙ Prepare your
market entrance ∙ Attract high
potentials
Engagement of entrepreneurs ∙
Acquiring seed capital ∙ Shared risk
and successes ∙ Create growth
Enterprise Lab // Industrial project // Research project ∙ Joint research ∙ Joint Start-In
Corporate Incubation and Acceleration
Enable contributions

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* also extra programs desired by the customer
Garage
Meeting
Spot
Desk Conference
Co-
Working
Portfolio of Digital Hub Dortmund as „Start-In Factory“: Formats und Co-Working
BarCamp
Costumer
Needs Summit
Workshop “We
could have
done this as
well”
Future
Development
Workshop
Matchmaking
Pen & Paper
Hackathon
Serious Play
Workshop
Hands-on
Creativity
Workshop
Concept
Workshop
Potential
Analysis
Start-up Safari Hackathon
Lab
“Bootcamp”
Testbeds
Innovation Lab
Business Model
Challenge
Capital Pitch
Business Plan
Workshop
Market
Entrance
Coaching
Company
Builder
Business Model
Workshop
Concept for
Market
Growth
Creativity
Facility
Innovation
Radar
Pictures of the
Future
Focus Group
Innovation
Camp
Consumer
Touch Point
Workshop
Meet the
(Digital) Expert
Lessons
Learned /
Exchange of
experience
Bids 4 Bytes
Meeting
Pitch Night
Smart Sales
Workshop
Lessons
Learned Start-
ups
Understan-
ding
Inspiration
Finding
Ideas
Conceptual
Design
Demonstra
-tion
Prototype Test
Business
Model
Scale-Up
Market
Entrance
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Digital Hub Logistics
 Contact
Digital Hub Logistics Agency
Joseph-von-Fraunhofer Str. 2-4
44227 Dortmund
Thorsten Hülsmann
0231 9743 605
thorsten.huelsmann@effizienzcluster.de
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Mimi Potter