EDIH VILNIUS: accelerating green and digital transformation in Vilnius region

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EDIH Vilnius is a European Digital Innovation Hub dedicated to strengthening the competitiveness, resilience, and digital maturity of SEDIH Vilnius is a European Digital Innovation Hub dedicated to strengthening the competitiveness, resilience, and digital maturity of SMEs, startups, and public sector organisations in the Vilnius region. With a strategic focus on the twin transition - green and digital - EDIH Vilnius delivers integrated services across four core pillars: Test Before Invest, Training and Skills, Support to Find Investment, and Innovation Ecosystems and Networking. Building on a solid operational foundation and successful first phase (2023–2025), the restructured consortium now includes expert partners in AI (AIAL, Vilnius Tech), cybersecurity and blockchain (BCCS), simulation & automation (VITP), cleantech (STP), fintech (Rockit), smart health (SHD), and smart city innovation (ID Vilnius). The hub focuses on four high-impact verticals: Cleantech, Fintech, Smart City, and Smart Health, aligning closely with national Smart Specialisation Strategy priorities and EU strategic goals. EDIH Vilnius serves as a regional one-stop shop offering tailored digitalisation support through access to advanced technologies, including AI, Blockchain, Cybersecurity, and Simulation/Automation, leveraging European infrastructures such as AI Factories, AI-on-Demand platform, and HPC centres. The Hub's service model ensures cost-effective access, with co-financing backed by the Digital Europe Programme and the Lithuanian Ministry of Economy and Innovation. With over 230 clients enrolled, 90% of which are anticipated to increase their digital maturity, 300 services planned to deliver and strong integration in European networks (EEN, Startup Europe, Digital SME Alliance, EIT initiatives), EDIH Vilnius acts as a bridge between EU technology providers and regional demand, accelerating uptake of trusted EU-made solutions and supporting sustainable innovation across sectors.