SMART2M Digital Platform as the Communication Channel for Academia - Industry Collaboration

Abstract

This paper deals with the concept of digital platforms that serve as the online collaboration channel. We have created the SMART2M digital platform for innovations,http://innovate.smart2m.eu/,to facilitate the solution of challenges and different competitions that may be used by the academia,as well as the industry. The detailed description,accompanying content and specification will reinforce the concept of approving the solution,which can be a solution to homework in case of academia,or the actual product,technical solution or service in case of industry. Academia can reward the students with points for a successfully submitted solution,while organizations can offer monetary incentives or cooperation agreement for the winning ideas. Challenges are presented to a wide group of solvers as a public Call to solve problems - innovate. Users who represent potential solvers send ideas to the entities that published the problem. The final solutions are owned by the entity that announced the Call,or can be further negotiated with the applicants through the direct connection.