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Understanding user requirements for the SOCS platform
Introduction In early February, DEMETER carried out two workshops: one with a farmer user group and the second with technical providers, to better understand the requirements from each user group regarding the SOCS platform. SOCS, the DEMETER Stakeholder Open Collaboration Space, is an online platform dedicated to all stakeholders (farmers, advisors, and suppliers) where they can...
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Launching the Stakeholder Open Collaboration Space
In March, the Stakeholder Open Collaboration Space (SOCS), our multi-actor innovation community building & management platform, dedicated to all stakeholders (farmers, advisors, and suppliers) will be launched and adopted in the extended ecosystem around DEMETER. This digital space has been designed to connect users and organizations, leveraging on their skills, technologies and knowledge by providing a...
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DEMETER launches 2nd Open Call for innovative solutions
The Horizon 2020 project, DEMETER, has announced the launch of its 2nd Open Call, DEPLOY, with a total budget of €740,000 available. DEMETER aims to lead the digital transformation of Europe’s agri-food sector through the rapid adoption of advanced Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, data science and smart farming ensuring the industry’s long-term viability and...
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New White Paper on DEMETER Multi Actor Approach
Technology is increasingly becoming an everyday necessity in agriculture. Novel technology can be found all over today’s farms, measuring animal behaviour, air and soil humidity or counting the number of fruit flies that occupy a land parcel. At the same time, the Agri-Tech environment is saturated with digital products from a diverse landscape of technology...
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The Multi-actor Approach in DEMETER
Anja Linnemann, Fraunhofer and Dave Hearne, TSSG What is the MAA? The multi-actor approach (MAA) ensures that projects, like DEMETER, focus on real needs and problems that an end-user (farmer, advisor, IT provider etc.) is facing. As we are building innovative solutions that address specific needs or problems, while involving the end-user in the process,...
Events News
DEMETER and ATLAS host joint webinar
Introduction Both the DEMETER and ATLAS project had committed to participate in several events such as Global IoT Week and the SmartAgriHubs event in Bucharest. However, with the onset of COVID-19, such events were cancelled. Therefore, the coordinators decided to run a joint webinar, with the support of the EU Commission, to promote both projects...
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First edition of DEMETER newsletter out now
The first edition of the H2020 DEMETER project newsletter is out now. Click here to view the newsletter and learn more about DEMETER, the pilot clusters and the progress made to date. We also catch up with one of our partners, DNET Labs, to hear more about their role in DEMETER. If you haven’t received...
