Let us introduce you the VTT Team

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd is a non-profit multi-disciplinary Research and Technology Organization (RTO). VTT has more than two thousand personnel, and is ranked among Europe’s leading RTOs. For example, in December 2017, VTT was recognised with a “HR Excellence in Research” award by the European Commission.

VTT makes contributions to every activity in the DIGILOGIC project, including leading the innovators engagement in the smart logistics Challenges. This will include launching opportunities for innovators in Europe and Africa to solve four challenges related to the improvement of logistics in both continents. Via the Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH) in the DIGILOGIC consortium, external participants will be invited to propose practical demonstrations of novel ICT-enabled business models involving Europe and Africa cooperation. Selected proposals (up to 12) will be supported by a one-year DIGILOGIC mentoring and coaching programme. This will kick-off with a three-day bootcamp. Then, the one-year programme will continue with ongoing virtual and physical mentoring including access to technology infrastructures made available by each DIGILOGIC DIH. The projects will be part of DIGILOGIC final Demo Day, co-located with a major innovation event in Europe or Africa.

The VTT team for DIGILOGIC comprises three personnel. Stephen Fox, who is an expert in virtual-social-physical convergence in developed and developing countries: e.g. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160791X16000026. Carmen Antuña Rozado who has some 20 years’ experience in R&D projects with strong links to developing countries. Her work encompasses crosscutting objectives, including promotion of gender equality, poverty alleviation, and nature-based solutions. Anna Huovinen who is a project marketing specialist with background in formulation of social media strategies, for example, while coordinating communication and dissemination activities in international projects funded by the EU.