# Manufacturing Innovation Digital Advancement Services Hub
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**id:** 743
**slug:** midas
**name:** MIDAS
**title:** Manufacturing Innovation Digital Advancement Services Hub
**description:** MIDAS is dedicated to transforming the manufacturing sector through comprehensive digital and green innovation initiatives, with a primary focus on supporting Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) within Türkiye and the broader European Union framework. By establishing a European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) in Türkiye, MIDAS bridges the gap between cutting-edge digital technologies and the evolving needs of the manufacturing industry. The hub offers a wide array of services designed to enhance digital capabilities, foster innovation, and drive sustainable growth among SMEs.
Key Objectives and Services
1. Supporting Digital and Green Transformation

Digital Maturity Assessments: Evaluate the digital capabilities of 100 SMEs using advanced tools like DMA and SIRI to create tailored transformation strategies.
Training Programs: Enhance digital literacy and skills in AI, Big Data, Machine Learning, and Web 3.0 through targeted training initiatives.
Consultancy and Mentorship: Provide personalized consultancy to develop Digital Maturity Plans, access funding opportunities, and integrate innovative solutions.
Pre-Investment Testing: Offer a dedicated demo hub with the latest digital infrastructure, enabling SMEs to test and adopt suitable technologies before significant investments.

2. Increasing Organisational and Financial Capacities


Comprehensive Support Package: Provide access to digital tools that improve organizational efficiency, enhance marketing strategies, drive R&D activities, and develop high-quality products while reducing costs.


Funding Access: Assist SMEs in navigating financial barriers by connecting them with funding sources such as SME loans, venture capital, angel investors, and government incentives through partnerships with ISTKA and ARI.


Workshops and Webinars: Conduct interactive workshops and webinars to share knowledge, best practices, and build a robust innovation ecosystem, engaging over 600 participants and providing hands-on training for 64 SMEs.


3. Collaborating with the European Digital Innovation Hubs Network

Networking and Collaboration: Establish strong connections with existing EDIHs across Europe, such as ITBaltic, to foster long-term partnerships and collaborative projects, enabling resource sharing and joint innovation initiatives.
Stakeholder Engagement: Unite key industries, organizations, regulatory bodies, startups, and SMEs to create a vibrant collaborative environment and produce policy recommendation papers based on empirical evidence.
International Research and Innovation Calls: Facilitate participation in prestigious programs like Horizon Europe, Eurostars, Eureka, Eranet, Digital Europe Program, TÜBİTAK, and KOSGEB, thereby increasing the visibility and competitiveness of Turkish SMEs on a global scale.
**country:** Türkiye
**city:** Istanbul
**hub type:** edih
**website:** Website
**ec url:** https://european-digital-innovation-hubs.ec.europa.eu/edih-catalogue/midas
**logo url:** https://european-digital-innovation-hubs.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/logo/public/2025-01/Midas%20logo.png?itok=Ir18EF08
**technologies:** 
  - Internet of Things
  - Additive manufacturing
  - Laser-based manufacturing and materials processing
  - Artificial Intelligence & Decision support
  - BI tools
  - Big data
  - Cyber-physical systems
  - Digital twins
  - Displays
  - Internet Services & Applications
  - Simulation engineering and modelling
  - Sensors & Vision Processing Systems
  - Robotics
  - Chemical engineering (plants, products)
  - Cloud Services
**technologies rated:** 
  -     **name:** Internet of Things
    **rating:** 5
  -     **name:** Additive manufacturing
    **rating:** 5
  -     **name:** Laser-based manufacturing and materials processing
    **rating:** 5
  -     **name:** Artificial Intelligence & Decision support
    **rating:** 5
  -     **name:** BI tools
    **rating:** 4
  -     **name:** Big data
    **rating:** 4
  -     **name:** Cyber-physical systems
    **rating:** 4
  -     **name:** Digital twins
    **rating:** 4
  -     **name:** Displays
    **rating:** 4
  -     **name:** Internet Services & Applications
    **rating:** 4
  -     **name:** Simulation engineering and modelling
    **rating:** 4
  -     **name:** Sensors & Vision Processing Systems
    **rating:** 4
  -     **name:** Robotics
    **rating:** 3
  -     **name:** Chemical engineering (plants, products)
    **rating:** 3
  -     **name:** Cloud Services
    **rating:** 3
**services:** 
  - Sme Business Development
  - SME support
  - Circular economy
  - Ecosystem building
  - Knowledge transfer
  - Public sector innovation
  - Regional development
  - Smart Specialisation strategies
  - Technological innovation
  - Technology transfer
  - Vocational training
  - Prototyping
**services rated:** 
  -     **name:** Sme Business Development
    **rating:** 5
  -     **name:** SME support
    **rating:** 5
  -     **name:** Circular economy
    **rating:** 5
  -     **name:** Ecosystem building
    **rating:** 5
  -     **name:** Knowledge transfer
    **rating:** 5
  -     **name:** Public sector innovation
    **rating:** 5
  -     **name:** Regional development
    **rating:** 4
  -     **name:** Smart Specialisation strategies
    **rating:** 4
  -     **name:** Technological innovation
    **rating:** 4
  -     **name:** Technology transfer
    **rating:** 4
  -     **name:** Vocational training
    **rating:** 4
  -     **name:** Prototyping
    **rating:** 3
**sectors:** 
  - Textiles
  - Manufacturing and processing
  - Metal working and industrial production
  - Polymers and plastics
  - Consumer products
  - Electricity
  - Energy
  - Environment
**sectors rated:** 
  -     **name:** Textiles
    **rating:** 5
  -     **name:** Manufacturing and processing
    **rating:** 5
  -     **name:** Metal working and industrial production
    **rating:** 5
  -     **name:** Polymers and plastics
    **rating:** 4
  -     **name:** Consumer products
    **rating:** 3
  -     **name:** Electricity
    **rating:** 3
  -     **name:** Energy
    **rating:** 2
  -     **name:** Environment
    **rating:** 2
**geographical scope:** Regional
**updated at:** 2026-02-27T20:43:43.156+00:00

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