RUHR-ISRAEL CYBER ACTIVATOR

Promoting IT Innovation between Companies and Students in Ruhr Metropolis and Israel

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The Ruhr-Israel Cyber Activator is a unique program promoting open innovation through tailored solutions to the challenges facing established companies in the Ruhr Metropolis.

Companies from the Ruhr Metropolis present actual cyber challenges for the teams –  comprising German and Israeli students from the field IT-security.

The challenges come from companies in areas such as healthcare / Medtech, media, smart city, logistics, or Industry 4.0.

THE CHALLENGES

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THE BENEFIT

  • Integration of innovative, tailored solutions into the product/service portfolio of the company
  • Examination of business models and ideas by a team of motivated students and companies
  • Potential foundation stone laying for an innovative start-up
  • Intercultural exchange and familiarisation with the innovative specialists of tomorrow
  • Reviews and feedback from experienced mentors and start-up specialists from Israel and Germany
  • Growing Network of Innovation Bridge Israel

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

Businesspeople and students from the Ruhr Metropolis and Israel form international teams and participate in an eleven-week virtual program, consisting of a kick-off workshop, a co-operation stage, and a pitch session to the companies. The teams are supported throughout the program by highly-qualified mentors, in order to find tailored solutions for the challenges proposed by the companies.

Four Companies

from the Ruhr Metropolis

16 students

from Germany and Israel

Four challenges

in the field of IT security

The four companies and 16 students participating in the RICA program come together for an intensive virtual kick-off workshop, at which the four challenges are introduced and the individual binational teams formed. In the scope of the opening week the participants – supported by Tech7, ruhr:HUB and eurobits e.V. – are prepared for the subsequent key stage of virtual co-operation.

The teams develop custom solutions for the challenges of the companies and are supported in this by virtual mentoring and online tools for ideal co-operation.

In a virtual session, all those involved in the RICA program come together and the student teams present their innovative solutions to the companies.

The students once again have the opportunity to optimize their approaches.

CO-OPERATION PARTNER

PARTNER

YOUR CONTACT PERSON

Amit Grabli
Tech7 Project Manager

amit@tech7.community