• It will offer courses, advice and innovative tools to promote entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector.
• The platform is part of the agrodigitalization project HIBA-Hub Iberia Agrotech led by the Consejería de Agricultura, Pesca, Agua y Desarrollo Rural de la Junta de Andalucía.
• It has the support of several centers with vast experience in the field of agro-digitization, such as the School of Agricultural and Forestry Engineering (ETSIAM) at the University of Cordoba, the University of Évora and the University of Algarve.

After several months of preparation, the free platform E-Learning Data, a tool developed under the Interreg Poctep HUB IBERIA AGROTECH (HIBA) project, was launched today thanks to the cooperative work of several competence centers partners that are beneficiaries of this European initiative with extensive experience in the field of agro-digitization, such as the School of Agricultural and Forestry Engineering (ETSIAM) of the University of Cordoba, the University of Évora and the University of Algarve, with the collaboration of the Agro-Food Cooperatives of Andalusia.

Available on the HIBA project web site in Spanish and Portuguese, E-Learning Data was created in part with the aim of helping to acquire digital skills in the area of agro-digitization. Open, after registration, to all those who wish to train and adapt to the new needs of the agricultural sector, the platform includes free MOOCs on Digital Enabling Technologies of importance in agriculture adapted to different user profiles, as well as access to innovative tools that favor entrepreneurship; support for training development through virtual assistants and knowledge on the most relevant aspects of precision agriculture, among others. In addition, a virtual assistant available 24 hours a day, HIBABot, will be responsible for solving any doubts that may arise for the user.

The platform is aimed at people who work or are entrepreneurs in the agri-food sector, service companies in the sector, local development groups, agricultural associations, trainers, and non-university and university students. It will enable testing innovations and experimenting with technologies to promote entrepreneurship, improve agricultural digitization skills, and provide decision-making support. To benefit from all its services, you only need to register here.

About the HIBA project

The Interreg Spain-Portugal Cross-Border Cooperation Project (POCTEP) HIBA will promote a multi-regional ecosystem focused on the digitalization of the agri-food sector in Spain and Portugal through the creation of a network of Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH) that will foster entrepreneurship, competitiveness and sustainability, promoting post-Covid19 economic reactivation.

With a budget of 5.3 million euros, 75% co-financed by ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) under the Interreg V-A Spain-Portugal Cross-Border Cooperation Program 2014-2020 (POCTEP), HIBA has 19 beneficiaries, with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development of the Andalusian Regional Government as the main beneficiary.

The E-Learning data platform is part of ACTIVITY 3 of the HIBA project for the acceleration of digitization processes. The aim of this activity is to provide companies with different services to start and/or accelerate their digitization process, through training in digital skills for different training levels and user profiles; and the ability to test innovations and experiment with technologies to promote entrepreneurship and process improvement and decision-making in agri-food companies in the area of multi-regional cooperation.