PETAL SA is a member of the European project WALLACHIA eHUB – DIGITAL INNOVATION HUB (WEH), ID 101083410, Call DIGITAL-2021-EDIH-01 which runs from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025, the grant authority being the European Commission. The total value of the project is € 3,172,282.50, of which the EU contribution is € 1,586,141.25.

The consortium brings together 16 partners, as follows: SPIRU HARET UNIVERSITY, DANUBE ENGINEERING HUB ASSOCIATION; UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND GAS PLOIEțI; HEVECO SRL; UNBOX MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS SRL; AUDIT SRL; TECHNOLOGY ENABLED CONSTRUCTION (TEC) CLUSTER ASSOCIATION; GREENTRONICS SRL; ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY (APTE); BEIA CONSULT INTERNATIONAL SRL; BUCHAREST PROMO ROBOTS SRL; OMEGA TRUST SRL; INTEGRISOFT SOLUTIONS SRL; COGNITIVE MANUFACTURING TECH SRL; PETAL SA and INPULSE PARTNERS SRL.

The consortium aims to mutually harmonize capabilities to provide specialized services in the form of digital and interoperability solutions applying advanced technologies such as AI, cyber security, robotics, mobility, location technologies (GIS), digital building modeling (BIM), blockchain , etc. The WEH project will offer a range of high-tech services focusing on logistics engineering, precision agriculture, Smart City, dual-use services, urban planning, new business models in energy and training programs on key digitalization concepts, etc. .

The industries planned to be supported, through the WEH project, in the next three years are: production (furniture, textiles, metal and plastic structures, Industry 4.0); agro-food industry; tourism and heritage (hotels, restaurants, heritage assets such as museums, old buildings, entrepreneurs involved in rural tourism and niche markets, including organic food tourism from local producers); construction industry; energy, oil and gas; health; means of transport and public authorities.

The project’s objectives include: supporting regional digitization needs and contributing to the creation and strengthening of a network of EDIHs at European level; coordinating and stimulating the digital transformation process through integrated innovative services and solutions, with a multiplier effect in the South Muntenia Region but also in the Bucharest-Ilfov Region and strengthening WeH’s capacity as a digitalization service provider.