North NL: The hotspot for smartly building smart businesses

NooDig! is a grassroot movement in Groningen, Netherlands that supports the Stek ecosystem - a network bringing together companies and entrepreneurs, as well as research and education institutes, in building digital businesses using responsible software engineering and AI. The Stek ecosystem prioritizes digital sovereignty, security, and ethical considerations in technology development, focusing on creating responsible economic value chains through collaborative innovation between industry, academia, and research.

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About NooDig!

Building responsible new economic value chains through sovereign software engineering, with security and ethics at the forefront.

Our Foundation & Ecosystem

The NooDig! foundation is an open organization consisting of members from the business community, the startup world, knowledge institutions and educational institutions in the Northern Netherlands. With the aim of supporting the Stek ecosystem with advice and action in creating digital companies in order to strengthen the digital economy of the Northern Netherlands.

Our mission is to efficiently create responsible new economic value chains by supporting the realization of new businesses with the latest advances in computer science and AI, while keeping an eye on potential negative side effects and promoting digital sovereignty.

By fostering collaboration between industry, academia, and research, we create an environment where responsible digital innovation thrives, ensuring that new solutions are built with security, sovereignty, and ethical considerations from the ground up.

Our Approach

NooDig! supports 'smartly building smart businesses' in all three phases of 'building AI', 'using AI for building businesses' and 'applying AI in digital businesses', through responsible software engineering principles that prioritize sovereignty, security, and ethical considerations

Building AI

Develop robust AI systems and machine learning models with responsible engineering practices. Focus on creating ethical, transparent, and reliable AI foundations that prioritize data sovereignty and security.

Using AI

Leverage AI technologies to build innovative digital businesses and solutions. Support entrepreneurs in integrating AI capabilities into their business models while maintaining ethical standards and user control.

Applying AI

Implement AI solutions in existing digital businesses to optimize operations, enhance customer experiences, and drive growth. Focus on practical applications that deliver measurable value while respecting privacy and security.

Ecosystem Development

Foster collaboration between companies, startups, research institutes, and educational institutions. Build a thriving digital ecosystem in Northern Netherlands that supports innovation, knowledge sharing, and sustainable business growth.

Talent & Innovation

Develop digital talent through specialized training programs, workshops, and educational initiatives. Support research and innovation projects that push the boundaries of responsible software engineering and AI applications.

News from the Stek ecosystem

AI Factory Application

The Stek ecosystem will greatly benefit from a potential AI Factory in Northern Netherlands. This initiative aims to create a state-of-the-art high performance AI environment in Northern Netherlands, augmented by a network of expertise bringing together academia, industry, and startups to accelerate AI innovation.

Campus Groningen Development

Exciting developments are underway around Campus Groningen, creating new opportunities for collaboration between educational institutions, research centers, and tech companies. This expansion will provide modern facilities and infrastructure to support the growing digital ecosystem in the region.

Niemeyer Transformation

The historic Niemeyer tobacco factory is being repurposed into a dynamic hub that will benefit the Stek ecosystem. This transformation will create co-working spaces, incubators, and innovation labs, providing entrepreneurs and startups with the resources they need to build the next generation of digital businesses.

Building stories

Success stories of digital businesses built with Stek ecosystem support

AI & Knowledge Management

Chat with Your Company Data

BEP.chat provides full-service solutions that enable companies to interact with their internal information through intelligent chat interfaces. Built with support from the Stek ecosystem, BEP.chat transforms how organizations access and utilize their knowledge base, making company data conversational and instantly accessible to employees.

Intelligent Chat Interface
Internal Data Integration
Secure & Private
SaaS & Procurement

Digital Tendering Platform

IPA offers a comprehensive SaaS solution that revolutionizes the tendering process for organizations. Developed within the Stek ecosystem, IPA streamlines procurement workflows, enhances transparency, and enables efficient vendor management through digital-first approaches that save time and reduce costs.

Digital Tendering
Vendor Management
Process Optimization

The Stek builders

Companies

Stekz

Intelligent Automation

Simplicate

Business management software

Perium

All-in-one risk management platform

BEP.chat

Tailor made solutions for chatting with your company data

Research Institutes

TNO

Applied scientific research for innovation and progress

SURF

The ICT cooperative for education and research

Educational Institutes

University of Groningen (RUG)

Founded in 1614 - Top 100 University

Hanze University of Applied Sciences

Share your talent. Move the world

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NooDig! is about 'Smartly building smart businesses' & 'Building responsible new economic value chains through sovereign software engineering, with security and ethics at the forefront'. And is committed to strengthening the digital economy of the Northern Netherlands. Do you share this commitment and are you actively working on the objectives, then join us!

Location

Groningen, Netherlands

Email

info@noodig.nl