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FUTOURIST – AI Platform for Predictions in Tourism

General objective of the project: By developing a new product and a new business model and through the establishment of research, development and innovation activities, enable predictions in tourism through artificial intelligence and big data, establish partnerships with ecosystems and stakeholders in the tourism value chain, ensure an innovative green and digital transformation of tourism and thus contribute to solving challenges in tourism, reducing the effects of excessive tourism and strengthening social sustainability.

Specific objectives of the project:

  1. the implementation of industrial research, development and innovation activities and the development of a new innovative product in the field of technologies and digital services that enables predictions in tourism through artificial intelligence and big data – AI system for predictions in tourism using big data (web platform) (TRL 8)
  2. development of a new business model in the field of circular and digital tourism in the tourism ecosystem for the purpose of developing an innovative tourist offer, green and digital transition and solving key challenges in tourism, which is based on circular economy, sustainable business and smart management
  3. connecting, networking, partnership and cooperation with entrepreneurs from the ecosystems in the tourism value chain, especially with the following four (4) ecosystems: Digital industries, Aerospace ecosystem, Mobility, transport and automotive industry, Retail
  4. two (2) applications of intellectual property – trademark and patent
  5. increase of income from the Lead’s sales
  6. new job positions – employment of six (6) new employees (employment of three (3) new employees in Notitia and three (3) new employees in FER)
  7. green and digital transition in tourism
  8. solving specific and key challenges in tourism
  9. successful dissemination/communication of project results at two (2) conferences, promotion and visibility – extensive dissemination of knowledge.

Expected project results:

  1. developed one (1) new innovative product in the field of technologies and digital services (TRL 8)
  2. developed one (1) new business model in the field of ​​circular and digital tourism
  3. implemented workshop with entrepreneurs from four (4) ecosystems in the tourism value chain: Digital industries, Aerospace ecosystem, Mobility, transport and automotive industry, Retail
  4. developed two (2) applications of intellectual property – trademark and patent
  5. increase in revenue from the Lead’s sales by 218%
  6. employed six (6) new employees (employment of three (3) new employees in Notitia and three (3) new employees in FER)
  7. successful dissemination/communication of project results, at two (2) conferences.

Total value of the project: 690,017.05 EUR

The amount of the project co-financed by the European Union – NextGenerationEU: 530,445.42 EUR

Project implementation period: 1.7.2023 – 30.6.2025

Contact person: Darko Šaponja, darko.saponja@notitia.hr 

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