The vertical focus of the ZOOOM approach is on the three Os – open data, open software and open hardware. The first steps in the project implementation relate to analysing relevant cases from literature, ongoing and concluded initiatives and consortium’s experience and support activities, to identify the legal strategy, the business strategy and to correlate them into a coherent framework. Specific use cases are to be identified in four of the emerging technologies prioritized by the EC, in particular: quantum technologies, blockchain technologies, artificial Intelligence, and robotics; considering their high importance for achieving EU strategic autonomy. Despite this specific focus, however, the project results are to remain highly transversal and relevant for all the emerging technologies based on data, software and hardware.

The second round of ZOOOM actions is to lead to the development of a toolkit, to be comprised of various materials such as presentations, documents, articles, courses, and webinars/podcasts dedicated and designed specifically for each of the identified groups of stakeholders of the innovative value chain, singularly or in a group.  This toolkit is to enable the different beneficiaries to adopt strategies and evaluate business models related to the three Os.