Manufacturing industry's novel digitalisation value chains for connecting machines with people, process and technology

Project: EU project

Project Details

Description

Manufacturer companies which represent 41.4% of the EU manufacturing sector’s value added and 57.6% of the total workforce, are facing major challenges due to their shortage of energy/resource efficiency and digitalisation. ICT SMEs and start-ups can provide game-changing solutions for many manufacturers, creating new cross-sector interconnections and value chains. In this context, MIND4MACHINES project aims to facilitate the cross-sectoral and cross-border support needed by manufacturing SMEs to validate and adopt cross-cutting digital technologies provided by ICT SMEs and start-ups, particularly by addressing holistically the entire digitalisation value chain, combining manufacturing and novel, disruptive solutions in ICT(hardware, software, services and connectivity, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, IoT and Cybersecurity). This will be done in a systemic approach which will (i) foster the ecosystem creation and reinforcement in targeted European regions,(ii) promote cross-sectoral and cross-border open collaboration,(iii) provide direct financial and technical support and (iv) offer capacity building programmes. The project will replicate and disseminate its activities across the EU, with an initial focus on the regions represented by the partners in the consortium and aiming at delivering a large-scale demonstrator support after co-creating together with the stakeholders the strategic common vision. The MIND4MACHINES consortium, led by ICI, brings together the cluster organisations and SME intermediary organisations from 6 different H2020 countries, ensuring a complementary balance of sectoral focus, experience and approach in support of SMEs and clustering mechanisms. The major funding instruments put in place will be the Innovation Scheme (for TRL 5-7) and the Market Readiness Scheme (for TRL 8-9) which will deliver nearly 78% of the Project budget to ICT SMEs and start-ups by means of a lump sum, business support and open calls.
AcronymMIND4MACHINES
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date14/06/2113/06/24

Collaborative partners

  • VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
  • Asociación de Empresarios Del Comercio E Industria Del Metal de Madrid (AECIM) (Project partner)
  • Northwest Regional Development Agency (ADR) (Project partner)
  • İSTKA - Istanbul Development Agency (Project partner)
  • Electro vehicles industrial cluster (EVIC) (Project partner)
  • Silicon Saxony e.V. (Project partner)
  • bwcon GmbH (Project partner)
  • IPA SA (Project partner)
  • F6S Network Ireland Limited (Project partner)
  • Centro Servizi Industrie S.r.l. (Project partner)
  • Istanbul Chamber of Industry (Project partner) (lead)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Funding category

  • EU-H2020

Keywords

  • INNOSUP-01-2018-2020
  • artificial intelligence
  • internet of things
  • big data
  • employment
  • computer security