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NEW CROSS-SECTORAL VALUE CHAIN FOR EUROPEAN SME´S
The IoT4Industry project seeks to support EU growth and competitiveness through the development of a new cross-sectoral industrial value chain based on the integration and use of IoT and related components (Digital Security, Cloud Computing, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence…) into manufacturing tools, machines and robots, through the cross-border collaboration between SMEs and other RDI actors of the ICT and advanced manufacturing sectors.

OBJECTIVE
The goal is to connect and encourage collaboration between relevant innovation actors from the industrial and IoT sectors to:
- Modernize the production capabilities in European industry, specifically in SMEs
- Increase the competitiveness of companies through more efficient production.
- Answer to local needs with the help of vouchers and fully meet demands.

METHODOLOGY OF THE PROJECT IOT4INDUSTRY
It is organized on 4 steps (Work Package):
- Provide large information support to SMEs throughout Europe having shown their interest in the matter of smart manufacturing
- Provide them training
- Provide them matchmaking action (collaborative projects between manufacturers and ICT companies)
- Provide them a support to develop products, processes….

ADVISORY BOARD
To achieve its objectives, IoT4Industry project consortium mobilises for the duration of the project and on a regular basis a community of six experts from either the ICT or the manufacturing sectors. The Advisory Board members provide further expertise (external vision, opinion and feedback) in IoT4Industry strategies and specifically in the support to SMEs.
IoT4Industry Advisory Board members
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Alessandro Masciarelli Alessandro Masciarelli is responsible for Scouting & Partnership in Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) Innovation & Digital Strategy Business Unit. He manages the company’s digital transformation, notably products and services portfolio, processes, channels and culture. He focused lately on defining the TIM strategic vision and positioning in various areas such as mobile payment and trusted services, IP interworking, VoLTE, 3G, 4G and 5G deployment strategy, automotive, mobile advertising, Industry 4.0, eCommerce & digital retail. Today, he focuses on new digital enablers such as digital touchpoints and CX, Artificial intelligence, big data analytics, security, cloud, IoT and 5G. |
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Jacques Germay Jacques Germay is currently member of the Board of Directors at FN Herstal, one the world leaders in the field of Defense/Security. He was also appointed as member of the Board after leaving his position as CEO at pole MecaTech. He is specialized in the mechanical engineering sector through the assembly of innovative collaborative projects with an international vocation. |
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Malcolm Harold Malcolm Harold is a senior manager and digital manufacturing specialist currently working for the British program Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN). He is also a board member of the Automotive Division for the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) since 2015. |
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Prof. Dr. Olivier Schecker Prof. Olivier Schecker is a specialist in Microsystem Technologies. He holds a German and a French Master in physics and microelectronics/microsystems and graduated with a binational PhD on NEMS at the frontier of deep temperature physics and microsystem technologies from the Institut National Polytechnique of Grenoble, France, and the University of Konstanz, Germany. 2009 he took up a position as research engineer in the microsystem department at the central research site of the Robert Bosch GmbH. Between 2011 and 2015, in addition to other projects, he was given the global lead for the development of an energy supply in the 9D-Sense European project. |
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Lionel Rolland Lionel Rolland is Head of industrial coordination at Somfy, the world leader in the automatic control of openings and closures in homes and buildings. He fulfils 2 missions: the management of the industrial schemes and the elaboration of the production systems. As part of those missions, he defines the industrial strategy of Somfy, identifies the need for new production sites and manages their creation, and manages important industrial projects such as the digitisation of their factories and associated management tools. |
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AMBASSADOR CLUSTERS
Ambassadors Clusters are key contact points in their respective regions and / or countries. These pivotal actors enable local Industry 4.0 stakeholders to access IoT4Industry related info and privileged exchanges with peers, facilitating their potential involvement in collaborative projects.
Get in touch with ‘your’ Ambassador Cluster (descriptions and links below) for further information upon opportunities.
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Precarpathian eco-energy cluster Website: https://peec.org.ua/ The Precarpathian Eco-Energy Cluster (PEEC) was created to improve the efficiency of all types of energy use and reduce the negative impact on the environment in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast by fostering cooperation between business, science and the public sector. The cluster’s mission is to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy development, as well as to support occurrence of energy efficiency solutions and start-ups that will help to transform “Prykarpattya” into the “Green Innovation Area”. It aims at creating within the cluster, mechanisms for the development of a favourable environment for the socio-economic development and investments space for the implementation of “green energy” projects. With this purpose, the cluster supports projects that may have an informational, educational or commercial character and can be jointly implemented by cluster members.
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ArchEnerg Website: http://www.archenerg.eu ArchEnerg Cluster was established with the Vision of creating an economic and social model based on renewable energy sources and advanced energy efficiency that assists green economy enterprises and green society towards a more sustainable future. Its efforts are focusing on the use of green energy and other fields of research For reaching these objectives, ArchEnerg Cluster’s community supports its members notably regarding international competitiveness and business-process innovation and optimization.
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GCE NODE Website: http://www.gcenode.no GCE NODE is an industry-driven cluster for ocean technologies and participating companies supply world-leading technology, products and services to the global energy and maritime industries. The cluster’s focus is on building competency and R&D cooperation with national and international partners. The cluster’s goals are to secure competitiveness, enhance the development of new products and services, and transfer knowledge and technology to markets in a sustainable way. GCE NODE is composed of 102 companies in the Southern part of Norway and engages in projects that support cluster’s two strategic goals: Increase competitiveness in existing markets (oil & gas and maritime) and transfer of competence and technology to new markets (Blue Growth)
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GAIA Website: http://www.gaia.es GAIA’s mission is to promote all the aspects of development and growth related to the Electronics, IT, Telecommunications, Engineering and Consulting sectors. The cluster fosters the assimilation and efficient usage of advanced technologies by the Basque Country as a region, with the aim of collaborating with the development of an Information and Knowledge Society. Moreover, the cluster aims at being recognised as the most committed private and independent institution to the development of the electronics and ICT technologies.
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TICE.pt Website: http://www.tice.pt The TICE.pt engages with most relevant actors covering the entire value chain in the area of ICT. The concertation platform TICE.pt ensures and promotes the interfaces between the academic world, represented by universities and institutes R&D, the business world, represented by the affiliates and through networks, notably SMEs, represented by their associations. The TICE.pt aims to promote and leverage networking strategies for the sector, notably networking between companies and R&D centres which induces renewal active in national economic context, producing positive effects on national offering, enhanced by innovation and knowledge, creating export capacity and added value in domestic products.
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MetaIndustry4 Website: http://www.metaindustry4.com MI4 is a new cluster concept with a multidisciplinary model, aligned with the Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialization of Asturias (RIS3) and oriented towards companies and global value chains related to the advanced manufacturing of the metal industry.
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IT Cluster Upper Austria Website: http://www.itcluster.at IT Cluster is Austria’s biggest IT cooperation network and regarded as the central contact point for questions relating to digitalisation on a national and international level. The IT Cluster is a platform for the regional IT and software industry. The Cluster addresses issues with relevance to the future and stimulate and accompany cooperative activities across the entire IT spectrum. IT Cluster aims at guiding its members towards success by connecting them with other companies to enable intensive knowledge exchange.
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Transylvanian Furniture Cluster Website: https://www.transylvanianfurniture.com/ The Cluster represents a platform for cooperation and networking of wood furniture industries, interest groups, educational institutions, research and public administrations. The unique feature that distinguishes the Transylvanian Furniture Cluster consists in its organizational and functional strategy, achieved through implementation of strategic investments and programs which aim to create innovative products and solutions as a result of materials used, design and functionality, through R&D units that are or will be part of the cluster.
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BalticNet-PlasmaTec Website: http://www.balticnet-plasmatec.org BalticNet-PlasmaTec (BNPT) is an international cluster, which stands for a technology and market-oriented cooperation of science, research and economics in the field of plasma technology. BNPT is a contact partner for interested parties who intend to expand their own technical and economic potential in using the plasma technology. BalticNet-PlasmaTec has currently 73 members in 17 different countries, more than a half of them from the industry. The cluster is active in Nanotechnologies and Manufacturing (Integration of Plasma Coating Machines, Nanostructures etc)
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BICCnet Website: http://www.bicc-net.de The cluster, BICCnet works to assure the growth of information & communication technology (ICT) in Bavaria. BICCnet – the Bavarian Cluster for Information & Communications Technology – furthers the inter-networking of ICT enterprises, as well as the networking with research institutions and the Bavarian Digitalization Center. The cluster’s focus is placed on innovative technologies and topics, such as blockchain, data analytics, and AI. In addition, the cluster supports ICT enterprises with their positioning in an increasingly global context. Thus, the cluster should provide assistance – also for small and medium-sized business in particular – in taking advantages of growth opportunities.
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