Digital Innovation & Skills in Industry 4.0

On 1st December, the SMARTY project will hold its 4th Interregional Policy Brokerage in Rovaniemi (Finland).

A panel of experts from the participating regions—Tuscany (Italy), Flanders (Belgium), Lapland (Finland), Mazovia (Poland), Slovenia, Castilla y León (Spain), Catalonia (Spain), Leeds City Region (UK)—and other European territories will share experiences on national and regional initiatives related to Digital Innovation and Skills in Industry 4.0. The discussion will be organized around two thematic sessions, providing a space for interregional learning and cooperation.

➡️ Join us online for the 4th SMARTY Interregional Policy Brokerage on December 1st.

Agenda

Welcome by the hosting region

Päivi Ekdahl, Development Director, Regional Council of Lapland

Keynote presentation – The Voice of the Industry

Development Director of Business Operations, Kari Poikela, Pohjaset Oy

Interregional Policy Brokerage (IPB) sessions

Session I: How can the local innovation ecosystem maximize the Industry 4.0 / Digital transformation for hard-to-reach SMEs

Facilitator - Jukka Teräs Norrum

Good Practice presentations:

• ProACCIÓ: Supporting the Catalan business ecosystem's transition to I4.0, Sandra Pérez Martínez, Head of Industry 4.0 ACCIÓ, ES (via TEAMS)
• Technological district of Tuscany for the Advanced Manufacturing, Gate 4.0 IT, Professor Gualtiero Fantoni, The University of Pisa, IT (via TEAMS)
• Leeds City Region Skills for Growth Programme, Jane Green, Service Manager - Skills for Business, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, UK

Round-table – Session specific tabled questions & main takeaways and lessons learned – Fasilitated by Jukka Teräs Norrum

Lunch break

Session II: Training & skills - Digital innovation and skills in Industry 4.0, Facilitator - Jukka Teräs Norrum

Good Practice presentations:

• Digital Apprenticeships in England, Bill Macbeth, Managing Director, Textile Centre of Excellence, West Yorkshire, UK
• PRISMA Call for projects with enterprises, Paolo Guarnieri, Project manage Municipality of Prato IT
• Future key skills and competences for I4.0 (SRIPs as a foundation for the digital transition), Ines Gergorić Senior Adviser and Andreja Hlišč, Project manager and Cluster coordinator – Chamber of Commerce Industry of Slovenia, SI (via TEAMS)

Round-table – Session specific tabled questions & main takeaways and lessons learned – Fasilitated by Jukka Teräs Norrum

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