DIGITISING EUROPEAN INDUSTRY EU ISSUE INSIGHT
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The European Business Network for Corporate Social Responsibility<br />
<strong>EU</strong> <strong>ISSUE</strong> <strong>INSIGHT</strong><br />
No. 2018/04 For CSR Europe members only<br />
<strong>DIGITISING</strong> <strong><strong>EU</strong>ROPEAN</strong> <strong>INDUSTRY</strong><br />
How the <strong>EU</strong> can support your business productivity and sustainability<br />
BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT:<br />
While Europe scores fairly well on digitalisation as shown by its results on the International Digital Economy and Society Index<br />
(Annex 1), several studies show that Europe and its businesses have not reached yet the full potential of digitalisation to<br />
increase innovation, productivity and sustainability. Therefore, the European Commission is offering governments, industries,<br />
businesses and other key stakeholders a place to gather: Digitising European Industry.<br />
This initiative includes five main pillars:<br />
1. A common European platform coordinating national strategies;<br />
2. Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs): clusters for industrial research and innovation;<br />
3. Public-private partnerships (PPPs) and sector-specific digital industrial<br />
platforms (DIPs);<br />
4. A digital-friendly regulatory system on cybersecurity and free flow of data;<br />
5. Programmes to educate and reskill European citizens for the digital age.<br />
ANY QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS, REMARKS?<br />
Contact Lorena Sorrentino at CSR Europe on ls@csreurope.org<br />
CSR <strong>EU</strong>ROPE - Rue Victor Oudart 7, 1030 Brussels, Belgium | tel +32 2 541 1610<br />
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WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOUR BUSINESS?<br />
YOUR ONE-STOP SHOP TO INNOVATE AND DIGITALISE YOUR BUSINESS<br />
You and your colleagues can consult the European Catalogue of Digital Innovation Hubs where you can find the Digital Innovation<br />
Hub closest to your premises. Joining a hub, you will be able to access the most recent tools, devices, software and applications<br />
to innovate and digitalise your business, and to train your employees.<br />
If you wish to develop a new Digital Innovation Hub on a specific issue such as advanced technology, robotics, big data and<br />
photonics, you can check 2018-20 work programme for ICT of Horizon 2020, that will support initiatives on these topics in 2019<br />
and 2020.<br />
INCREASE YOUR PRODUCTIVITY AND SUSTAINABILITY<br />
THROUGH DIGITAL INDUSTRIAL PLATFORMS<br />
Your company is not isolated from others, as final products and<br />
services usually rely on a mixture of technologies that works<br />
together. Digital Industrial Platforms give you the possibility to<br />
simplify the collaboration with other companies and specialists in<br />
the same ecosystem. Join the platform related to your industrial<br />
block, such as:<br />
• manufacturing for connected smart factories<br />
• energy and big data solutions<br />
• building sector and smart homes<br />
For other sectors, please check the 2018-20 work programme for ICT<br />
of Horizon 2020.<br />
BECOME A FACTORY OF THE FUTURE<br />
Being the innovation leader of your sector is now easier, thanks to the Public Private Partnerships set up by the <strong>EU</strong>. Factories<br />
of the Future is the stronger example of PPP, in which the European Commission and private counterparts join their forces to<br />
help manufacturing enterprises to meet increasing global consumer demand for greener, more customised and higher quality<br />
products. They do it through the development of a public-private led network of digital technology partners who share tools,<br />
best practices, and influence European R&I. You can also check some sector specific initiatives in the sectors of Cybersecurity,<br />
Photonics, High Performance Computing, Robotics, Future internet, ECSEL.<br />
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JOIN THE DIGITAL SKILLS AND JOBS COALITION<br />
If your company is active in the domain of digital literacy, you can join the Digital Skills and<br />
Jobs Coalition to integrate your vision in the future European digital roadmap. Moreover,<br />
becoming a member, you will be always updated on the initiatives of the Coalition, and<br />
you will benefit from the voices that you will hear from other stakeholder, who represent<br />
different part of the value chain. The coalition tackles digital skills for citizenship, the labour<br />
HOW CAN<br />
CSR <strong>EU</strong>ROPE<br />
HELP YOU?<br />
Contact Tommi Raivio at<br />
tr@csreurope.org to see<br />
how you or your colleagues<br />
can benefit from our<br />
projects on the Future<br />
of Work and Corporate<br />
Digital Responsibility.<br />
NEXT STEPS<br />
• Special support for Central and Eastern European countries via the Startup Europe Central and Eastern Europe Network<br />
and on the Startup Europe Central Western Balkans Network, as well as on the other future initiatives on the Digitising<br />
European Industry policy.<br />
• Digitalisation of transport sector following the Commission’s plan to specifically address this issue. Consequently, the<br />
Commission is expected to release a roadmap in the first quarter of 2019.<br />
• Digitalisation will be a main topic of the 2019 <strong>EU</strong> Industry Days, that will take place on 5-6 February 2019 in Brussels, aimed<br />
in fostering exchange, dialogue and cooperation among all relevant stakeholders.<br />
KEY ACTORS<br />
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