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Digitising European Industry: A key role for

Europe's digital competence centresI4MS 2016:

Fostering Digital Industrial Innovation in Europe

Industrial Technologies 2016Amsterdam 23 June 2016

• Dr. Max Lemke, Head of UnitDG CONNECT/A3 - European Commission

#DigitiseEU

• Measures that enable all sectors to benefit from digital innovation:• For higher value products with "digital inside" • Increased efficiency of processes• Adapted and reshaped business models including

relevant services

• These measures benefit from:• A true Digital Single Market• World class broadband, cloud and data

infrastructures• Access to sources of financing

• Coordination of various initiatives - MS, regional, EU• Pool resources, avoid fragmentation, support DSM

What is this about?

DIGITISING EUROPEAN INDUSTRYEuropean Commission proposal

Technologies driving the change

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Digital Transformation

Innovation in products,

processes and business models

AI (autonomus systems)Robotics, automation, machine learning, self-

driving,..

IoT (physical meets digital)Embedded software, sensors, connectivity, actuators, low

power ICT, …

Big data (value from knowledge)

Analytics, storage, Cloud HPC,..

DIGITISING EUROPEAN INDUSTRYEuropean Commission proposal

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What is this all about?

DRAFT 5

Access to digital technologiesspurring bottom up innovation

Target: Access to digital technologies and expertise

within "working distance" for any industry in Europe with a focus on: SMEs, mid-caps, non-tech

How: "Digital Innovation Hubs" across Europe :

• provide industry with access to technology, expertise, testing,… based on world-class specialised competence centre

Networking DIH to ensure a one-stop-shop for industry Public procurement of innovations Thematic smart specialisation platform

• industrial modernisation (June 2016)

Competence Centres vs Innovation Hubs

Competence Centres are the core of Digital Innovation Hubs

Organised to provide services to industry

• Access to competence centres• Development of innovation

ecosystem• Brokerage• Access to finance• Market intelligence• Training and education• Incubator/mentoring services

DIGITAL INNOVATION HUB

Competences in Digital Technologies

• Provide access to infrastructure and technology platforms

• Provide digitisation and application expertise

• Support experimentation in real-life environments

• Support fabrication of new products

• Demonstrate best practices• Showcase technologies in pilot

factories, fab-labs

COMPETENCE CENTRE

DRAFT 8

Who does what?

Regions/MSs Establish/reinforce competence centres

• Across Europe – specific support for regions without DIH• Implement relevant activities if needed (incentives, …)

Collaborate with digital innovation hubs of other regions• to fill gaps and facilitate specialisation and excellence

Commission Support pan-European networking of Digital Innovation Hubs

• Share best practices, success stories, training • Develop catalogue of Hubs, competences, etc

Promote use of EU and other funds (ESIF, EFSI)

Industry Engage with competence centres, help set priorities,..

Building on and expanding successful actions(examples)

DRAFT 9

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110 M€ of EU funding - 11 large projects 70 competence centres 280 experiments: 75% cross-border dimension 480 contractors. Out of which 340 industrial:

75% SMEs and mid caps, 50% users, 65% new in EU R&I Programmes

29 Members States and Ass. Countries

32 M€ of EU funding - 7 projects 93 competence centres 160 experiments 183 partners. Out of which 155 from industry 19 Members States and Ass. Countries

Factories of the Future PPP

European Scale Digital Innovation Hub Initiatives – in a nutshell

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110 M€ of EU funding (2013-2016) - 11 large projects Duration: 07/2013 - Number of hubs/CCs: 70 Activities:

Access to competences and technology transfer Access to innovation networks Financial support for SMEs

Technology focus on manufacturing: HPC cloud-based simulation/analytics services Industrial robotics systems Laser-based manufacturing Smart sensor systems, CPS and IoT

Expanding the ecosystem through sponsoring and mentoring DIHs

28 M€ of EU funding (2013-2016) - 4 large projects Duration: 09/2013 - Number of hubs/CCs: 93 Activities:

Access to competences and technology transfer Access to innovation networks Financial support for SMEs

Technology focus on products: Cyberphysical and embedded systems Low Power Computing powering CPS and IoT Advanced micro-electronics components

and Smart System integration Organic Large Area Electronics

Expanding the ecosystem

ICT Innovation for Manufacturing SMEs Smart Anything Everywhere

The FIWARE Hubs Programme

23 M€ of EU funding (2013-2016) – 3 large projects des FI-PPP Duration: 05/2013 – 12/2016

Number of hubs/CCs: 78 Activities:

Business incubation and acceleration for start-ups and SMEs (Stargate programme)

Internet and IoT technology focus and access to FIWARE open service platform technology

Technology focus on FIWARE technologies Expanding the FI-WARE ecosystem

39 M€ of EU funding (2009-2018) - 2 large projects Duration: 01/2009 – 09/2018 Number of hubs/CCs: 90 Activities:

Access to competences and technology transfer Access to innovation networks Financial support for SMEs

Technology focus on Robotics technologies

European Clearing House for Open Robotics Development

DRAFT - Work in Progress

European Scale Digital Innovation Hub Initiatives – in a nutshell

8 M€ of EU funding (2015-2017) - 1 large project Duration: 02/2015 – 07/2017 Number of hubs/CCs: 7 Activities:

Access to open technology and data sets Tools for business development/business mentoring Access to innovation networks Access to finance (VCs and business angels) Financial support for SMEs

Technology focus on Open Data

2 M€ of EU funding (2015-2017) - 1 project Duration: 06/2013 – 05/2017 Number of hubs/CCs: 14 Activities:

Consultancy services for SME Technology focus on HPC

Access Centre for Photonics Innovation Solutions and Technology Support

8 M€ of EU funding (2013-2017) - 1 large project Duration: 11/2013 – 10/2017 Number of hubs/CCs: 23 Activities:

Access to competences and technology transfer Access to innovation networks

Technology focus on Photonic technologies

VANGUARD INITIATIVE

286 M€ of EU funding (2010-2016) Duration: 2010 – Number of hubs/CCs: 18 Activities:

Education: Master, Doctoral and Professional school Research: Innovation activities Business: Accelerator (access-to-market, access to finance)

for European Start-Ups and SMEs Technology focus on

Digital infrastructure Digital industry Digital Cities Digital Wellbeing

EIT Digital KIC

Political initiative of EU regions (currently 30 members) with triple helix participation in each region (no dedicated/ direct EU funding)

Duration: 11/2013 – Approach: map – match – demonstrate – commercialise Activities:

Building European industrial value chains Accelerate market development thru 5 large scale pilots

Focus on Industrial Innovation ‘at large’ (KETs, emerging industries, etc.) High Performance Production through 3D Printing Efficient and Sustainable Manufacturing Advanced Manufacturing related Energy Applications in

Harsh Environments New nano-enabled products BioEconomy

Thematic Smart Specialisation Platform (S3P) and Strategic Cluster Partnerships for Industrial Modernisation

Two complementary schemes:some first reflections

  I4MS ICT Innovation for Manufacturing SMEs

Smart Specialisation Platformon Modernisation

Focus Digital transformation of industry Industrial modernisation in generalSector Manufacturing "at large" All industryNature of collaboration

Networking of innovation hubs focused on digital game changing technologies (e.g. HPC cloud-based simulation and data analytics)

Thematic interregional collaboration focused on smart specialisation areas (e.g. Vanguard cluster on manufacturing)

Level of innovation

Leading edge innovation (excellence paradigm of R&I programme)innovators and early adopters

From broad adoption to leading edge innovationinnovators, early adopters and early majority

Status Running since 2013 under H2020 FoF PPPOutreach to all regions since 2016

Launched in June 2016

Majorinstrument

Innovation ecosystems building on- Networked competence centers - Application experiments with all relevant actors

across the value chain- Demonstrators and pilots

Interregional cooperation and industrial partnering:- Establishment of thematic areas on shared RIS3- Establishment of cluster partnerships- Investment projects

Financial support

Horizon 2020110 M€ since 2013

No direct fundingSupport through specific COSME actions

Services BrokeringCatalogue of competencesDigital transformation supportOutreach to regions across Europe

Services for mapping and matchingTools for Networking (S3P platform) Develop investment platforms under EFSIConsultancy on financing investment projects

Implementation modalities

• Implemented largely through Innovation Actions in H2020- some through support actions

• Centred around networks of complementary competence centres

• Focus on leading edge innovation• Frequent open calls for new

experiments or services• Competence centres cascade

funds to third parties like SMEs to simplify contractual and financial arrangements

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I4MS Mentoring and Sponsorship Progamme

1.2 Mn EUR allocated in I4MS for most promising regional competence centres for developing their case for becoming a digital innovation hub

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36 proposals under evaluation- around 25 selected

Selection announced 24 June at I4MS Amsterdam

Technology focus (proposals):• CPS/IoT: 22 • HPC cloud modelling and simulation: 6 • Industrial Robotics: 7• Advanced Laser solutions: 1

New round planned for end 2016 focusing on Central

and Eastern Europe (EU13)

I4MS Future: Issues for Reflection

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Phase 1 – FP7 WP2013Start-up the I4MS Ecosystem

Phase 2 – H2020 WP 2014/15Organically grow the I4MS Ecosystem

Phase 3 – H2020 WP 2016/17Nurture the ecosystem:

Concentrate on EU added value

• How to focus on EU-added valued?• How to better converge EU-schemes across initiatives?• How to make the EU models sustainable? • How to better root EU supported hubs in national and regional infrastructures? • How to use EU funds to better network national and regional infrastructures? • How to pool resources from different funding programmes?

• EU: H2020, COSME, ESIF, EFSI, national, regional • How to bring industry hubs/labs into the structure?• Do we need branding (e.g. associated to / partner in I4MS)?

Phase 4 – H2020 WP 2018/20Support further the implementation

of Digitising European Industry

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