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21 Oct Industrie 4.0 in a Global Context – Strategies for Cooperating with International Partners

National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech)
2016
The transformation of the economy being brought about by Industrie 4.0 is leading to the emergence of highly flexible value networks. Businesses now need to network their production activities both in-house and with the systems of external partners. This in turn requires new forms of cooperation, both nationally and globally. Common norms and standards enabling interoperability between different systems are equally essential. This acatech STUDY analyses the opportunities and challenges for businesses of international cooperation and the current competition to establish norms and standards. It is based on interviews and discussions with more than 150 experts from Germany, China, Japan, South Korea, the US and the UK. Detailed country profiles describe the background situation and Industrie 4.0 status quo in the focus countries. Finally, the study makes a number of recommendations for German actors regarding cooperation with international partners. Contributors: Wolfgang, Wahlster
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21 Oct Yearbook of Slovenian academy of Engineering 2014 (88 pages) SLO

Engineering Academy of Slovenia (IAS)
2015
Yearbook of Slovenian Academy of Engineering is a yearly publication of activities of the Academy. It presents academy members, bodies of Academy, academies’ working groups and activities of academy in past year.
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21 Oct Sustainable Manufacturing Production of Naturally Development and Introduction of Industry 4.0 (16 pages) SLO

Engineering Academy of Slovenia (IAS)
2016
Recommendations for Slovenia becoming a state of innovative, export-oriented, high-tech companies. Proposals for cooperation between scientist, educators, managers and other experts with competence for enforcing innovative development in enforcing the concept Industry 4.0.
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21 Oct Key Measures for Technology and Innovation Breakthrough of Slovenia (2 pages) SLO

Engineering Academy of Slovenia (IAS)
2016
IAS has organised together with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia a conference with the title “3rd Strategic Conference of Slovenia 5.0, Innovation and Technology Breakthrough of Slovenia”. Product of the conference are 5 key measures for Technology and Innovation Breakthrough of Slovenia; circulation of researchers, reform of higher education, change of funding of R&D, change of tax and investment policies, Industry 4.0 and digitalisation.
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21 Oct Yearbook of Slovenian academy of Engineering 2015 (90 pages) SLO

Engineering Academy of Slovenia (IAS)
2016
Statements and recommendations on technical education in Slovenia from high school to university education is a product of the IAS working group for education. The statements were designed through the process of 2 thematic evenings and a final round table with IAS members and other experts, non-members of the Academy.
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21 Oct Industry 4.0 and Urban Development – The Case of India

National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech)
2015
Industry 4.0 and Advanced Manufacturing are topics of a high international relevance. They are currently intensively discussed both in the academic literature, and in practice within the framework of Industry 4.0 which refers to the so-called 4th industrial revolution. They depend to a high degree on the availability of adequate digital infrastructures and well-functioning logistics systems, and they have a number of repercussions on cities and regions.
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21 Oct Industry 4.0, Urban Development and German International Development Cooperation

National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech)
2016
Industry 4.0 has high potential to positively impact the economic development of cities in developing countries and emerging economies. It can help to promote a green urban economy and contribute to sustainable development. However, the success of its potential benefits is also dependent on the appropriate economic and urban framework conditions being in place.
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21 Oct Industrie 4.0 Maturity Index – Managing the Digital Transformation of Companies

National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech)
2017
Digitally connected industrial production promises faster and more efficient processes – in development and production, services, marketing & sales and for adapting entire business models. Agility and the ability to make changes in real-time are key strategic characteristics of successful companies in Industrie 4.0. To acquire these features, it is necessary to create a continuously expanding data base. However, a company’s organisational structure and culture also play an important part in determining whether this data’s potential is leveraged effectively. This acatech STUDY describes a new tool for helping manufacturing enterprises to forge their own individual path towards becoming a learning, agile company. The acatech Industrie 4.0 Maturity Index is a six-stage maturity model that analyses the capabilities in the areas of resources, information systems, culture and organisational structure that are required by companies operating in a digitalised industrial environment. The attainment of each development stage promises concrete additional benefits for manufacturing companies. The model’s practical application was validated in a medium-sized company.
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21 Oct Autonomous Systems – Opportunities and risks for business, science and society (Short Version)

National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech)
2017
no English short version available.
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21 Oct The Way to the German Academy of Science and Engineering

National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech)
2011
Against the backdrop of the long-standing prehistory of the scientific positioning of engineering sciences, the publication presents the founding phase of the German Academy of Science and Engineering, which began in the middle of the 1990s, its players and the social framework conditions. Alongside the investigation of the position of engineering sciences within the Academies of Sciences since the onset of the 20th century, the discussion about the self-conception of the engineering sciences is traced, as well as an examination made of the erratic relationship of the engineering sciences to the state in the 20th century. Various aspects of the work of acatech on its way to an independent German Academy of Science and Engineering are elaborated, and the institutional development of the Academy up to the beginning of the presidency of Henning Kagermann and Reinhard Hüttl is presented.
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