Strengthening cooperation in the area of digital transformation and Industry 4.0

India and Germany share an interest in further developing digitalisation and artificial intelligence, especially in the industrial sector. As a result, Plattform Industrie 4.0 and the CII Smart Manufacturing Platform are currently expanding their cooperation regarding Industrie 4.0. Together, the platforms aim to support their networked Industrie 4.0 ecosystems in their development. Both platforms interlinked their maps, showing concrete industry 4.0 use cases (map of the CII Smart Manufacturing Platform). In the future, they aim to initiate expert exchange on selected topics.

Since the fourth Indo-German Government Consultations in March 2017, both countries agreed their cooperation on Industrie 4.0. The Hannover Messe 2019 and joint study tours contributed to building direct relations between the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Plattform Industrie 4.0. On the occasion of the fifth Indo-German Government Consultations in November 2019, both countries reinforced the networking between Plattform Industrie 4.0 and the CII Smart Manufacturing Platform in a joint statement. (English version published by the Government of India here)

In November 2020, the platforms held joint panels on industry 4.0 and digital ecosystems as well as Gaia-X during the 6th CII Smart Manufacturing Summit.

About Plattform Industrie 4.0

Plattform Industrie 4.0 is Germany’s central network for the advancement of the digital transformation of manufacturing. Politics, the business community, science, trade unions and associations are active in the Plattform, comprising more than 350 actors from more than 150 organizations. The Plattform supports German companies with use cases, information offers, conferences, publications and recommendations for action on the implementation of Industrie 4.0. The numerous examples of international cooperation of the platform highlight its significant role in the global Industrie 4.0 debate.

The Platform’s Working Groups

Six working groups stand for the technical and content-related results of the platform. Experts from businesses, associations, works councils and academia develop pre-competitive concepts, solutions and recommendations on key topics of Industrie 4.0 – from standardisation and IT security to economic, legal and social dimensions.

1. Reference Architectures, Standards and Norms
2. Technology and Application Scenarios
3. Security of Networked Systems
4. Legal Framework
5. Work, Education and Training
6. Digital Business Models in Industrie 4.0

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