1) The Digitising European Industry (DEI) strategy aims to promote digital innovation across all European industry sectors. 2) It involves several elements, including innovation hubs, platforms, skills development, and regulation. 3) Key actions include the EU Platform of National Initiatives, where countries collaborate on digital priorities, and developing a pan-European network of Digital Innovation Hubs.

1. Digitising European Industry
EU strategy to mainstream digital innovation
across all sectors of European industry
Sandro D'Elia - sandro.delia@ec.europa.eu
European Commission DG CONNECT
#DigitiseEU
Industria 4.0: Regioni ed Europa a confronto
Firenze, 19 maggio 2017

2. A set of coherent measures
EU cloud initiative, Standardisation strategy, Free flow of data, Digital skills and jobs
coalition, European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI), Regional policies (ESIF), eGov
action plan, Telecom review.
Coordination of various initiatives from
Member States, regions, EU
Pool resources, avoid fragmentation and support Digital Single Market (DSM)
How?
DIGITISING EUROPEAN INDUSTRY
European Commission strategy
"Ensure that every industry in Europe, in whichever sector,
wherever situated, and no matter of what size can fully benefit from
digital innovations"
What is this about?

3. Innovation Hubs +
Platforms +
Skills +
Regulation =
Digitising European Industry
(also known as "DEI")
DEI: the elements
of the strategy

4. (EU level)

5. +LT, PL and 6 others by end 2017

6. 7 MSs committed to build and deploy the next
generation of computing and data infrastructures
in Europe
COMMITMENTS FOR A DIGITAL FUTURE OF EUROPE
11 Ministers & State Secretaries + industry
leaders pledged to collaborate and work jointly
within the EU Platform of National Initiatives
29 EU and EEA countries signed up for European
cross-border smart mobility corridors
5 Ministers, 2 MEPs & high-level stakeholders
participated in the launch of a pilot project to
boost cross-border digital work experiences
In addition: Launch of the new European Interoperability Framework
What happened on March 23rd in Rome
45 ministers from 27 Member States

7. High-Performance Computing
EuroHPC Declaration
Integrated world-class capability in supercomputing
Member States in coordination with the European Commission to
prepare an implementation roadmap for deployment and pooling of
public and private resources
Actors
• FR, DE, IT, LU, NL, PT & ES
• Other MSs are encouraged to join
Aim
• HPC infrastructure capable of at least 1018 calcul/sec
• Support the European Open Science Cloud
• Available across the EU
Target
• To have at least two pre-exascale computers by 2020
• To define test-beds for HPC and big data applications

8. Digitising European Industry
EU Platform of National Initiatives
Adding Value at the EU scale
AT, BE, CZ, DK, ES, FR, DE, HU, IT, LU, NL, PT, SE
BG, HR, FI, LT, PL, RO, SK, SL & UK
In practice:
Meetings of the Platform of National Initiatives (round tables) +
Working Groups +
Stakeholder Forum +
Digital Innovation Hubs Catalogue Project +
Catalogue of National Initiatives
https://ec.europa.eu/futurium/en/dei-implementation
1) Synergy and information exchange between
existing initiatives
2) Help and welcome newcomers

9. Connected & Automated
Mobility
European cross-border smart mobility corridors
Letter
of Intent
March 2017
FR & DE
Cross-border corridor
Beginning 2017
European Alliance of Telecoms
and Automotive
(to develop intelligent cross-border
testing in real traffic conditions)
End of 2016

10. Support x-border initiatives
Support availability of spectrum
Work together with EC on large scale
demonstrators
Invite other EU states to join
Connected & Automated
Mobility
European cross-border smart mobility corridors
Letter
of Intent
March 2017
FR & DE
Cross-border corridor
Beginning 2017
European Alliance of Telecoms
and Automotive
(to develop intelligent cross-border
testing in real traffic conditions)
End of 2016

11. Jobs & Skills
Pilot project for internships to boost cross-border
digital work experiences launched by the EC
 5.000-6.000 graduate students of all
disciplines
 4-5 months internship
 Starting fall 2018
 ~ € 500 a month
EC's commitment to contribute to MSs in their efforts to
tackle the digital skills deficit in the European workforce

12. Digitising European Industry
in practice
Digitising European Industry Implementation
Coordination of European, national
& regional initiatives
Round Tables (to become "meetings of the
Platform of National Initiatives), Working
groups, Stakeholder Forum 2018
Pan-European network of Digital
Innovation Hubs (DIHs)
Horizon 2020 (2018-2020): 300M€
I4MS Phase 4, Smart Anything
Everywhere Phase 3, Robotics
Industrial platforms and large
scale pilots
Horizon 2020 (2018-2020): 3200M€
- PPP (Big Data, Photonics,
5G networks, Cybersecurity)
- Platforms and pilots
(connected smart factory)
Digital Skills & Jobs Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition,
Europe's Digital Progress Report (EDPR).
Regulatory Framework Digital Single Market
(e.g. Free Flow of Data Initiative)

13. Andrus Ansip: The European Platform of national
initiatives is an example of a collaborative and
cohesive European Union.
This is a strong effort from the EU, but it will produce
results only if Member States do their part and
support industry and innovation communities in their
regions which drive digital transformation.
Albert Einstein: Everything should be made
as simple as possible, but not simpler
Mariya Gabriel:
new Commissioner for the
Digital Economy and Society

14. Digitising European Industry
https://ec.europa.eu/futurium/en/content/implementing-digitising-
european-industry-actions
or: bit.ly/futuriumdei
https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/digitising-european-industry
or: bit.ly/europadei
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