Digitising European Industry Forum (II): AIOTI, BDVA & EFFRA sign Memorandum of Collaboration on 27 March
AIOTI (Alliance of Internet of Things Innovation), BDVA (Big Data Value Association) and EFFRA (European Factories of the Future Research Association) signed a bilateral declaration at the Digitising European Industry Stakeholder Forum of 27 March. These declarations come two years after the launch of the Digitising European Industry (DEI) initiative, supported by the European Commision, aiming at strengthening activities’ alignment, roadmaps and outcomes from different European partnerships.
The Digitising European Industry Stakeholder Forum 2018, held in Paris, was the occasion for industry and policy makers to get together and show the progress made so far in digitisation of European industry and ensure that collaboration and financing efforts continue in the coming years and after 2020.
This event was co-organised by the European Commission and the French Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Within this context, the Big Data Value Association (BDVA), the European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA), and the Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation (AIOTI), of which CEMA is a member, signed bilateral declarations to join forces towards common goals. These partnerships bring together key players in the development of new technology building blocks that will shape the way we live and work in, such as new data analysis methods, smart sensors, robot arms, 3D printers, etc.
With the two bilateral declarations, the associations agree to cooperate in the development of roadmaps, position papers, pilot projects, events and other joint activities that can accelerate the use, integration and value creation of advanced digital technologies like 5G, High-Performance Computing, Cloud, IoT, Big Data, Edge Computing and Artificial Intelligence.
BDVA and AIOTI agreed on addressing international standardisation committees in a collaborative way, combining resources to develop skills and competencies in Big Data and IoT, and providing technological and entrepreneurship training initiatives.
These agreements show the importance of joining forces and mobilising resources while looking beyond the boundaries of business or technological areas. This cooperation will maximise the impact on digital technologies across full value chains through working towards common goals.
The Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) on Big Data BDVA, and Factories of the Future EFFRA, represent European industry and research players, while AIOTI is the key European association that brings together public and private actors in the area of the Internet of Things (IoT).
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