FUTURE 4.0

Name of the project:             ManuFactUring educaTion and training governance model for IndUstry 4.0 in the Adriatic‐Ionian aREa

Acronym of the project:       FUTURE 4.0

Duration:                                24 months (01.01.2018– 31.12.2019)

PROGRAMME rationale:   Programme priority: Innovative and smart region

Priority specific objective: Support the development of a regional innovation system for the Adriatic-Ionian area

Specific Objectives:

• Technological Map of the Shipyard & Nautical Logistic supply chain.
• Competence and skills training/learning hub FUTURE4.0 platform
• Smart Learning Model and Strategy

Lead Partner:                 Veneto Region  (IT)

Partners:

• Confindustria Veneto SIAV S.p.A. (IT)
• Politecnico di Bari (IT)
• Chamber of Ahaia Prefecture (GR)
• University of Patras (GR)
• Primorsko-goranska županija (HR)
• Ekonomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci (HR)
• Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tirana (AL)
• Mesdheu Centre – Mediterranian Universitety (AL)
• Associated partners
• Confindustria Bari e Barletta-Andria-Trani, (IT)
• Regione Puglia – Dipartimento Sviluppo Economico, Innovazione, Istruzione, Formazione e Lavoro, (IT)

Project Description:

The challenges brought about by the fourth industrial revolution are at the very heart of the project FUTURE 4.0. The further developmental stage in the organisation and management of the entire value chain process involved in manufacturing industry is radically changing even the concept of enterprise. EUSAIR area societies and economies are affected as well by this paradigm shift, which has effects on production, intercompany relations, human capital development. To face this, and having as specific focus Blue Economy, the shipyard & nautical logistic supply chain, the project intends to design a shared strategy to innovate companies approach to training through a Smart Learning Model enhancing shipyard competitiveness in Italy (Veneto & Apulia), Croatia, Greece and Albania. The project structure foresees the definition of a Technological Map of the Shipyard & Nautical Logistic supply chain thorough inclusive road mapping and foresight activity on technology and related competences. Results will be the lay for the designing of a knowledge, competence and skills training/learning hub (FUTURE4.0 platform) involving Universities and training orgs., companies and PAs. The platform will be part of the above-mentioned Smart Learning Model and Strategy, implemented and validated through local pilot actions, encompasses effective industrial education and training for innovation, enhancing the University-Industry cooperation. The partnership is multi actor and includes public and private bodies, universities, business supp. orgs., HE institutions active in Industry 4.0 which will cooperate together applying a Triple Helix approach. Accordingly, the project will impact on current situation stimulating a common and participatory rethinking of regional governance systems for training and innovation support towards Industry 4.0, specific for the shipyard & nautical logistic supply chain.

 

General Objective:  To design a shared strategy to innovate companies approach to training through a Smart Learning Model enhancing shipyard competitiveness in Italy (Veneto & Apulia), Croatia, Greece and Albania.

Specific Objectives:

• definition of a Technological Map of the Shipyard & Nautical Logistic supply chain through inclusive road mapping and foresight activity on technology and related competences
• designing of a knowledge, competence and skills training/learning hub FUTURE4.0 platform involving Universities and training orgs., companies and Pas
• Implementation and validation of Smart Learning Model and Strategy through local pilot actions, encompassing effective industrial education and training for innovation and enhancing the University-Industry cooperation

Thematic Focus:   Blue Economy – shipyard & nautical logistic supply chain; Smart Learning, Triple Helix approach – model design, learning actions, local action plans, profiles upskilling, within Industry 4.0.

Main activities:

WP 1   Management & coordination (M)

WP 2   Analysis approach (T1)

WP 3   Design approach (T2)

WP 4   Exploitation approach (T3)

WP 5   Communication (C)

Project’s main results:

• Fostering the East-West Axis interregional joint collaboration and activities aiming at sharing and designing strategies, models and tools to facilitate a smart industrial shift towards I4.0 and enhance employability within the shipbuilding industry and related service sectors as logistics at regional level;
• strengthening the RIS3 development in the 5 covered economic areas, leading to a mutual policy learning on industrial strategies and the possibilities offered by a blueprint process, especially for IPA PPs, tackling the weakness in industrial transformation governance and policy coord. at transnational level amidst countries with interrelated growth trajectories;
• designing and assessing an Innovative Education and Training Model (integrating 3 drivers of knowledge-based society- EC2010, a framework and operational strategy and diagnostic tools, replicable at EUSAIR level for the growth potential fieldsof the ADRION/EUSAIR Partner;
• implementing tailored actions for raising competences/skills (upskilling and re-skilling of professional profiles), in the form of KTT activities for each region involved will be implemented through Local Pilot Actions, fostering the uptake and diffusionof green and smart innovation and circular knowledge management

Project’s main indicators:

• Number of enterprises cooperating with research institutions: 130
• Technological Map of the Shipyard & Nautical Logistic supply chain:25
• Smart Learning Model: 105
• Number of supported transnational cooperation networks and clusters: 1 FUTURE 4.0 platform
• Number of strategies and action plans developed by transnational innovation networks and clusters: 1 Smart Learning Strategy
• Communication materials

Project’s target groups

• local public authority – 50
• regional public authority – 10
• sectoral agency – 10
• higher education and research – 20
• education/training centre and school – 20
• enterprise, excluding SME – 25
• SMEs – 80
• business support organisation – 30
• infrastructure and (public) service provider – 10
• general public – 100

The project is supported by the Interreg ADRION Programme funded under the European Regional Development Fund and IPA II fund.