The new industrial revolution, where the digitization of manufacturing and services plays a main role, is at the basis of a radical technological change that is modifying the way companies “do” business. The digital challenge is a change in the strategies of companies, which is always a creation of new organizational models of production, where new technologies are a tool to increase investment and create competitive advantage, especially for small and medium-sized companies that still have a high degree of flexibility. Local production systems of small and medium enterprises can benefit enormously from this digital transformation, starting from a mitigation of the conditioning of geographical distances to a reduction of barriers to investment, focusing on networking with suppliers, customers and business partners. On the basis of this premise, the contribution to the session is divided into two parts: the first deals with the theme of Industry 4.0 underlining the main opportunities and critical issues; the second focuses on the study of how, at a local level, the entrepreneurial fabric that makes up the Automotive Innovation Pole in Abruzzo is ready, through the design and implementation of projects and coordinated activities, to face the challenge of the fourth industrial revolution, focusing particularly on the development of innovation and skills needed to manage the digital transformation.
La nuova rivoluzione industriale, dove è protagonista la digitalizzazione del settore manifatturiero e dei servizi, è alla base di un cambiamento tecnologico radicale, che sta trasformando il modo di “fare” impresa. La sfida del digitale si traduce concretamente in un mutamento delle strategie delle imprese, foriero di sempre nuovi modelli organizzativi della produzione, dove le nuove tecnologie sono uno strumento per valorizzare gli investimenti e creare vantaggio competitivo, soprattutto per quelle piccole e medie imprese che ancora possono vantare un elevato grado di flessibilità. I sistemi produttivi locali di piccola e media impresa possono trarre enorme beneficio da tale trasformazione digitale, a partire da una mitigazione del condizionamento delle distanze geografiche fino a una riduzione delle barriere anche agli investimenti, puntando sulla connessione reticolare con fornitori, clienti e partner commerciali. Sulla base di tale premessa, il contributo alla sessione si articola in due parti: la prima affronta il tema dell’Industria 4.0 sottolineando le principali opportunità e criticità; la seconda rivolge l’attenzione allo studio di come, a livello territoriale, il tessuto delle imprese che compone il Polo di Innovazione Automotive in Abruzzo si è preparato, attraverso la predisposizione e l’attuazione di progetti e attività coordinate, ad affrontare la sfida della quarta rivoluzione industriale, concentrando l’attenzione in particolare allo sviluppo dell’innovazione e delle competenze necessarie a gestire la trasformazione digitale.
I nuovi orizzonti dell’economia digitale in Abruzzo: il ruolo del Polo di Innovazione Automotive
Cardinale Bernardo
2018-01-01
Abstract
The new industrial revolution, where the digitization of manufacturing and services plays a main role, is at the basis of a radical technological change that is modifying the way companies “do” business. The digital challenge is a change in the strategies of companies, which is always a creation of new organizational models of production, where new technologies are a tool to increase investment and create competitive advantage, especially for small and medium-sized companies that still have a high degree of flexibility. Local production systems of small and medium enterprises can benefit enormously from this digital transformation, starting from a mitigation of the conditioning of geographical distances to a reduction of barriers to investment, focusing on networking with suppliers, customers and business partners. On the basis of this premise, the contribution to the session is divided into two parts: the first deals with the theme of Industry 4.0 underlining the main opportunities and critical issues; the second focuses on the study of how, at a local level, the entrepreneurial fabric that makes up the Automotive Innovation Pole in Abruzzo is ready, through the design and implementation of projects and coordinated activities, to face the challenge of the fourth industrial revolution, focusing particularly on the development of innovation and skills needed to manage the digital transformation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
