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Industrie 4.0: A German Perspective

OMG Information Day, Berlin, June 18, 2015

Dr. Wolfgang Scheremet, Director-General Industrial Policy

Industry in Germany: No De-industrialisation

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Source: Eurostat

Czech Republic

Germany

Sweden

Poland

Italy

Belgium

Portugal

Spain

Netherlands

France

Greece

Manufacturing industry as a percentage of gross value created 1995-2013

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…is diverse in size & structure:

SME with less than 250 employees acount for

97,6 % of enterprises

45,8 % of employees.

22,2 % of manufacturing turnover

Many „hidden champions“

Manufacturing in Germany

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Manufacturing in Germany

Wide spectrum of branches

High share of research-intensive goods

Regional hot spots

Manufacturing as driver of technological progress

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25,3 26,8 30,3

32,5 34,3 34,2 37,9

40,7 38,7 40,2 43 44 45,5

1,2 1,8

3 3,4

3,4 4,1

5,13

5,37 6,5

6,7

7,4 7,3 7,6

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012* 2013*

Rest of private economy

Manufacturing

R&D expenditures

of the German

private sector in

billion €

Source: Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft. *2012/13: projected estimates

R&D expenditures

of the German

private sector in

billion €

Manufacturing as driver of technological progress

Regional hot spots

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Key Issues of Digitisation in the Industrial Sector

Awareness

Data Security Standards

Qualification / Competences

Systemcompetences

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How to adress the challenges of Industrie 4.0?

… must be understood as a project of

and for society as a whole

… requires a close alliance amongst

the private sector, academia, politics

and trade unions

… needs to be translated into practice

and be implemented now

Industrie 4.0 Needs a broad-based foundation

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Industrie 4.0…

14 April 2015: (Re-) Launch of the Platform

Industrie 4.0 with Minister Gabriel and Minister

Wanka

The Platform Industrie 4.0 provides support for the coordinated and

organised transition into the digital economy in Germany

Broad visibility

• Joint and consistent communication

to the public

• Communicate “Use Cases”, good

practice and applications

• Build societal acceptance

The new Platform Industrie 4.0 What we want to achieve

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High efficacy

• Draw up recommendations for action

by all actors

• Initiate new alliances and projects

• Mobilise the Mittelstand (small- and

medium-sized enterprises)

• Build international cooperation

• To “get on with it”!

The new Platform Industrie 4.0 Five things we want to do

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Focus on the needs of businesses and of end users

The Platform Industrie 4.0 is the moderator of and catalyst for the

exchange amongst all societal actors in the pre-competitive phase

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2

3

4

5

Create a central point of contact (for international

partnerships and alliances)

Ensure acceptance through high transparency and

participation

Develop a common language, objective and key messages

Establish clear structures and reliable processes for the day-

to-day work of the platform

The Structure of the Platform

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The Working Groups Five thematic priorities

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Working Group 4:

Legal Framework

Chair:

Dr. Hans-Jürgen Schlinkert,

ThyssenKrupp

Working Group 3:

Security of Interconnected

Systems

Chair:

Michael Sandner,

Volkswagen AG

Working Group 5:

Employment,

Apprenticeships and

Life-Long Learning

Chair:

Dr. Constanze Kurz

IG Metall

Working Group 2:

Research and Innovation

Chair:

Johannes Diemer,

Hewlett Packard

Working Group 1:

Reference Architectures,

Norms and Standardisation

Chair:

Dr. Peter Adolphs,

Pepperl + Fuchs

The Structure of the Platform

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The Platform’s Project Office Tasks The central coordination hub

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In charge of coordinating the network – especially of the

committees and working groups

The Project Office is the coordinator of the Platform Industrie 4.0

and the communications manager of the initiative

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2

3

4

Responsible for all organisational matters regarding the

Platform, as well as for project management

Manages the internal and external communication of the

Platform

First point of contact for all enquiries

Getting started The close integration of impact and visibility

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Mittelstand-Day

Development of Use Cases

September August October

2015

Decemberr November June July May April

2016

Jan Feb Apr Mar

Memorandum

Political &

Public

Visibility

Development

of Thematic

Priorities

Work of the Committees/ Working Groups

Relaunch

Website

Online-Map of

Use Cases

Accompanying Communications & Events

www.bmwi.de

Thank you for your attention!

OMG Information Day, Berlin, June 18, 2015

Dr. Wolfgang Scheremet, Director-General Industrial Policy