News and opportunities 4.0: ARTES 4.0 at MECSPE scheduled March 6-8 at BolognaFiere

ARTES 4.0, a Highly Specialized Competence Center funded by the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy, will be present at MECSPE, a leading international trade fair for the manufacturing industry, to be held March 6-8 at BolognaFiere, to meet with Italian companies.

In addition to having a booth in Hall 21, in the Competence Center area, where it will be possible to learn more about and learn about opportunities in the area of digital transformation and facilitated services for 4.0 and 5.0 innovation in Italy, ARTES 4.0 will take part in important appointments, which will make the competence center the protagonist on the first day of the fair, Wednesday, March 6.

At 10:15 a.m. , ARTES 4.0 President Antonio Frisoli will inaugurate the Startup Factory in collaboration with important entities such as Gellify, Industrio Ventures and InnovUp, accelerators and investors in manufacturing startups, an area tailored to foster dialogue between startups and small, medium, large and high-tech companiesthat wish to strengthen their competitiveness through innovation activities in a highly specialized context.

At 10:30 a.m. at the MECSPE LAB area - Innovation Space, President Antonio Frisoli will be one of the speakers at the round table of the opening event of the fair together with representatives of the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy and the Emilia Romagna Region, as well as other Italian Competence Centers. The roundtable will be an important moment of discussion on topics such as MECSPE Observatory data on the Manufacturing sector and "PNRR and Transition 5.0 Plan."

At 1:30 p.m., the ARTES 4.0 event titled " Skills, Technologies and Financing for Innovation 4.0 and 5.0 of Italian Companies" will be held in the Speech Area of Hall 21 and will involve Antonio Frisoli, ARTES 4.0 President, Paolo Dario, ARTES 4.0 Scientific Director and EDIH ARTES 5.0 Coordinator, Francesca Tonini, ARTES 4.0 Executive Director, Marco Belardi, Technology Director Business Unit 4.0 Alto Adriatico, Paolo Masini, Head of Rolling Stock, Technology and System Engineering, Trenitalia, ARTES 4.0 Governing Board , Luigi Fratelli, Head of Research & Development, Hitachi Rail, Marina Lombardi, Head of Innovation Area, Enel Green Power, Flavia Zanon, PMO Cineca, Tecnopolo of Bologna, Roberto Righetti, ART-ER Director Regione Emilia Romagna and Piergiorgio Zuffi, Innova Finance Commercial Director.

The appointment will consist of an important opportunity to learn more about the opportunities and high-value technology services offered by the competence center, which, through mainly funds from the PNRR and the EC's Digital Europe Program, acts as a bridge between universities, large companies and SMEs to foster the development of digital technologies and advanced robotics for Industry 4.0. Composed of 134 selected members, ARTES 4.0 has a widespread presence in 7 Italian regions with 13 locations. The latest news on the 5.0 Transition Plan and Research Credit will also be presented, as well as ARTES 4.0 services and success stories.

"We are at a crucial time for the Italian economy, where skills, technologies and financing play a decisive role not only in general for Innovation 4.0 and 5.0 companies, but in pushing the productivity of our manufacturing to hitherto unthinkable levels. Digital skills become essential, not only in emerging technologies, but also in their effective management and application, and in Industry 4.0 to revolutionize production processes and the value chain. However, to remain globally competitive, Italian companies must adopt these technologies quickly and effectively, stopping acting as followers and learning to become manufacturing leaders in sectors where Italy excels, such as manufacturing." - commented Paolo Dario, ARTES 4.0 scientific director and EDIH ARTES 5.0 coordinator.

Finally, at this meeting, Business Unit 4.0 Technology Director Upper Adriatic Marco Belardi will present a report with important updates on the long-awaited launch of the 5.0 Transition Plan and the Tax Credit Certification, which will allow for a future leap forward and speed up the next steps for technological innovation of Italian companies.

"Events such as these are important opportunities for discussion, for a sector such as Technology Transition that is in continuous renewal and development. We are confident that important insights and new opportunities for growth will emerge from this meeting, to enable the creation of a challenging scenario that is in step with the latest initiatives to stimulate and push innovations, the only lever for our country's competitiveness " - stresses Antonio Frisoli, ARTES 4.0 president.