Descrizione del progetto
Aiutare le PMI ad abbracciare le tecnologie digitali
L’iniziativa 4Manufacturing è un nuovo rivoluzionario approccio sviluppato in collaborazione con l’industria per aiutare i produttori, e in particolare le PMI, a comprendere e adottare le tecnologie digitali. Attualmente è stato implementato da 230 PMI in tutto il Regno Unito, sostenendone la produttività, la competitività e la crescita. Il progetto RCT4MANU, finanziato dall’UE, propone l’uso del metodo dello studio controllato randomizzato (randomised control trial, RCT) per valutare l’impatto delle tecnologie digitali sulle PMI. Le PMI elaboreranno quindi evidenze molto più rigorose per il valore di questo programma di sperimentazione dell’agenzia per l’innovazione - 4Manufacturing. Inoltre, i partner del progetto aspirano a dimostrare il valore dell’RCT come potente strumento per la valutazione dell’implementazione delle politiche future.
Obiettivo
This proposal outlines a programme of innovation agency experimentation supported by randomised control trials (RCTs). It focuses on the example of an innovation support initiative the partners have developed & piloted called “4Manufacturing®”. This initiative aims to support the very current topic of “industrie 4.0”: in particular it tackles the “diffusion” & adoption of industrial digitisation technologies (IDTs) by manufacturing SMEs. 4Manufacturing® appears to be highly promising based on 230 SME engagements and great appetite from regional stakeholders. It is innovative in the way that it provides a means of supporting the deployment of innovation in a manner that is structured (eg. utilising quantitative measures of adoption (attainment levels) around 22 themes). Thereby 4Manufacturing® appears to offer the potential for scale-up and enhanced return on the investment of public monies in this topic. Through this programme, and RCTs in particular, the agencies involved intend to build much more rigorous evidence for the value of this approach, and refine our understanding regarding how to refine & scale the initiative up.
The findings will also facilitate the deployment of the same approach in other thematic areas, and/or particular sectors, and other geographies (eg. across the EU).
More broadly still, the partners hope, through the programme, to learn how they can be more effective in experimenting the way they deliver innovation support, demonstrating the value of RCTs as a powerful tool for future policy implementation and evaluation. A key part of the programme is the dissemination (utilising the partners’ strong connections and experience disseminating across Europe) of the learnings across the EU to enable other innovation agencies likewise to experiment, using an evidence-based approach, and ultimately deliver more effective innovation support with improved returns on public investment.
Parole chiave
Programma(i)
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H2020-INNOSUP-2018-06-two-stage
Meccanismo di finanziamento
CSA - Coordination and support actionCoordinatore
SN2 1FL Swindon
Regno Unito