Development of a technology mapping model of Bergamo area companies

Azienda: Digital Innovation Hub Bergamo

Tutor: Gianluca D’Urso

IIn the era of Industry 4.0, digital technologies are considered the main driver of the transformation of the manufacturing sector.

However, the effective implementation in the manufacturing sector still depends on the initial state of the company and its digital knowledge.

To understand how ready manufacturing companies are for digital transformation, a “tool” has been developed, the Industry 4.0 Test, which is a maturity assessment method for measuring the digital readiness of manufacturing companies.

The Industry 4.0 Test is the main tool adopted by the network of Italy’s Digital Innovation Hubs, entities recognized by the Ministry of Economic Development that have the task of stimulating and promoting the production system’s demand for innovation, strengthening the level of knowledge and awareness with respect to the opportunities offered by digitalization, and are the “gateway” of companies to the world of Industry 4.0.

DIH Bergamo is the territorial antenna that, under the guidance of DIH Lombardy, operates in the Bergamo ecosystem: an ecosystem founded on a virtuous manufacturing model strongly characterized by the presence of small businesses and a high entrepreneurial propensity for innovation.

One of the key elements in developing innovation activities lies in the need to know the technological level of companies in the area, in order to identify their strengths and weaknesses and the main innovation elements of interest.

To do this, it is often necessary to have tools that can map the technologies and technological priorities of companies in order to collect data and have a territorial analysis to that effect.

Based on these assumptions, the goal of the doctoral program is to develop model for technology mapping of companies in the area, considering the peculiarities of companies in the local ecosystem.

The model should take into account several dimensions, such as (but not limited to):

• Challenges or “action principles” expressed by companies (starting from the assessment results);

• The main enabling technologies that can be used in response to these needs;

• The skills needed for the development/integration of these technologies.

Additional dimensions will be considered based on the initial analysis to develop the model.