Gijón Industrial 4.0's strategic objective was to develop a competitive local offering of digital solutions in response to the market opportunity opened up by Industry 4.0 and the Industria Conectada 4.0 initiative, promoted by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism.
The project's objectives were:
- To strengthen companies in Gijón's ICT sector, steering their capabilities toward developing solutions for Industry 4.0, mainly among small companies, start-ups, and entrepreneurs with strong technological skills but no clear market focus.
- To provide technology support to companies, start-ups, and entrepreneurs so they can focus and direct their technologies, products, and services toward Industry 4.0 opportunities.
- To encourage networking, cooperation, and the opening of new markets among the participating companies, fostering synergies and complementary technology solutions.
- To act as an innovation hub, gathering industry demands and turning them into business ideas for ICT companies.
- To raise awareness among SMEs in the municipality of the opportunities offered by Industry 4.0, generating new business models for marketing their products.
The core areas of Gijón Industrial 4.0 were:
- Individualized technology support: help for companies, start-ups, and entrepreneurs to focus their technologies, products, and solutions on Industry 4.0.
- Networking and business cooperation: promotion of collaboration among participating companies to jointly develop complementary solutions and products.
- Innovation hub: gathering of industry demands and their transformation into business ideas for ICT companies.
- Outreach and awareness: a campaign aimed at SMEs in Gijón to bring them closer to the opportunities of Industry 4.0.
CTIC developed Gijón Industrial 4.0, taking charge of the individualized technology support for the participating companies, the coordination of networking among them, and the development of the outreach and awareness campaign aimed at SMEs in the municipality.
