Made Smarter Review makes recommendations for industrial digitalisation

The Made Smarter Review – previously the Industrial Digitalisation review – answers calls from government on how to UK boost productivity in the manufacturing sector by harnessing Industrial Digital Technologies (IDTs) including robotics, 3D printing, augmented and virtual reality as well as artificial intelligence.

A report that accompanies the review sets out industry-led recommendations that should be implemented to help make the UK a world leader in the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution by 2030. By doing so, the UK manufacturing sector could grow at up to three per cent per year, create 175,000 jobs, and reduce CO2 emissions by 4.5 per cent.

In his foreword to the report, review chair and Siemens UK CEO Juergen Maier said: “Our proposals don’t seek to answer every question about how we drive and embrace digitalisation. Rather, they seek to establish the institutional framework and ecosystems that will spur the next generation of domestic technological innovation.”