Abu Dhabi (Etihad)
The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology concluded the first session of the international training program for assessors of the Industrial Technological Transformation Index.
The Ministry hosted 22 participants from Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt, Rwanda, India, Malaysia, and East Timor, with the aim of strengthening international cooperation between the UAE and countries of the region and the world, increasing the adoption and adoption of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies, and supporting sustainable development goals.
Her Excellency Sarah bint Youssef Al Amiri, Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology, said that enhancing technological transformation in the industrial sector represents a pillar of the national strategy for industry and advanced technology to enhance sustainable industrial growth, and the industrial technological transformation index represents a tool to enable industrial companies to create a technological transformation map.
She added: The index has achieved great success since its launch, as more than 400 companies were evaluated by more than 50 local and international evaluators, and in 2023, these companies committed to investing more than 600 million dirhams in adopting technology, and so far, 650 projects have been implemented. Technological transformation: 75 percent of the companies evaluated have created a roadmap for digital transformation in the UAE, and as a result, the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology is making efforts to expand its application in the industrial sector at the international level.
Her Excellency explained that the main goal of the training program for certified assessors of the Industrial Technological Transformation Index is to unify assessment practices in line with international best practices, prepare ambassadors in the field of Industry 4.0 at the international level, and enhance cooperation to reach solutions to the challenges of Industry 4.0, and this certainly enhances the position of The UAE is an active and influential member of the global industrial community.
The Industrial Technological Transformation Index is the first comprehensive tool of its kind in the region to assess digital maturity, and enhances the capabilities of industrial companies at the level of productivity, efficiency, flexibility, and sustainability, by enabling the adoption of advanced technology. At the international level, this tool aims to serve as a global standard for measuring technological maturity in the industrial sector and to guide manufacturers and other partners of the industrial system to identify methods for designing effective initiatives in the field of digital transformation.
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