Industrie 4.0: A German Perspective
Dr. Wolfgang Scheremet, Director-General Industrial Policy
OMG Information Day, Berlin, June 18, 2015
www.bmwi.de
Industry in Germany: No De-industrialisation
Manufacturing industry as a percentage of gross value created 1995-2013
Czech Republic
Germany
Sweden
Poland
Italy
Belgium
Portugal
Spain
Netherlands
France
Greece
Source: Eurostat
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Manufacturing in Germany
…is diverse in size & structure:
SME with less than 250 employees acount for
97,6
% of enterprises
45,8
% of employees.
22,2
% of manufacturing turnover

Many „hidden champions“
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Manufacturing in Germany

Wide spectrum of branches

High share of research-intensive goods

Regional hot spots
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Manufacturing
Manufacturingasasdriver
driverofoftechnological
technologicalprogress
progress
60
50
7,4
5,37
5,13
40
3,4
3,4
6,5
7,3
7,6
6,7
R&D expenditures
of the German
private sector in
billion €
4,1
3
30
1,2
Rest of private economy
1,8
20
25,3
26,8
1995
1997
30,3
32,5
34,3
1999
2001
2003
34,2
2005
37,9
40,7
38,7
40,2
2008
2009
2010
43
44
45,5
Manufacturing
10
0
Source: Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft.
2007
2011
2012* 2013*
*2012/13: projected estimates
Regional hot spots
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Key Issues of Digitisation in the Industrial Sector
Awareness
Qualification / Competences
Systemcompetences
Standards
Data Security
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How to adress the challenges of Industrie 4.0?
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Industrie 4.0
Needs a broad-based foundation
Industrie 4.0…
 … must be understood as a project of
and for society as a whole
… requires a close alliance amongst
the private sector, academia, politics
and trade unions
… needs to be translated into practice
and be implemented now
14 April 2015: (Re-) Launch of the Platform
Industrie 4.0 with Minister Gabriel and Minister
Wanka
The Platform Industrie 4.0 provides support for the coordinated and
organised transition into the digital economy in Germany
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The new Platform Industrie 4.0
What we want to achieve
High efficacy
• Draw up recommendations for action
by all actors
• Initiate new alliances and projects
• Mobilise the Mittelstand (small- and
medium-sized enterprises)
• Build international cooperation
• To “get on with it”!
Broad visibility
• Joint and consistent communication
to the public
• Communicate “Use Cases”, good
practice and applications
• Build societal acceptance
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The new Platform Industrie 4.0
Five things we want to do
1
Focus on the needs of businesses and of end users
2
Create a central point of contact (for international
partnerships and alliances)
3
Ensure acceptance through high transparency and
participation
4
Develop a common language, objective and key messages
5
Establish clear structures and reliable processes for the dayto-day work of the platform
The Platform Industrie 4.0 is the moderator of and catalyst for the
exchange amongst all societal actors in the pre-competitive phase
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The Structure of the Platform
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The Working Groups
Five thematic priorities
Working Group 1:
Working Group 2:
Working Group 3:
Reference Architectures,
Norms and Standardisation
Research and Innovation
Security of Interconnected
Systems
Chair:
Dr. Peter Adolphs,
Pepperl + Fuchs
Chair:
Johannes Diemer,
Hewlett Packard
Chair:
Michael Sandner,
Volkswagen AG
Working Group 4:
Working Group 5:
Legal Framework
Employment,
Apprenticeships and
Life-Long Learning
Chair:
Dr. Hans-Jürgen Schlinkert,
ThyssenKrupp
Chair:
Dr. Constanze Kurz
IG Metall
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The Structure of the Platform
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The Platform’s Project Office Tasks
The central coordination hub
1
In charge of coordinating the network – especially of the
committees and working groups
2
Responsible for all organisational matters regarding the
Platform, as well as for project management
3
Manages the internal and external communication of the
Platform
4
First point of contact for all enquiries
The Project Office is the coordinator of the Platform Industrie 4.0
and the communications manager of the initiative
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Getting started
The close integration of impact and visibility
2015
April
Development
of Thematic
Priorities
May
June
July
2016
August
September
October
November
Decemberr
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
Work of the Committees/ Working Groups
Memorandum
Development of Use Cases
Accompanying Communications & Events
Political &
Public
Visibility
Relaunch
Website
Online-Map of
Use Cases
Mittelstand-Day
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Thank you for your attention!
Dr. Wolfgang Scheremet, Director-General Industrial Policy
OMG Information Day, Berlin, June 18, 2015
www.bmwi.de