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Industrial transition

The industrial transition is crucial for interregional policies in Europe as it fosters sustainable economic growth, enhances innovation, and promotes equitable resource distribution, ensuring that all regions can thrive in a rapidly changing global landscape.

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The industrial transition is of high importance because it shapes the future economic resilience and social cohesion of regions, ultimately driving inclusive growth and sustainable development across Europe. Take a look at the content that our Experts have hand-picked for you. 

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Digital innovation hubs and demonstrators

Explore this policy brief to learn about digital innovation hubs and how they can foster competitiveness and contribute to a sustainable and digital Europe.
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Strategic and Participatory Foresight

Watch the recording on strategic and participatory foresight and get inspired by solutions, good practice and valuable guidance from Interreg Europe projects.
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Leading industrial transition: key learnings

Discover the key learnings of our workshop in Bilbao, Spain which gathered public authorities and Interreg Europe project partners to explore Europe’s path toward industrial transformation.
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Clusters: Driving the green and digital twin transition

Clusters play an important role in industrial transformations as they support knowledge diffusion, knowledge spillovers, higher innovation and more. Explore the importance of clusters in this policy brief.
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Digital ecosystems and digital transformation

Read about the Interreg Europe projects active in digital ecosystems, digital transformation, remote working and co-working spaces.
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Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) – A European Priority for Industrial Modernisation

Read about Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) and how the deployment of new technologies can promote industrial modernisation.
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Industry 4.0

Explore six policy recommendations using experience from Interreg Europe projects dealing with Industry 4.0 to offer regions relevant lessons to enrich their transformative efforts.
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Technology foresight for Research and innovation

Read about what technology foresight means for research and innovation.

Event learnings on the industrial transition 

Watch the recordings, download the presentations and explore the key learnings to learn how you can support the industrial transition in your region.

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Cultural and Creative Industries: Towards a green and digital Europe

On 31 January 2023, the Policy Learning Platform hosted the first episode of Cultural and Creative Industries series. Watch the recording and explore the key learnings.
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How to turn the theory of industry 5.0 into practice

On 22 September, the Policy Learning Platform hosted a webinar on how to turn the theory of industry 5.0 into practice. Access the recording, presentations and key learnings here.
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E-workshop recording: Industry 4.0

Access the recording and presentations of our workshop on industry 4.0 that took place on 3 November and get inspired!
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A message from our expert

Are you looking for support on the industrial transition in your region? We have a team of experts ready to help you. 

Get in contact through our policy helpdesk and we will put you in contact with the right people. 

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Arnault Morisson

European industrial regions must design a robust policy-mix to foster both the green and digital transitions, enabling them to navigate the complexities of an era defined by poly-crisis and breakthroughs in emerging technologies. The Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform offers a valuable space to identify and contextualise such policy tools.

Arnault Morisson

Thematic Expert for a Smarter Europe and a Europe closer to Citizens

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