it’s OWL serves as a blueprint for fruitful industry-academia collaboration

What is the role of finance ecosystems in Germany when it comes to enhancing innovation? And what part do innovation clusters play in this context? Acatech, the National Academy of Science and Engineering in Germany has recently published a report based on a series of projects. Our cluster manager, Günter Korder, provided valuable input, while the Leading-Edge Cluster it’s OWL served as best practice for a successful cooperation between industry and academia. To read the full report, follow this link: https://bit.ly/2n6Ylhm.

In the technology network it's OWL - Intelligent Technical Systems OstWestfalenLippe, more than 200 companies, research institutes and organisations develop solutions for intelligent products and production processes. With support of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, projects worth EUR 100 million will be implemented between 2018 and 2023. The focus topics will be artificial intelligence, digital platforms, digital twins and work 4.0. Named as one of the Leading-Edge Clusters by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, it's OWL is considered to be one of the largest Industrie 4.0 initiatives for SMEs. Over the last seven years, it’s OWL has established itself as a driver for competitiveness of the manufacturing industry in OstWestfalenLippe. For more information, please visit www.its-owl.com.