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EU POLICY LAB with DG GROW Future of industries A project to support the development of industrial policies to strengthen manufacturing in the EU, creating jobs and growth. Joint Research Centre developed. The next step is a workshop on initiatives to respond to the opportunities and challenges to this vision. How A “Policy Lab” approach The EU Policy Lab adopts a participatory approach. It works directly with the sectoral industrial association and companies and it involves a range of other relevant stakeholders and experts from universities, trade bodies, and European Institutions. The activities aim at developing a systemic and future-oriented thinking. The process will result in a set of recommendations for action by policymakers and industrial actors. Why Innovation in manufacturing Over the last decade, manufacturing in the EU has continued to decrease in terms of its share of EU GDP and in terms of employment. There is a political will to reverse this trend by supporting innovation in manufacturing. Adequate policy actions can facilitate this happening. For this it is important to work together with the European manufacturing industry to identify the opportunities and challenges to further develop a stronger manufacturing industry in Europe. What A test case to envision how the European industry will look like in 2025 The project deploys the Industrial Landscape Vision for 2025, which has been developed through the JRC Foresight Study on the future of standards. The Lab uses this general vision to build specific visions for different manufacturing sectors in 2025, and to understand more about the opportunities and challenges that European manufacturers face to achieve this vision. The project will then focus upon how various industry and policy actors can respond to these opportunities and challenges. The textiles and clothing sector is being used as a test case to develop and validate the approach. A vision for EU textile manufacturing in 2025 has been Contact For more information email [email protected] or call +32 229-58650 SKILLS RESOURCES VALUE CHAIN INNOVATION TRADE Attracting young graduates Transfer of know-how from the ageing workforce Education system generating the right mix of skills Access for skilled workers Access to specialist skills Specialists supporting textile applications in other sectors Frugal innovation to reach emerging markets Learning from Asian industries EU producers' access to non-EU markets Anti-fraud and counterfeit Competition with cheaper goods produced outside EU Reliance on non-EU sources of fibres exposure to volatility new products smart textiles virtual changing rooms and personal sizing personalised goods new markets servitisation growing consumer class in the developing world use in medicine, electronics, construction new niche markets rental, subscription swapping of clothing new production processes storage of products and markets data optimized production and planning virtual prototyping co-production materials circular lifecycle reuse of textile fabrics reducing dependence on imported materials data and knowledge management to optimise material flows energy water energy efficient processes smart grids and distributed energy production competition with food sector for land and water on-site water treatment Taraxacum officinale. Credits: flickr.com/photos/didmyself/ 1.0
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EUPOLICY LABwithDG GROW
Future of industriesA project to support the development of industrial policies to strengthen manufacturing in the EU, creating jobs and growth.
JointResearchCentre
developed. The next step is a workshop on initiatives to respond to the opportunities and challenges to this vision.
HowA “Policy Lab” approach
The EU Policy Lab adopts a participatory approach. It works directly with the sectoral industrial association and companies and it involves a range of other relevant stakeholders and experts from universities, trade bodies, and European Institutions.
The activities aim at developing a systemic and future-oriented thinking.
The process will result in a set of recommendations for action by policymakers and industrial actors.
WhyInnovation in manufacturing
Over the last decade, manufacturing in the EU has continued to decrease in terms of its share of EU GDP and in terms of employment. There is a political will to reverse this trend by supporting innovation in manufacturing. Adequate policy actions can facilitate this happening. For this it is important to work together with the European manufacturing industry to identify the opportunities and challenges to further develop a stronger manufacturing industry in Europe.
WhatA test case to envision how the European industry will look like in 2025
The project deploys the Industrial Landscape Vision for 2025, which has been developed through the JRC Foresight Study on the future of standards. The Lab uses this general vision to build specific visions for different manufacturing sectors in 2025, and to understand more about the opportunities and challenges that European manufacturers face to achieve this vision. The project will then focus upon how various industry and policy actors can respond to these opportunities and challenges.
The textiles and clothing sector is being used as a test case to develop and validate the approach. A vision for EU textile manufacturing in 2025 has been
ContactFor more information [email protected] call +32 229-58650
SKILLS
RESOURCES
VALUE CHAININNOVATION
TRADE
Attracting young graduates
Transfer of know-howfrom the ageing workforce
Education systemgenerating the right mix of skills
Access for skilled workers
Access to specialist skillsSpecialists supportingtextile applications in other sectors
Frugal innovationto reach emerging markets
Learning from Asian industries
EU producers' accessto non-EU markets
Anti-fraud and counterfeit
Competition with cheaper goodsproduced outside EU
Reliance on non-EU sources of fibresexposure to volatility
new productsnew productssmart textiles
virtual changing roomsand personal sizing
new productspersonalised goods
new markets
servitisation
growing consumer classin the developing world
use in medicine,electronics, construction
new niche markets
rental, subscriptionswapping of clothing
new productionprocesses
storage of productsand markets dataand markets data
optimizedproduction and planning
new productionvirtual prototyping
processesco-production
materialscircular lifecycle
reuse of textile fabrics
reducing dependenceon imported materials
data and knowledge managementto optimise material flows energy
water
energyenergy efficient
processesprocesses
smart grids and distributedenergy production
competition with food sectorfor land and water
on-sitewater treatment
Taraxacum officinale. Credits: flickr.com/photos/didmyself/1.0
