Infor to put spotlight on smarter manufacturing at summit

Infor to put spotlight on smarter manufacturing at summit

DUBAI, UAE – With manufacturing growing in prominence in the UAE and wider MEA region in line with ambitious government targets, Infor®, the industry cloud company, is set to highlight the need for manufacturers to implement the right smart factory solutions and strategies to transform their operations at the IDC Middle East CIO Summit on February 22-23 in Dubai.

Manufacturing is increasingly under the spotlight in Middle East, especially in the UAE and Saudi Arabia whose governments have identified it as a key sector for development.

In the UAE, national initiatives such as the government’s “Operation 300bn” strategy aim to increase the industrial sector’s contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) to AED 300 billion (US $81.7 billion) by 2031, and the government is increasingly keen to use technologies such as artificial intelligence to help propel the sector to new heights.

In Saudi Arabia, the National Industrial Development and Logistics Program (NIDLP) aims to transform Saudi Arabia into a leading industrial powerhouse and a global logistics hub, by maximizing the value of its mining and energy sectors while unlocking the full potential of local content and the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR).

Manufacturing companies in the region are also investing heavily, with some 71% of manufacturers