MoIAT and EDGE sign MoU to establish industry 4.0 Enablement Centre

MoIAT and EDGE sign MoU to establish industry 4.0 Enablement Centre

- EDGE Group will host a series of initiatives, training courses, and programs at the facility from September 2022 with the aim of accelerating technology adoption in the industrial sector

- Ministerial tour of the EDGE Learning & Innovation Factory highlights the facility’s plans, programs, and projects

Abu Dhabi - UAE: – The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) and EDGE have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish the UAE’s first Industry 4.0 Enablement Centre aimed at promoting, enabling, and supporting the digital transformation and the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies across the country’s manufacturing sector.

The Ministry and EDGE will explore how the Enablement Centre can leverage what has been achieved by the EDGE Learning & Innovation Factory (LIF), a state-of-the-art learning, innovation, and demonstration centre for Industry 4.0, operational excellence, and advanced technology. Its offerings include learning, innovation, and demonstration to the wider industrial ecosystem.

The agreement was signed in the presence of His Excellency Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Her Excellency Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology, His Excellency Faisal Al Bannai, Chairman of the Board of Directors, EDGE, and Mansour AlMulla, Managing Director & CEO,