Abu Dhabi’s Department of Economic Development (ADDED) has launched a new index for private sector industrial companies to adopt “smart manufacturing”.
In line with the Abu Dhabi Industrial Strategy, the smart manufacturing technology will help boost growth and increase competitiveness, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported on Sunday.
“It is of paramount importance to equip manufacturers with vital, seamless and effective mechanisms to transition to Industry 4.0 technologies and applications to drive future growth, and pre-empt shifts in demand and supply,” ADDED chairman Mohamed Al Shorafa said.
Al Shorafa added that “the Abu Dhabi Smart Manufacturing Index addresses all aspects of the transition to methods of tomorrow’s manufacturing.”
In June, the Abu Dhabi government announced its intention to invest AED10 billion for six industrial programmes. The investment will help the government to more than double the size of the emirate’s manufacturing sector to by 2031, valuing the industry at AED172 billion.
“The Abu Dhabi Industrial Strategy has ushered in a new era,” Al Shorafa said adding that “to further enhance a smart, circular and sustainable economy, we are forging ahead with taking the manufacturing sector to the next level by empowering industrial facilities to keep pace with latest trends and solutions.”
Through the newly launched index, Abu Dhabi aims to position itself as the region’s most competitive industrial centre, by increasing access to financing, further improving the ease of doing business and attracting foreign direct investment.
The index provides a “critical, comprehensive framework for assessing capabilities of industrial facilities, identifying gaps, and recommending practical steps for reaching the targeted Industry 4.0 maturity,” WAM reported.
The index will also provide manufacturers the necessary knowledge and training in Industry 4.0 technologies.
“It breaks down sophisticated concepts into six building blocks to provide a clear and easy-to-follow roadmap, which starts by evaluating a production facility’s current state, followed by ways to raise readiness levels, proposed steps necessary for transforming their facilities, and identifying optimal production solutions to help reap gains of shifting to advanced manufacturing,” WAM said.
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