UPSKILLOPMAAT

With UpskillOpMaat, we are accelerating the introduction of Industry 4.0 technologies in Flemish social enterprises (customised companies).
The project tackles three major challenges:

1. Ensuring quality;
2. Retraining employees; and
3. Promoting digitisation.

By developing tailor-made solutions for these organisations and their employees, we strengthen their competitiveness in a rapidly changing, globalised market.

UpskillOpMaat develops concrete technologies and methods to support social enterprises in their digital transformation. The main objectives are:

• Developing user-friendly tools to configure Industry 4.0 technologies without the need for expert knowledge.
• Creating training modules for employees and coaches so that they can use new technologies efficiently.
• Giving practical demonstrations of Industry 4.0 solutions that are tailored to the needs of social enterprises.
• Building an ecosystem of companies, technology providers and service providers to scale up and embed these solutions.

Target group

• Primary: social enterprises, sector federations and technology providers.
• Secondary: manufacturing companies and training centres.

Expected impact

Social:

• Greater job flexibility.
• Shorter training duration for employees.
• Higher well-being for employees with support needs.

Technological:

• Accelerated adoption of Industry 4.0 solutions, such as digital dashboards, training platforms and computer vision systems.

• Tools for computer vision systems focused on quality control.
• Digital training and instruction platforms tailored to employee competencies.
• Dashboards for production KPIs and digital competency profiles.
• Demonstrators of scalable Industry 4.0 solutions.
• An online platform with tutorials, case studies, and practical guidelines.