INDUSTRY 4.0: ITALY AND SERBIA CONFIRM RESEARCH TO BUSINESS COLLABORATION PLATFORM. BILATERAL PROJECT “HUMAN-ROBOT CO-WORKING” WILL BE COORDINATED BY SANT’ANNA SCHOOL BIOROBOTICS INSTITUTE
The ISCP Conference which took place on May, 18, in Belgrade, intended to strengthen and facilitate the Italian-Serbian partnership through intensive industry-research collaboration in technology innovation and robotics.
The Italian-Serbian Collaboration Platform was founded in 2013 as a joint initiative of the Academy of Engineering Sciences of Serbia and the Italian Association of Automation and Mechatronics.
The 2017fourth edition of the ISCP Annual Conference “Research to Business Conference on Italian-Serbian Collaboration Platform: Working Together Towards Industry 4.0” was held under the patronage of the national NTPS Programme, the Academy of Engineering Sciences of Serbia – AESS, the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, the University of Belgrade, the Italian Association of Automation and Mechatronics, the Association of Italian and Serbian Scientists and Scholars, Confindustria Serbia and jointly supported by the Serbian Government and the Italian Embassy in Serbia. The event was organized in partnership with the Belgrade International Fair of Technics and Technical Achievements.
Vladimir Popovic, Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development, and Giuseppe Manzo, Ambassador, Embassy of Italy - Belgrade, gave their welcome speech. The panel session focused on “Bioengineering Research into Industry 4.0 Applications”. Keynote speakers included: Maria Chiara Carrozza, Professor of Biorobotics at Sant'Anna School and Member of the Italian Parliament, and Mladen Sarcevic, Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development.
“I discussed the opportunities of Industry 4.0 and current status of robotics in Italy. The Serbian industry has the opportunity to participate in the fourth industrial revolution and would like to support this process. Our partnership has started in 2013 and we conducted several projects for research and innovation in the domain of manufacturing industry with the financial contribution of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The industry in Serbia, based on engineering resources and research, has grown largely. Serbia is committed to further improving economic relations with EU partners, both in terms of investments and research”, said Maria Chiara Carrozza.
