Abu Dhabi Launches New Index to Help Private Sector Adopt to Industry 4.0

Abu Dhabi's Department of Economic Development (Added) has launched a new index to help private sector industrial companies' transition to Industry 4.0 technologies, applications, and methods.

The programme was launched as part of initiatives under the Abu Dhabi Industrial Strategy.

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,

Mohamed Al Shorafa, chairman of Added, said.

In June, the Abu Dhabi government pledged to invest Dh10 billion ($2.72 billion) across six industrial programmes to more than double the size of the emirate’s manufacturing sector to Dh172 billion by 2031.