Lot’s of colourful smarties
Lots of colourful smarties – a sweet temptation, but one that can also be challenging. It’s a similar story with current trends such as smart cities, smart grids, smart manufacturing, smart buildings and smart farming. These ‘smarties’ are the building blocks of the future: colourful, versatile and full of possibilities. They stand for digital networking, innovative technologies and sustainable solutions. But they’re not just exciting – they challenge companies.
Imagine your company is like a house.
The foundation is stable: revenue, quality and innovative capacity keep the house safe. The Smarties are like colourful building blocks that go on top – they make the house more modern, flexible and future-oriented. But simply stacking them on top doesn’t work. Without clear planning and a solid foundation, the house is in danger of becoming unbalanced.
What makes the Smarties so sophisticated?
Each of these building blocks has its own specific requirements:
- Smart cities require new mobility concepts and better networking of urban infrastructures.
- Smart grids require intelligent energy distribution and sustainability in real time.
- Smart manufacturing brings with it the need to make production more flexible and digital.
- Smart farming shows how technology can revolutionise agriculture to make it more sustainable and efficient.
All of these topics are ‘on top’ of the classic requirements and they demand:
- Digital expertise to keep pace with new technologies.
- Flexibility to adapt to rapid changes.
- New ways of thinking to recognise and exploit opportunities.
Our experience: cleverly integrate the smarties!
In our daily work we see how important it is to strategically integrate these building blocks – just like when remodelling a house. A good example is smart farming, where sensors, data platforms and AI not only create efficiency, but also sustainability. But it takes planning to integrate these technologies into existing systems in a meaningful way.
How do you go about this?
The challenge lies in integrating the ‘smarties’ in a targeted and gradual manner:
- Analysing the foundation
- Strategic planning
- Smart integration
And how to get started with this will be uncovered in door 17
Smarties are the future!
Companies that utilise these building blocks correctly can not only secure their competitiveness, but also play an active role in shaping a networked, sustainable world.