ITEA Magazine 32 - March 2019

Editorial

Zeynep Sarılar

Dear ITEA Innovation Community,

Not only is the variety of usage of digital systems increasing but so is the complexity of digitalisation. Digitalisation grows in our lives just like time does in space;

moving in smaller spaces such as in nanocomponents or deeper in the human body
moving in larger spaces such as digital twins of production zones or billions of connected people in social media

Given these circumstances, it is not surprising that Artificial Intelligence is moving in our lives more, amplifying human intelligence to support innovation cycles.

Head of the entity International Collaboration and Strategy at VLAIO, Maarten Sileghem, explains the crucial nature of collaboration in encouraging, supporting and strengthening innovation and entrepreneurship in the region.

Innovation is a collaborative art

Stijn Donders, Mike Nicolai and Bram Cornelis researchers at Siemens Industry Software explain what sets the company apart, and how publicly-funded projects can influence its R&D and product development roadmap.