ABOUT FUSION 4.0 Introduction

NASSCOM CoE, with a vision to make India 'Industry 4.0 hub' globally, has built the largest collaborative ecosystem to co-create solutions that can improve productivity, efficiency, and safety in manufacturing plants by adopting AI & IoT led digital technologies. FUSION 4.0 - the smart manufacturing Forum Uniting Startups and Industries on New technologies is CoE’s lighthouse to realize its vision through several result-oriented programs, challenges, and centers.

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Manufacturing Innovation Challenge (MIC)

The platform of Manufacturing Innovation Challenge (MIC) Has given an opportunity to leading manufacturing firms to connect with deep-tech startups. The MIC was launched by NASSCOM CoE to bring the best minds from industry, academia, start-ups, and government to drive a culture of co-creation & research to find solutions for complex business problems. The start-ups are invited to participate in the challenge to propose solutions to the nominated industry use cases and the best solutions get a chance to work with the respective partners.

In the current market scenario, where quick implementations of innovative solutions have become the need, collaborative models are going to be the new trend in the industry. The enterprises need to adopt such ready-made platforms to speed-up their digital transformation.

MIC Impact

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Industries Partner

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Connected Startups

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Enrolled Startups

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PARTNERSHIP OFFERINGS

Support Digital / Innovation Initiatives through our Startup Program

  • Nominate use case for Manufacturing Innovation Challenge
  • Curation of Startups for defined use cases / problem areas
  • Pitch sessions / demo days, based on the priorities defined by PARTNER
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Building Digital Roadmap

  • Digital Maturity Assessment through Smart Industry Readiness Index framework to evaluate readiness level and plan digital initiatives
  • Design thinking workshop for Joint discovery of use cases

Thought Leadership

  • Invitation to thought leaders from PARTNER’s organization to CoE hosted events, conferences and workshops as speakers
  • Invite to all CoE events for participation
  • Newsletters, Articles and Blogs - Opportunity to be a voice of industry and thought leader in CoE Newsletters, jointly publish technology-led articles and blogs
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Brand Advocacy

  • Visibility of PARTNER’s innovation initiatives and its leaders on CoE digital platforms and other external media publications (as applicable)
  • Opportunity to showcase your innovation success stories at various forums / events organized by CoE
  • Logo branding at CoE Centers & Website- Bengaluru, Gurgaon, Gandhinagar and Vizag

Special Privileges

  • Opportunity to be part of the jury panel to evaluate startups at various initiatives of CoE
  • 24X7 access to Smart Manufacturing Competency Center (SMCC) – a virtual platform to see the demos of digital solutions and connect with solution provide
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PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

By joining this forum, manufacturers will also get round the clock access to Smart Manufacturing Competency Centre, a virtual platform to help them improve efficiency, productivity, and safety in plants by experiencing end-to-end smart manufacturing solutions.

Categories Offerings Adoption Partner Innovation Partner Strategic Partner
Support Digital/ Innovation Initiatives Nominate Use Cases to MIC √ √ √
Startup Curation for Use cases Up to 3 Use cases Up to 5 Use cases Up to 10 Use cases
Contribute to building digital Roadmap Digital Maturity Assessment using SIRI framework X For 1 Plant Up to 3 Plants
One Design thinking workshop for Joint discovery of use cases X √ √
Thought Leadership Opportunity to speak at CoE hosted events At Round tables / Panel Discussions At Round tables / Panel Discussions As a Keynote speaker
Invitation to teams for participation at CoE Events √ √ √
Author articles at CoE Newsletters & Blogs √ √ √
Brand Advocac Create joint case studies √ √ √
Promote case studies on CoE website, social channels and events √ √ √
Media Story X X √
Logo branding at CoE Website Website Centers and Website
Special Privileges Opportunity to be part of the jury panel to evaluate startups at various initiatives of CoE √ √ √
24X7 access to Smart Manufacturing Competency Center (SMCC √ √ √
Participation in NASSCOM CoE Governing Council (chaired by Secretary MeitY). X X √
Join the Smart Manufacturing Community

Get educated about emerging technologies that upskill the workforce, execute digital projects, engage with trusted solution providers, connect with industry leaders, improve quality and advance the future of manufacturing.

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Contact

nasscom Center of Excellence, Gandhinagar

Email : smartmanufacturing@nasscom.in or visit http://gujarat.coe-iot.com/