Central Europe has a strong industrial tradition which is recently offset by an urgent need for modernisation andre-industrialisation. CE companies, spec. SME, are urgently challenged to adopt innovative advanced manufacturing (AVM) processes in order to enhance their competitiveness and gain access to transnational AVM value chains. While AVM is mainly discussed as a technological issue, innovation managers and SME owners face huge organisational and strategic challenges. There is an urgent need to develop a joint qualification basis across CE with new transnational approaches for AVM-related capacity building in local SME and lead companies. The InnoPeer AVM partnership of 11 organisations from 5 CE countries is commited to develop and pilot the 1st comprehensive, transnational AVM qualification programme shaped to the needs of CE companies, spec. SME.    «

Central Europe has a strong industrial tradition which is recently offset by an urgent need for modernisation andre-industrialisation. CE companies, spec. SME, are urgently challenged to adopt innovative advanced manufacturing (AVM) processes in order to enhance their competitiveness and gain access to transnational AVM value chains. While AVM is mainly discussed as a technological issue, innovation managers and SME owners face huge organisational and strategic challenges. There is an urgent nee...    »