Bridging academia and industry in the era of Industry 4.0 by means of the triple helix: The PLANET4 initiative
Practical Learning of Artificial Intelligence on the Edge of Industry 4.0 (PLANET4) is a cross-disciplinary initiative funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ program that embodies the triple helix model of collaboration between academia, industry, and administration. It aims to bridge the gap between academic teaching and practical applications in the context of Industry 4.0. PLANET4 focuses on developing hard skills in artificial intelligence, industrial Internet of things, and cloud and edge computing, along with the soft competencies required to manage changes in the industrial ecosystem. It involves three phases: (1) training needs analysis, taxonomy development, and workshop design; (2) collection of best practices and training material design; and (3) implementation of the PLANET4 learning course. This paper presents the materialization of these phases into a blended learning course, highlighting the integration of the triple helix model and the European Commission’s support for academia-industry collaboration with the aim of improving education quality and promoting Industry 4.0 innovation in Europe.
Authors
- Roberto Figliè (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7208-6865)
- Víctor Caballero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9176-7669)
- Grzegorz Dec (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1711-0452)
- Chrysostomos D. Stylios (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2888-6515)
- Dorota Stadnicka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4516-7926)
- Alan Briones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2009-8669)
- Lamprini Pappa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7634-1707)
- Agustín Zaballos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2755-4428)
- Łukasz Paśko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8175-2295)
- Marios Tyrovolas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4903-3204)
- Anna Carreras (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7257-3081)
- Joan Navarro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3916-9279)
- Xavier Solé-Beteta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8785-8477)
- Irma Bagdoniene
Institutions
- University of Pisa (IT)
- Rzeszów University of Technology (PL)
- University of Ioannina (GR)
- Science & Technology Park (Czechia) (CZ)
- Industrial Systems Institute (GR)
- Institute of Informatics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
- Universitat Ramon Llull (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Infrastructure Policy and Development
- Published
- 2024-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.24294/jipd.v8i9.5378
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- University-Industry-Government Innovation Models
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.73
Funders
- Erasmus+