The Digital Champions Network brings together businesses who have engaged with Made Smarter’s adoption programme, including graduates of its Leading Digital Transformation and Leading Change for Digital Champions programmes.
The initiative will connect those employees actively engaged in digitalisation, from the top floor to the shop floor, at different stages of technology adoption. In-person and online events will be facilitated throughout the year to enable participants to share learning and experience, forging long-lasting connections.
A launch event, at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Liverpool, attracted North West businesses from across industries, including: CNC Robotics; Palace Chemicals; JFM Workwear; Farrat, Gardner Engineering; Majas Switchgear and Beagle Orthopaedic.
It kicked off with a panel discussion about digital transformation featuring Max Barnett, digital champion for CNC Robotics, Made Smarter’s technology adoption specialists Will Kinghorn and Claire Scott, and Mark Sutherberry from the MTC.
This was followed by a workshop session, led by Karen Lancaster from the Centre for People-Led Digitalisation, exploring the role of dignity at work and how this can be affected by technology.
The event finished with a tour of the MTC, a demonstrator backed by the High Value Manufacturing Catapult which showcases how advanced manufacturing equipment can be applied to industry to support skills, productivity and growth across UK manufacturing.
Commenting on the launch, Ruth Hailwood, Organisation Development Lead for the Made Smarter North West Adoption Programme, said: “The Digital Champions Network is an opportunity to build something sustainable by harnessing what a manufacturer learns as they embark on their digital transformation journey and sharing it with their peers…
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