General

RESIST - Understanding Digital Transformation

The course “Understanding Digital Transformation. Guidelines for SMEs in the Mobility, Transport and Automotive ecosystem (MTA)” aims to provide a clear vision of the benefits of digital transformation for companies, specifically for SMEs. It is about offering guidelines and recommendations that help SMEs in the MTA ecosystem to start a transformation process by incorporating new digital technologies that improve their processes, products or business models.

CONTENT STRUCTURE

The course is structured in four chapters or modules.

• Chapter 1: Introduction – What do we mean by Digital Transformation?: In the first chapter, the concept of Digital Transformation is defined, starting from the first industrial revolution to the present moment. The basic principles of digital transformation, its benefits for companies and the obstacles and challenges that different experts have detected are explained.
• Chapter 2: Digital transformation trends driving the future of the industry: In chapter 2 of the course, the main trends in the field of digital transformation are defined, both in the short and long term. A review is made of the technologies that are changing the mobility, transport and automotive ecosystem, as well as those that will mark its future.
• Chapter 3: How to start a Digital Transformation process?: In chapter 3 of the course, the main steps that an SME must follow to correctly start a digital transformation process are established. The objective is to encourage companies in the MTA ecosystem to take the step and help them start the process.
• Chapter 4: Next step – The Industry 5.0 revolution: The course ends by introducing the concept of Industry 5.0, which will mark the future of mobility, transport and automotive companies. Although the concept already emerged in 2010, companies are still beginning to learn its basic principles. For this reason, this chapter explains how it arises, what it implies and what its benefits are for companies.