Automating to compete: efficiency and decarbonization with real return

Automation is a key driver for improving efficiency, advancing decarbonisation and strengthening competitiveness. It should be understood in a broad sense, combining physical and digital automation, and not as a way to reduce FTE, but to work differently and more efficiently. Automating requires investment, changes in processes and retraining people, but the return is usually greater than expected. In addition, it is essential to move forward as an ecosystem of companies, universities and technology centres that innovate together. The key is not only to incorporate technology, but to apply it well: choose use cases with return, reliable technologies and correctly manage change.