In 2016, RRI issued a German-Japanese joint statement with Plattform Industrie 4.0 (PI 4.0) Germany, and since then has been continuously engaged in collaborative activities to solve various IoT/ Industrie 4.0-related issues. Currently, the activities focus on cyber security, international standardisation and digital business models.The following joint papers were released at the Hannover Messe in 2024

 

Expert group: Cyber-Security

White paper – IIoT Value Chain Security -Trustworthiness of Data-

It highlights the importance of data trustworthiness in the supply and value chain and provides a common understanding of the topology of trustworthiness. In addition, examples of data use and basic requirements for ensuring trustworthiness are described and relevant aspects of the realisation of the Digital Product Passport are presented. 

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Expert group: International Standardisation

White paper 「Digital twin reference model and standardization to realize a sustainable industry」

Experts from Plattform Industrie 4.0/SCI 4.0 (Germany) and the Robot Revolution and Industrial IoT Initiative (RRI, Japan) have worked jointly on smart manufacturing and its standardization. They aim to implement a sustainable society and industry by reducing environmental impact and improving Quality of Life (QoL), which are urgent issues for both countries. Visualization and modelling of products and activities, considering the entire life cycle of artifacts, are important to improve sustainability. The digital twin is the basis for this modelling. The interoperability of digital twins also creates various new possibilities. Based on the analysis of use cases in both countries, this paper introduces a reference model of a digital twin and requirements for standardization, with a view to smart manufacturing and its wider application in society.

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Expert group: Manufacturing Data Spaces

Discussion Paper –German-Japanese Discussion Paper on Manufacturing Data Spaces-

Climate change, geopolitical tensions, interrupted supply chains: Around the globe, manufacturing industries are facing challenges that often take on specific characteristics in individual countries, but nevertheless are based on developments and trends that transcend national borders. Digitalization and the use of data promise to offer solutions to many of these challenges, from reducing the carbon footprint of manufactured products to increasing the resilience of supply chains. This is nothing one company or one country can do on its own. With this paper, the authors hope to contribute to such a collective effort by focusing on one significant piece of the puzzle to “make data work” on a global scale: The creation of a federated, decentralized and collaborative data ecosystem for smart manufacturing via dedicated data spaces. More specifically, the document is intended to help build a common understanding of data spaces, to identify the problems they can help solve and to highlight the technical and organizational challenges that need to be overcome together. 

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