1、In partnership with:Making it Smarter:GLOBAL LESSONS FOR ACCELERATING AUTOMATION AND DIGITAL ADOPTION IN UK MANUFACTURINGGLOBAL LESSONS FOR ACCELERATING AUTOMATION AND DIGITAL ADOPTION IN UK MANUFACTURING2Making it Smarter:Global Lessons for Accelerating Automation and Digital Adoption in UK Manufac

2、turingContentsIntroduction 3Section 1:Learning from the Evolution of Digital Adoption in UK Manufacturing 6Section 2:Lessons from the Global Leaders in Manufacturing Digitalisation 10Section 3:Leading by Example:Actionable Insights from World Leading Experience 22Conclusion2526Viewpoint from Sage Ab

3、out27IntroductionSince the early 2000s,when the growth of the internet,improvements in computing power,and the rise of robotics began transforming production processes,UK manufacturing has faced the challenge of adapting to rapid technological change.Yet,while this country is home to world-class res

4、earch,cutting-edge tech firms,and leading digital tools,the manufacturing sector has been slow to adopt advanced technology compared with its international competitors,leaving UK firms at a massive disadvantage and our economy falling behind.The UKs slow uptake of automation is demonstrated by our l

5、ow score on the Robot Density Index,a key global measure of automation and productivity.Since Brexit,industrial robot installations in the UK have been is less than a tenth of that in South Korea1,highlighting this countrys sluggish progress in adopting technologies critical to delivering growth in

6、the manufacturing sector.The direct result is that the UK has witnessed a dramatic slip in the international rankings.A decade ago(2015),the UK was 2nd,behind only Switzerland,in the Global Innovation Index(GII)the World Intellectual Property Organizations(WIPO)annual ranking of countries based on t