ALICE and ALICE Clusters
For those who are not familiar with ALICE Clusters, here is short explanation. The European Technology Platform ALICE is set-up to develop a comprehensive industry lead strategy for research, innovation and market deployment of logistics and supply chain management in Europe. More info about ALICE missions, visions, documents and more can be found from ALICE website. In top of that ALICE has a knowledge platform for members to use. So, we can offer LIMOWA members information related to topics of interest since LIMOWA is a member of ALICE. ALICE has several thematic groups focusing in different areas of logistics (Energy, hubs, technologies, SCM and urban logistics). Inside ALICE there are also different interesting groups for us.
ALICE Clusters is a group of logistics clusters around Europe (LIMOWAs of the Europe :-). Main objectives of the clusters are listed here below and also in ALICE Cluster page.
ALICE Clusters meeting in Finland (and Estonia).
So, the ALICE Logistics Clusters Group meeting was held in Tallinn, Estonia and Hyvinkää, Finland on 15-16 May. The event brought together ALICE clusters from across Europe to experience key developments in digitalization, automation and intermodality in the Baltics. LIMOWA was resbonsible of the Clusters meeting and arrangements in Finland and we got in Estonia with great help of Prolog (Estonian Supply Chain Association).
Tallinn, Estonia 15th of May
Meeting in Tallinn started from e-Estonia Briefing Centre. Presentations showcased Estonian digital initiatives. Digital transportation and eFTI was also mentioned few times during ALICE Cluster meeting. From Enterprise Estonia we traveled to Rail Baltica office in Tallinn for timetables for Baltic integration in EU railway network. After presentations we continued with ALICE Clusters workshop where we discussed about visibility of regional projects and how to share best practices towards clusters and their members.
Hyvinkää, Finland 16th of May
The second day started from Helsinki and continued in Hyvinkää with a focus on material handling and intralogistics technology in Konecranes. During the day we also had presentation and comments from topics: transport digitalization, intermodal solutions, and ICT implementations. After all presentations we continued ALICE Cluster meeting with focus on upcoming possible future projects together. So if any LIMOWA members are interested of international collaboration in certain regional areas and/or in certain areas of logistics, please contact team LIMOWA for more information. Next ALICE Clusters meeting will be held in Brussels in november and we would like lift our member visibility in there, so please contact us for more information. More information about ALICE Clusters meeting can be found from ALICE website here.
Janne Lausvaara, LIMOWA
