Significant interaction between Ukraine and Poland has occurred for a whole year.
The Future Industry Platform FPPP invited and helped organize the Ukrainian stakeholders’ mission to Poland on September 12-14.

FPPP (Future Industry Platform) is a not-for-profit Polish governmental foundation in the direction of Industry 4.0-5.0 and reports to the Ministry of Development and Technology. In Ukraine, no similar state structure would perform such roles and have such influence (some functions in the development of Industry 4.0-5.0 are performed by APPAU, but the resources and budgets are significantly different).
A closer acquaintance with the activities and mission of FPPP will help to understand the direction of development for Ukraine and the prospects for further development.

FPPP: Role, Mission, Practices, Prospects of the Agency

FPPP – Future Industry Platform in Poland promotes digital transformation and competitiveness in the industry, albeit with slight differences in emphasis and scope.
The Future Industry Platform in Poland primarily focuses on increasing the competence and competitiveness of local enterprises in the context of Industry 4.0. They emphasize the following:

1. Digital transformation: Supporting enterprises to implement digital products and services, as well as modern business models, using technologies such as data mining, automation, and cybersecurity.
2. Human resource competence: Upskilling the workforce for the industry of the future through training programs and innovative solutions.
3. Collaboration and knowledge sharing: Continue collaborating, sharing knowledge, and building trust among the various actors involved in digital transformation.
4. Integrated technological solutions: Ensuring interaction and promoting the implementation of advanced technologies.
5. Data sharing: Creating secure data sharing systems and facilitating mutual information sharing.
6. Cybersecurity: Defining Cybersecurity Rules and Standards.
7. Cooperation and knowledge sharing: Creation of mechanisms for cooperation, knowledge sharing, and trust building among subjects involved in digital transformation.
8. Education: Cooperation with organizations that provide technical education to adapt the competencies of workers to the needs of the future industry.
9. Human and Social Capital: Efforts to improve human and social capital, emphasizing industrial digitalization.
10. International cooperation: Involvement in international collaboration, particularly with other national platforms of EU countries, to share experiences and develop a coherent approach to digital transformation.
11. Political input and support: Providing feedback on legal issues related to the activities of the Platform and providing non-financial support for digitalization.

Their efforts are aimed at various stakeholders in Poland, including entrepreneurs, managers of innovation clusters, organizations working in the field of innovation economy, and social and economic partners. Their actions include:

• Improving human and social capital.
• Providing training in the field of digital transformation.
• Raising awareness of the benefits of digitalization.
• Supporting technological and organizational improvements in companies.
• Promoting the use of data intelligence systems and digital solutions.

You can read more about their activities on the website.

How Adrian Jasik became an ambassador of UCA and organized not only a mission to Poland but also brought a delegation to Ukraine.

Adrian Yasik, as an ambassador of the Professionals4Ukraine program, played an essential role in two key events: the mission of Polish partners at the Conference on Sustainable Development in Lviv and the Mission of Ukrainian Industry 4.0 policymakers to Poland. His contribution to these events is critical to their success, and here is precisely how he has impacted these business missions:

1. Leadership and coordination: Adrian Jasik, as an ambassador, can be a key figure in the organization and coordination of events and bring together different parties and interest groups to work together towards common goals.
2. Connections and network: Adrian has links and a network of contacts that have been useful in organizing events and sharing information between Polish and Ukrainian partners. In the future, he can use his connections to attract important participants and support initiatives from Ukraine.
3. Strengthening cooperation: The ambassador promoted cooperation between Poland and Ukraine in the field of Industry 4.0 and sustainable development, which is the primary goal of both missions. What should further result in forming an interdepartmental committee on Industry, 4.0-5.0?
4. Providing support: Adrian supports Ukrainian and Polish partners during missions, helping them resolve issues that may arise during events.

With the participation of Adrian Jasik and the creation of the Polish-Ukrainian Committee for Industry 4.0-5.0, these business missions would be easier to achieve and perhaps more effective. His role in promoting cooperation between the two countries and developing Industry 4.0 initiatives is important to achieve common goals and promote sustainable development of both countries.

Conclusion: results and perspectives of cooperation

The results of the year-long cooperation with Adrian Jasik and partners from the Polish Future Industry Platform (FPPP) turned out to be extremely important and promising for the Ukrainian Cluster Alliance and both countries in general.
Adrian’s initiative this year successfully launched the Polish-Ukrainian Committee on Industry 4.0-5.0. This committee unites representatives of various institutions and organizations from both countries, aimed at the development of industrial technologies of the future. Its creation opens vast opportunities for exchanging experience, technologies, and innovations between Ukraine and Poland in Industry 4.0-5.0. You can read more about it at the link.

In the future, this committee can become an intergovernmental cooperation mechanism that will further strengthen relations between Ukraine and Poland and promote joint development and integration into the global context of industrial innovation.
Cooperation with Adrian Yasik made it possible to involve members of the Ukrainian Cluster Alliance in several grant projects and organize two successful business missions. These initiatives improved collaboration between Ukrainian and Polish companies and promoted the exchange of experience and technologies.
All these achievements testify to the great value of such cooperation and partnership for the Ukrainian Cluster Alliance.

In conclusion, the year of collaboration with Adrian Jasik, Director of FPPP, was essential to developing industrial innovation and joint prosperity for both countries.