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Using the image of two beautiful houses, one on rotting stilts and one on stone pillars, this article argues that innovation is only as strong as the data beneath it. It shows how the same pattern plays out in innovation hubs, logistics (TMS), energy (DLMS/COSEM smart metering) and industry (OT/IT convergence). It closes on four pillars of a solid data foundation: standards, architecture, governance and field reality.
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AI is moving beyond the control room and into the electricity network itself. Smart reclosers, RTUs, IEDs and distributed grid assets are becoming capable of making local decisions in milliseconds. This shift is redefining grid resilience, DER management, FDIR, DERMS and the digital infrastructure of tomorrow’s utilities.
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Artificial intelligence is becoming a foundational capability within industrial information systems. The strategic question for organisations is no longer whether to adopt AI, but which capabilities should be built internally, acquired from the market, or developed with specialised partners.
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Record losses for automakers, job cuts among suppliers, and garages under pressure: the French automotive sector is bearing the brunt of the shift to electric vehicles. Yet three regions of the world still offer a fifteen-to-twenty-year window, provided one does not arrive too late.
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Traceability is no longer a compliance checkbox, it's a cross-functional lever that turns logistics and packaging into a direct source of industrial value.
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The energy transition is no longer an option; it is a collective responsibility, and SIR is turning it into an ambitious roadmap for the refining industry in Africa.
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With 30% of the European population experiencing water stress each year, the technologies that transformed the electricity grid are now emerging as the answer to the water crisis.
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At INPHB in Yamoussoukro, Strat & IoT met the next generation of African engineers to explore a technology already reshaping energy, mobility, and industry: the Internet of Things.
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Behind every predictive maintenance alert or real-time asset tracking system lies a choice that's becoming strategic in its own right: how to connect it.
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Behind every spare part sitting on a shelf lies a risk few companies measure: theft, loss, and misappropriation that quietly erode maintenance budgets.
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Connected devices have already outnumbered every other kind of device on Earth — yet most executive teams are still debating whether IoT deserves more than a pilot budget.
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