Checklist and Guide for data sharing among SMEs

Checklist and Guide for data sharing among SMEs

A publication from the SCALE-MX initiative

The Readiness Checklist and the Readiness Guide offer businesses practical guidance for a safe and sovereign entry into industrial data ecosystems. The Checklist and the Guide were developed as part of the SCALE-MX initiative.

In today’s industrial landscape data is a crucial competitive advantage. But before companies can share data efficiently and confidently with partners, customers, or suppliers, they need a solid digital foundation and clear guidance.

The Readiness Checklist is a practical tool for analyzing a company’s current level of digital transformation and assessing how well-prepared it is to connect to a data space or a digital data ecosystem. The questions guide users through relevant topics and prerequisites. This enables businesses to identify both their strengths and necessary next steps on the path to digital connectivity, allowing them to plan targeted measures. Through an honest self-assessment, businesses can gain an overview of how well their company is already positioned technologically and where there is still room for improvement.

The Readiness Guide builds upon the checklist and delves deeper into the results across five key areas of action. In addition, there is an expert Q&A as well as case studies from companies.

Both tools were developed as part of the SCALE-MX initiative to provide small and medium-sized enterprises with clear and actionable guidance.