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INCIT participated in the\u00a0World Futures<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Forum 2026<\/span>, contributing to strategic dialogue on how micro,\u00a0small\u00a0and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) can strengthen productivity, resilience, and global competitiveness in an increasingly digital industrial landscape.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Addressing the Digital Readiness Divide<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n INCIT CEO\u00a0<\/span>Mr. Raimund Klein<\/span><\/b>\u00a0delivered a keynote titled\u00a0<\/span>\u201cWhy MSMEs Will Be Left Behind in the Digital Dust,\u201d<\/span><\/i>\u00a0examining the structural and capability gaps that continue to limit effective AI and digital adoption among smaller enterprises.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In his address, Mr. Klein\u00a0emphasised\u00a0a central principle:\u00a0digitalisation\u00a0alone does not create transformation. Across industries and regions,\u00a0organisations\u00a0achieving sustained productivity gains are those that approach transformation in a structured and data-led manner.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n AI can accelerate performance, but only when supported by operational maturity, stable data foundations, and\u00a0organisational\u00a0alignment. Without these elements, digital initiatives\u00a0remain\u00a0fragmented and struggle to scale.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Practical Pathways for AI and Global Integration<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In the panel discussion\u00a0<\/span>\u201cAI for Boosting Productivity and Competitiveness in Manufacturing,\u201d<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Mr. Klein highlighted the importance of readiness assessment,\u00a0prioritisation\u00a0of high-impact use cases, and workforce capability development. AI deployment must be aligned with process stability and strategic intent to deliver measurable outcomes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In\u00a0<\/span>\u201cCross-Border Trade and E-Commerce: Enabling MSMEs from the Global South,\u201d<\/span><\/b>\u00a0discussions focused on how digital maturity underpins international market access. Operational transparency, reliable data, and collaborative digital ecosystems are increasingly prerequisites for participation in global value chains.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The dialogue reinforced a consistent observation: global competitiveness begins with internal capability.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Enabling Structured Transformation<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n INCIT continues to engage with industry, policy, and academic communities to advance structured frameworks that support measurable, inclusive, and sustainable industrial transformation.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Participation in the\u00a0World Futures\u00a0Forum reflects INCIT\u2019s ongoing commitment to strengthening MSME capability through disciplined, maturity-based approaches that move\u00a0organisations\u00a0from experimentation to execution.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n For more details and updates, follow our announcement on our LinkedIn\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n For collaboration & further enquiries, please contact\u00a0<\/span>contact@incit.org<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or Ask\u00a0<\/span>IC4IT<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(in any language)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" INCIT participated in the\u00a0World Futures\u00a0Forum 2026, contributing to strategic dialogue on how micro,\u00a0small\u00a0and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) can strengthen productivity, resilience, and global competitiveness in an increasingly digital industrial landscape.\u00a0 Addressing the Digital Readiness Divide\u00a0 INCIT CEO\u00a0Mr. Raimund Klein\u00a0delivered a keynote titled\u00a0\u201cWhy MSMEs Will Be Left Behind in the Digital Dust,\u201d\u00a0examining the structural and capability gaps […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43866,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[258,298,337,47,188,302,336],"class_list":["post-43865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsroom","tag-ai","tag-digitaltransformation","tag-globaltrade","tag-incit","tag-msme","tag-smartmanufacturing","tag-worldfuturesforum"],"acf":{"featured_post":true},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/incit.org\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/incit.org\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/incit.org\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/incit.org\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/incit.org\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43865"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/incit.org\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43868,"href":"https:\/\/incit.org\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43865\/revisions\/43868"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/incit.org\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/incit.org\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/incit.org\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/incit.org\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}