{"id":8185,"date":"2021-09-13T22:01:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T20:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.charleroi-metropole.be\/2021\/09\/13\/hub-technologique\/"},"modified":"2021-10-26T16:28:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T14:28:55","slug":"why-is-this-technology-hub-a-promising-model-for-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cm-site.fidelodev.be\/en\/why-is-this-technology-hub-a-promising-model-for-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is this technology hub a promising model for the future?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The challenges linked to new technologies are all around us and becoming increasingly complex. To tackle them head on,\u00a0A6K<\/a>\u2013E6K<\/a>, a multidisciplinary centre located in the heart of the Metropolitan Area, brings together players in the field with a threefold objective: innovation, incubation and education.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this ecosystem, various names from industry such as Thales Alenia Space, Alstom and AGC Glass Europe, as well as researchers from ULB and UMons, research centres and start-ups are working together on common issues related to new technologies,\u201d explains Loubna El Messaoudi, head of communications and office manager. \u201cBringing them together on one site encourages interaction and this in turn promotes innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just alongside the Charleroi-Sud train station, the former postal sorting building houses the two closely related structures. \u201cA6K is the workshop where industry professionals come together to innovate. E6K is the school that provides training in digital technologies,\u201d explains Loubna. \u201cThis strategic location means we can meet the needs of companies on the hunt for talent. A6K-E6K is also aiming to become a leading name for technology hubs in Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cNew ways of working\u201d spaces encourage interaction between members of the A6K community and E6K learners.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The shared multidisciplinary centre dedicated to engineering sciences, A6K (Atelier 6000), hosts companies, start-ups, research centres, training centres, competitiveness clusters and universities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis model, unique in Wallonia, allows members of the community to meet in order to explore synergies and start up new collaborative projects,\u201d explains Loubna.<\/p>\n

Technological subjects to boost innovation<\/h2>\n

The projects are based on three key themes: communication and embedded systems, energy and power electronics, industry 4.0 and operational transformation. A6K members meet during workshops held on these themes and design technological roadmaps to tackle common problems.<\/p>\n

\u201cActivities are organised in the form of technology workshops called ‘TechShare Meetings’ around a common problem. This is how the collaborative project ‘LightSens’ came about, for example, which aims to provide fibre optic measurement solutions,\u201d explains Loubna.<\/p>\n