FEM participated in the Orgalime General Assembly on 22 & 23 November 2017 in Brussels. Philippe Verne, from Fives Intralogistics, took part in a panel session on the Data Economy together with Orgalime President Thomas Hedenborg and Andrus Ansip, European Commission’s Vice President in charge of the Digital Single Market.
Mr Verne highlighted the opportunities offered by data – which he referred to as “the gold mine” (an expression later picked up by Commissioner Ansip – for the intralogistic system sector and the European industry as a whole. Underlining the difference between data He also warned Commissioner Ansip that it is too early to regulate data ownership.
