**6. Applying Industry 4.0 as a framework for increasing competitiveness in the region**

Attractiveness from various perspectives is important so that region would be seen as an interesting and innovative environment. On the other hand, cities and public organizations (for example, hospitals, military bases, elderly houses, schools, parks, etc.) are using tax money for maintaining the welfare and provide services for people and organizations in the region. Based on that background, it would be justified that public organizations would be acting as "platforms" for different actors. This would allow testing their activities and products in "field labs" where education, research, and testing would take place in the same multidisciplinary environment.

• Education: renew education content so that it response the new ICT-based technologies

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• Benchmarking: make benchmarking for the regions, which are like "Häme" and have al-

These elements are further covered in **Figure 5**. The core idea of the figure is that Industry 4.0 framework should be understood in the existing innovation environment so that smart clusters could be established. International benchmarking could be applied to identify best practices, which could be adapted to educational programs and field labs. In order to be able to adapt Industry 4.0 framework to education so that it could be called Education 4.0 the following issues should be considered: system design management course should be introduced as a part of graduate studies. Technology platforms and implementation of transdisciplinary field labs should be introduced.

The principal idea behind this article has been to combine the principles of Industry 4.0 to value network thinking and digitization. Industry 4.0 is about creating significant impact and opportunities where business, technology, services, and innovation intersect. The aim has been to find a transdisciplinary concept supporting higher education, regional development, and business renewal in testing laboratories, while supporting and enabling new growth

That requires combining of various approaches. The main challenge is in the utilization of transdisciplinary knowledge and implementation work. The use of new technologies; including digitization and big data can capitalize on new opportunities. According to the experiences of conceptual development work, successful activity in Industry 4.0 is dependent on systematic long-term development on the public sector. The essential topic is preparing of up to date platforms, which enables, controls, and support the operations and creates a business environment to apply approaches. There are several contributing technologies related to Industry 4.0 framework. This implies that there is a major emphasis on competence development, and shared learning to apply these technologies to support transdisciplinary regional development. The practical implications for renewing a university so that it could better support the adapta-

**1.** Higher education institutions should provide education and support for the adaptation of

It is important to give a relevant role for the higher education institutions to provide and support a transdisciplinary approach to study services in a proper operating environment.

**2.** Research and learning environments in universities should be used to pilot new Industry

One of the core roles for universities is to support enterprises by applied research and by creating of research and learning environments for continuous piloting of new technologies and

that are needed in Industry 4.0 and transdisciplinary approach.

**7. Discussion and conclusions**

opportunities in the region.

tion of Industry 4.0 are as follows:

4.0 related technologies

Industry 4.0

ready taken the steps to adapt Industry 4.0 and to ensure compatibility.

We recommend that Industry 4.0 would be used as a transdisciplinary framework supporting a development of local service ecosystem. Since Industry 4.0 is a European concept and part of European platform, it is proposed that best practices will be benchmarked into European approach and experiences.

The key elements to designing the Local Service Ecosystem for Industry 4.0, are:


**Figure 5.** Steps to develop Industry 4.0 related services.


These elements are further covered in **Figure 5**. The core idea of the figure is that Industry 4.0 framework should be understood in the existing innovation environment so that smart clusters could be established. International benchmarking could be applied to identify best practices, which could be adapted to educational programs and field labs. In order to be able to adapt Industry 4.0 framework to education so that it could be called Education 4.0 the following issues should be considered: system design management course should be introduced as a part of graduate studies. Technology platforms and implementation of transdisciplinary field labs should be introduced.
