The largest European initiative to digitalise the manufacturing industryI4MS (ICT for Manufacturing SMEs), celebrated its Stakeholders Event European leadership and digital game-changers of the manufacturing industry in Budapest, Hungary, on 19 October 2022, by bringing together the ecosystem and exchanging success stories, lessons learnt and know-how, leading the debate about a resilient, sustainable and human-centric manufacturing industry.

Better Factory attended the event and had an active participation as one of the 8 Innovation Actions of the Phase 4 of the EU-funded initiative. Better Factory was one of the event exhibitors, forming part of the tour of the Agora Sessions at the Exhibition Area, presenting the rol up. One tour was offered to SMEs, startups and companies, and a second tour to EDIHs, other European projects and institutions.

Antonio Montalvo, Better Factory Senior Project Manager at FundingBox, participated in the panel ‘I4MS contributions to the manufacturing industry and the network of EDIHs’, as well as Isaac Monté, the artist of the FOLD experiment, replacing polluting alternatives with stone paper and winner of the Disruptors Awards, ceremony that closed the I4MS Stakeholders Event, shared his experience at the panel ‘How are SMEs innovating in the manufacturing sector?’