The Consortium

The SKillAIbility project is powered by an interdisciplinary alliance of 14 leading partners from 9 European countries, coordinated by Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI), specialized in integrating human-centric AI, automation, and advanced manufacturing skills.

Consortium composition and expertise

The consortium bridges the gap between research, industry, and society by pooling expertise across four critical domains.

Research and academic leadership

Our academic partners provide the foundational models for human-technology complementarity and macroeconomic impact analysis.

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Expertise in Management Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing Systems, and Human-Centric Manufacturing.

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Focused on Production Management and logistics, utilizing the specialized Logistics 4.0 lab.

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Experts in Human and Automation Optimization and industrial digitization through the SIILAB testbed.

Universita di Trento

Specialized in labor economics, norms, and economic policies.

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Researching leadership, governance, and the acceptance of mixed human-AI technologies.

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Scientific group that pioneered the Learning Factory concept.

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One of Europe’s largest research institutes, focused on trustworthy and explainable AI.

Industrial and competence centers

These partners facilitate technology transfer and “test before invest” services for European SMEs.

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A European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) with a 2,000 m² testing facility featuring 30+ digital tech use cases.

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Providing applied research and VET (Vocational Education and Training) innovation for the Basque Government.

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The European Association of Manufacturing Technologies, representing 1,500 industrial enterprises (80% SMEs) and roughly 150,000 employees.

Societal and disability advocacy

A unique aspect of SKillAIbility is the direct inclusion of umbrella organizations representing vulnerable groups to ensure inclusive technology design.

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Representing deaf communities across 27 EU Member States as a linguistic and cultural minority.

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An umbrella organization representing more than 50,000 people with disabilities and chronic diseases.

Associated partners

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A digital innovation agency with 25+ years of experience in technology transfer and strategic communication.

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A public body focused on work safety and the prevention of professional diseases, providing oversight for safety-related AI implementation.

FAQ

Who coordinates the SKillAIbility project?

The project is coordinated by Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI), based in Milan, Italy. POLIMI brings extensive experience in management engineering and has coordinated over 20 EU projects.

The consortium is composed of 14 partners from 9 European countries. This includes 12 primary beneficiaries and 2 associated partners.

The research and academic leadership includes:

  • Politecnico di Milano (Italy) 
  • NTNU – Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet (Norway) 
  • CHALMERS Tekniska Hogskola (Sweden) 
  • UNITN – UniversitĂ  degli Studi di Trento (Italy) 
  • RUG – Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (Netherlands) 
  • LMS – University of Patras (Greece) 
  • SINTEF AS (Norway) 

Industrial and training expertise is provided by:

  • CECIMO (Belgium): Representing over 1,500 industrial enterprises in the European machine tool industry.
  • MADE (Italy): A European Digital Innovation Hub with a 2,000 m² testing facility.
  • TKNIKA (Spain): Specialized in applied research and innovation for Vocational Education and Training (VET).

To ensure inclusive technology design, the consortium includes two major umbrella organizations:

  • European Union of the Deaf (EUD): Representing deaf people across 27 EU Member States.
  • SUSTENTO: Representing more than 50,000 people with disabilities and chronic diseases in Latvia.
  • MARTEL (Switzerland): A digital innovation agency with 30 years of experience in strategic communication and technology transfer.
  • INAIL (Italy): A public body that provides oversight for work safety and the prevention of professional diseases, specifically for workers with disabilities.