An agreement was signed between the Center for Analysis and Coordination of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) under the Ministry of Economy and “AzerGold” CJSC on the assessment of Smart Industry Readiness Index (SIRI) and cooperation on "Smart" transformation.

According to the document, C4IR will provided consulting services in order to measure digital readiness and accelerate digitalization at the production facility of "AzerGold" CJSC. With the implementation of the SIRI method recommended by the World Economic Forum and recognized as one of the effective digital readiness assessment programs for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the real situation related to digitization in production and business processes will be analyzed. In addition, a road map will be prepared to ensure the development of the activity through the most optimal technological solutions within a period of 2-3 years, the methodology of prioritized projects as well as other details will be developed and presented.

Note: In order to accelerate the digital transformation on a global scale, the SIRI assessment, compiled by the Singapore Economic Development Council alongside with international companies such as McKinsey, Siemens, SAP, Technical Inspection Association, is the only digital maturity assessment method that officially accepted by the World Economic Forum. Up to this date, mentioned method been applied in more than 850 companies and enterprises operating in different fields in 30 countries of the world.