Presentation of Ukrainian Industry 5.0 on the conference of 11th of March 2026. Author - Alex Yurchak, CEO of Association of Industrial Automation of Ukraine
Ukrainian landscape of Industry 5.0 on the conference in Kyiv
1. Industry 5.0 in Ukraine
Common challenges and perspectives with EU partners
Matchmaking events, 11–12th of March
2. Association of Industrial Automation of Ukraine
(APPAU)
End users
Control a&
IT SI
Global
vendors
Local IE
manufactures
Universities
Startups
OEM
standards
talents
innovation
funds
export
Industry
4.0 - 5.0
Export &
Internationalization
Technical
Committee 185
Integration EU
Matchmaking
platform
Innovative clusters
EAM
Center 4.0 / DIH
Ukrainian Cluster
Alliance
300+ members in Industry 4.0
(moving to I5.0)
65 members
Co-founder of Ukrainian Cluster
Alliance (UCA, 40 clusters)
Key roles
• Policy-maker
• Ecosystem & collective
assets building
• Coordination and
orchestration
• Standards aligning
• Internationalization
3. 28 clusters of UCA joined
to Manifesto 5.0
I5.0 - Starting in 2023
4. Country in the war: new accent for Industry 5.0
● Technological breakthroughs and shift
focus
○ Security is priority #1
○ RESILIENCE everywhere – an imperative
for survival
○ Mass decentralization, modularity, and
autonomy
○ Leadership of technologies (AI, robots...)
○ Revival of Ukraine’s product sector in
Dual-use & MilTech
● Acceleration of new, more effective
strategies (as WINWIN)
● Faster integration with the EU in all
directions
Security and Defense should be integrated
5. 5. Restoring and growing human capital
6. Inclusive, proactive, and innovative SMEs
7. Focus on Deep Tech innovations
8. Transition to a circular economy.
9. Digitalization is not only for profit but also for
people and the planet.
10. Transition to ESG principles and standards.
1. Towards Governance 5.0.
2. Integration and cooperation with the Defense
3. Strengthening the Resilience of value chains
and ecosystems.
4. Decentralization and adaptability for less
vulnerability, resilience, and stability.
Resilience and Victory
Recovery
Key statements
Triple transition
Security, Digital and Green
6. Governance 5.0
(current policies,
instruments, and
institutions)
Strategies and target
programs
Assets and ecosystems
(changes until 2025)
Results
Technologies are for people and freedom
Resilience of value chains and Ecosystems (incl Defense) Sustainable development
Instruments Institutions
Manifesto regarding transition to I5.0
Networks
Center 4.0 / DIHs
Innovation clusters
Experts SIRI
State agency I5.0
Transformation of research
institutes / universities
Incentives for End Users Industrial Іncubators &-
Accelerators
Development funds
Reskilling-Upskilling SMEs
Key programs
Localization of production
Eco-Industrial Parks Diia.City+
Industrial policy
Innovation
Regional
Industry 5.0
Cluster
Smart specialization
Key strategies Derivatives and cross-sectoral
Resilience and
Recovery
Programs
Export – Internationalization SMEs
Inno-dev by target sectors
Development of R&D infrastructure
(E)DIHs: 2 -> 10 Industry. Accelerators: 2 -> 12
Technoparks: 0 -> 3 Eco-Industrial Parks: 2 -> 12
Deep-tech startups: growth of 200%
Penetration of technology I4.0 / 5.0 (200%)
Investment attraction
The share of hi-tech
products in exports
Share of mid-high
AV products in GDP
Strengthening of Dual-
Use and MilTech
GDP growth
Technical regulation (standards 4-5.0)
Internationalization
Growth of domestic
innovations
Better integration into
European chains
Policy framework and strategies for Industry 5.0 in Ukraine
Digital
7. Impact of right Instruments
Number of companies
Drones & UGV
Growth of production
Grant & investment
1500 (x 20)
500+ (x 15)
x100
x10
8. Where We Are Now - Priorities
● Development of innovation ecosystems –
○ the launch of EDIHs,
○ Stregthening clusters movement
○ integration into EU value chains.
● Focus on Deep Tech – autonomous systems and
robotics, cybersecurity, AI, communication systems,
platforms, advanced materials, etc.
● Defense technologies and dual-use applications –
Ukraine is emerging as a new R&D hub for MilTech.
● Accelerated integration into EU programs (Horizon /
Digital Europe/ COSME / Interreg).
● Closer cooperation with the State – significant
acceleration in 2024–2025.
● Generation of new strategic initiatives by APPAU –
UCA emergence of CoP 5.0.
9. Ukrainian CoP 5.0: roles and functions
СоР
5.0
TWIN
Committee
Yurchak
O.
E2E Engineering (Vasyliev A)
Data Space / ESG (Nochvai V –
Kravchenko R)
AI / Robotics (Ochkasov O.)
Cyber-security (Kotsuba I.-
Delemboski М.)
Digital Roadmap (Yurchak О.)
Reskilling-Upskilling (Pupena O.)
Culture changes (Tkachuk V.)
Strategic agenda 5.0
Common standards
Coordination
Communication
Mentorship and
training
Funding
Technology changes
Changes of policies /
strategies
Cultural changes
Roles and functions
1. Development of a strategic agenda by
technological segments
2. Analytics and Position Papers
3. Enlightenment of the market - acceleration of
penetration of new technologies
4. Interaction and development in technological
ecosystems
5. Coordination with foreign partners – integration
into EU policies
1. Industry roadmaps
2. Position documents -> NPA proposals
3. Interaction with government and international
organizations - implementation at the state level
1. Agenda of Reskilling-Upskilling (hard skills)
programs
2. Vocational training – development of
Leadership and soft skills
3. Market enlightenment – formation of new
paradigms in ideology 5.0
Roles and functions
10. Roadmap GDT Textile
1. The Roadmap (80 initiatives)
2. ADMA-scanner (self-diagnostic tool,
proposed as well for the national State
platform Diya.Business)
3. Analytic report ‘The State of SMEs in Twin
transition in Textile’ incl 6 specific business
cases
4. Alliance 3T (coalition of clusters &
businesses)
5. Landscape of Innovators in Textile
6. New deals & partnerships (incl. B2B,
Clusters & EDIHs)
7. Better relationships with EU organizations
(Clusters, Trans4Mer / ADMA, INCIT)
https://appau.org.ua/en/roadmap-for-the-twin-transition/
11. АІ IoT
Advanced
Robotics
Cloud
comp
Digital
Twins
Block-
chain
Cyber-
security
VR/A
R
Industry 4.0-5.0
Energy 4.0
Logistic 4.0
Utility 4.0
CleanTech
FinTech
Mobility 4.0
MilTech
AgTech
MedTech
EdTech
3D
MarTech
eHealth
SmartCity
E-Gov
Public servs
Market segmentation / role of strategies & WG
The main focus of
Ukrainian
government before
Main actors
10 industrial high-tech
clusters
3000 business support
organizations
<10 strong industrial
(traditional) clusters
Strong IT & multiples reg.
IT-associations
Strategic frameworks
1. Challenges
2. Strategies
3. Roadmap
4. Results & Deliverables
5. Intl collaboration
Annex: Pilot projects
AI/Robotics
Cyber-
security
E-2-E
Engineering
Federative
DS / ESG
Circular
Manufacturing
Reskilling
-
Upskilling
Roadmap by Sector / Industry,
aligned with Government polices
12. Common challenges (all WGs CoP 5.0-UA)
1. Low level of Digitalization and
Automation in all Industries
2. Lack of Skilled Workforce and
Gaps in Education
3. Insufficient Institutional Support
and Funding
4. Fragmented Business Ecosystems
and Cooperation
5. Big dependence on Imported
Technologies and Components
EDIH Kyiv HiTech
EDIH
Clotex
Cluster
Circular
Economy
APPAU
Podilliya
Fashion
Clusters
Textile
association
GDT Textile, Case #5
13. Development priorities
● Industrial ecosystems – to focus on
critical industries
○ EDIHs and Clusters
○ Accelerators
● Mass Reskilling-Upskilling
● Integration with EU programs
● Funding programs
● Acceleration in implementation AI /
Robotics / IoT / Cybersecurity
● Integration with Dual-Use / MilTech
sectors
● Integrated Educational programs
● Common platforms / synergy (as
Federative Data Space)
Ecosystems By Sectors and Technologies
Integration (not Fragmentation)
A. Consortiums in EU programs
(Horizon, Digital, EDF and EDIH/cluster-
oriented)
B. Funding: Re-Up, Testbeds / Prototyping,
Ind Accelerators
C. Engaging big, intl companies and
key institutions
14. APPAU & UCA partners in I5.0 / Twin transition
15. WG CoP 5.0-UA
• Cybersecurity (Igor
Kotsyuba)
• End2End Engineering (O.
Yurchak – A. Vasiliev)
• Industrial AI (Оleksandr
Ochkasov)
• Dual-Use / Photonics (Kyrylo
Horokhovskyi)
• Data Space / ESG (Roman
Kravchenko / Volodymyr
Nochvay)
• Reskilling - Upskilling
programs / (Pavlo Novikov)
16. Main discussions
● End-2-End Engineering: how to democratize PLM for SMEs (moderator —
Anton Vasyliev)
● APM / Predictive maintenance: how AI changes the rules (Оleksandr
Ochkasov)
● Cybersecurity in OT: integrated approach to Safety & Security in Energy
sector (Igor Kotsyuba)
● Robotics — Defense UAV vs Industrial: what is in common (Mykhaylo
Kinebas and Andriy Bukovski)
● Data Space platform / ESG: building ‘cluster hub’ platform (Roman
Kravchenko and Volodymyr Nochvay)
● Collaboration with EDIH: let’s start (Oleksandr Stepanets)
19. Professionals4Ukraine
The key mechanism of UCA clusters internationalization
34 professionals from 15 countries who helps UCA
Professionals who provide for our clusters -
• Sustained and substantial efforts in promoting our
clusters / entire UCA over a period of three months
and more.
• Assistance in entering European or other projects
where our clusters become beneficiaries.
• Direct financial contribution or technical assistance
to our projects or within events equivalent to at least
5,000 euros.