WEF Intelligent Industrial Ecosystems Turning Proximity into Intelligence 2026

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Intelligent Industrial Ecosystems: Turning Proximity into Intelligence INSIGHT REPORT AUGUST 2026

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Introduction: Industrial ecosystems in the intelligent age 5

1 Why data collaboration remains difficult 7

2 From shared data to shared value 9

3 Turning strategic ambition into action 16

4 Building the enabling foundations 20

4.1  Collaboration models 22

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