The Digital Transformation Committee turns digitalisation from a buzzword into a measurable business decision. The question is always the same: which cost does this investment reduce, which error does it prevent, and in how many months does it pay for itself?
Why this committee?
At SME scale the obstacle is as much method as budget. A company buys software nobody uses; a dashboard is built that nobody reads. We start from the process, not the technology: first a measured problem, then the right tool.
Areas of work
- Artificial intelligence: where to startDemand forecasting, visual inspection in quality control, predictive maintenance, customer-service assistants, drafting quotes and contracts — each begins with “is there data?”.
- Generative AI and internal useEveryday use by teams, alongside a written internal policy so confidential and customer data is never entered into these tools.
- Software selection and ERPNeeds analysis across accounting, MES, stock, CRM and HR; off-the-shelf or custom; data ownership and exit rights in supplier contracts.
- Digital monitoring in productionMachine data (IoT), downtime analysis, OEE and line-level energy measurement. A loss that is not measured cannot be managed.
- Data and reportingFrom scattered spreadsheets to a single source of truth, with a simple weekly dashboard.
- Cyber security and data protectionBackup and restore drills, multi-factor authentication, invoice-fraud controls, data inventory. A ransomware incident halts production for days.
- E-commerce and digital marketingMarketplace integrations, e-export and measurable advertising.
- Digital transformation supportSoftware and hardware items eligible under national support programmes.
Maturity levels
- Level 1 · Record keepingTarget: basic accounting and stock integrity, one product and customer list, regular backup.
- Level 2 · MeasurementTarget: a small set of indicators, automatic data from production and sales, the habit of reading a weekly dashboard.
- Level 3 · Prediction and automationTarget: trying AI applications through a narrow pilot and measuring the return.
What members get
- A digital maturity assessment and the first three steps.
- A shared software supplier checklist: data ownership, exit rights, support term, confidentiality.
- An internal AI use policy template.
- A minimum cyber security checklist and a restore-drill guide.