Sustainable and Dynamic Competitiveness towards Technological Leadership of Industry 4.0: Implications for East African Community

Table 2

Industry 4.0 initiatives launched in North America.

S/N	Country	Industry 4.0 initiatives	Year	Funding	Reference(s)
1	US	Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition (SMLC) or Smart Manufacturing	2012	Public-private	[54–56]
		AMP and 2^nd Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP 2.0)	2012 & 2014	Public	[31, 57–59]
		National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) and Manufacturing USA (MUSA)	2012 & 2016	Public-private	[60, 61]
		Hollings Manufacturing Extension Program (HMEP)	2017	Public	[46, 62–65]
		Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) or industrial internet of things	2014	Private	[66–71]
2	Canada	Industrie 2030	2016	Public	[72]
		Centre for Smart Manufacturing (CSM)	2015	Public	[73, 74]