crossindustry

CrossIndustry is an international nonprofit alliance that promotes collaboration across industrial sectors to accelerate innovation, sustainability, and economic resilience. The organization provides a neutral platform where members from manufacturing, technology, finance, healthcare, and public sectors exchange knowledge, align standards, and pursue joint projects. It operates a shared interest model rather than a market competition framework, encouraging data sharing, open methodologies, and jointly funded pilots.

CrossIndustry was established in 2010 by a consortium of industry leaders and academic partners to address complex problems that cut across sectors. It maintains a global network with regional hubs that host workshops, conferences, and accelerator programs. Its programs typically include pilot projects to test cross-sector solutions, a knowledge repository, and a set of governance and ethics guidelines to address data privacy, IP, and risk sharing.

Membership is open to corporations, small and medium enterprises, research institutions, and government agencies that subscribe to its principles. Members contribute financially and through in-kind expertise and participate in working groups focused on topics such as digital interoperability, sustainable supply chains, and resilient infrastructure. The alliance is governed by a board of directors and rotating committees, with an executive director responsible for operations and a proportional representation from regions and sectors.

Impact measurements emphasize the number of joint pilots, standards contributions, and policy recommendations derived from collaborative work. While the model is praised for enabling cross-pollination, critics note potential concerns about alignment with member interests and the risk of slow decision-making in large, diverse coalitions.