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Overview of the Group’s strategy, markets and businesses Research & Development

5. Research & Development

Innovation is key to our company’s growth. Schneider Electric has had a history of innovation over the past 100 years. Changes in our world are more profound than ever. New technologies, enabling distributed and connected energy for the first time, challenge us to redefine the way we live our lives. Schneider Electric invents technologies that will transform the places where we live, work, and play. As the global specialist in energy management and automation, we create connected technologies that reshape industries, transform cities and enrich lives. At Schneider Electric, we call this Life Is On. Life Is On when life is energized, efficient and connected. And life gets richer and more sustainable when energy gets safer, more reliable, and more efficient. Our promise is to make sure Life Is On for everyone, everywhere and at every moment. Schneider Electric shares its expertise in energy management, industrial automation, and process efficiency to help people connect to an always-on world. Since 2016, EcoStruxure™, which is Schneider Electric’s IoT-enabled open and interoperable system architecture and platform, is delivering enhanced value around safety, reliability, efficiency, sustainability and connectivity for our customers. The Internet of Things (IoT) is simply the inter-networking of physical devices to collect and exchange data via internet protocol (IP). The true power and applicable value of IoT becomes evident when it is connected to the 5 emerging technology transformations that accelerate our capacity to converge OT and IT systems: mobility, cloud, sensing, analytics and cybersecurity. With EcoStruxure™, we continue to leverage these advancements to deliver innovation at every level - from Connected Products to Edge Control to Applications, Analytics and Services. We deliver our innovative solutions through tested and validated future-proof reference architectures that enable the design of end-to-end, open, interoperable and connected systems. Our EcoStruxure™ platform enables design and operation of connected systems at scale with best-in-class security built around 3 core capabilities:

™ EcoStruxure Platform

Industry

Grid

Building

Data Center

Apps, Analytics & Services

Edge Control

Connected Products

End-to-End Cybersecurity

Cloud and/or On Premise

BUILDING POWER IT

MACHINE PLANT

GRID

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