Small-Scale Farming, Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Quest for Agriculture Development

Author(s):  
Luyanda Mtshali ◽  
Adeoye O. Akinola
Author(s):  
Tran Thi Hai Van ◽  
Doan Minh Quan

Since 1997, the mining industry has paid attention to develop information-technology (IT) components at sectoral and enterprise levels. However, due to various reasons, including the interest of business and sector leaders as well as limited resources, IT in the mining industry is still on a small scale, in which it has not yet linked to a network and had a shared database, and is therefore not shared. Under the impact of Industry Revolution 4.0, to develop the IT field as an essential tool to promote the technologies of the 4.0 technology component, a systematic policy combination is needed. This article is responsible for meeting that demand of the IT field of Vietnam's mining industry. Keywords Industry 4.0, IT, IT policy. References [1] K. Schwab, The Fourth Industrial Revolution: What It Means and How to Respond, https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/the-fourth-industrial-revolution-what-it-means-and-how-to-respond/, 2015.[2] Forschungsunion, Acatech, Recommendations for implementing the strategic initiative INDUSTRIE 4.0, Final report of the Industrie 4.0 Working Group, April 2013.[3] J.H. Leavitt, L.T. Whisler, Management in the 1980’s, Harvard Business Review, 1958-11.[4] National Assembly of Vietnam, Law on information technology (No. 67/2006/QH11), June 29, 2006 (in Vietnamese).[5] National Association directing the compilation of encyclopedias (Vietnam), Vietnamese encyclopedia, Hanoi, Vietnam, 1995 (in Vietnamese),[6] Wikipedia, Thomas Kuhn, https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Kuhn, 2019.[7] V.C. Dam, Scientific research methodology Science and Technics Publishing House, Hanoi, Vietnam, 1999 (in Vietnamese).    


Author(s):  
Joni A. Amorim ◽  
Anibal Tavares de Azevedo

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is affecting all disciplines and represents a new way of using technologies that are fusing the physical, digital, and biological worlds. An analysis of possible future applications of artificial intelligence, sensors, and robotics in industries suggests that different technological trends are reshaping the industrial production, in this way demanding a different workforce. This leads to the automation of processes and it demands a workforce with engineers possessing knowledge of disciplines like computing, mechanics, and process management. In this scenario, the main objective of this investigation was to study new ways to educate engineers in two perspectives: in small scale face-to-face education and in large-scale distance education. In both perspectives of small- and large-scale courses, the same discipline with the same lecturer is considered as a way to allow for better comparisons. The chosen discipline is simulation of systems.


Author(s):  
Klaus Schwab

The rapid pace of technological developments played a key role in the previous industrial revolutions. However, the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) and its embedded technology diffusion progress is expected to grow exponentially in terms of technical change and socioeconomic impact. Therefore, coping with such transformation require a holistic approach that encompasses innovative and sustainable system solutions and not just technological ones. In this article, we propose a framework that can facilitate the interaction between technological and social innovation to continuously come up with proactive, and hence timely, sustainable strategies. These strategies can leverage economic rewards, enrich society at large, and protect the environment. The new forthcoming opportunities that will be generated through the next industrial wave are gigantic at all levels. However, the readiness for such revolutionary conversion require coupling the forces of technological innovation and social innovation under the sustainability umbrella.


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