Lights and shadows of COVID-19, Technology and Industry 4.0
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2004.13457v1
- Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 12:24:46 GMT
- Title: Lights and shadows of COVID-19, Technology and Industry 4.0
- Authors: Nicola Melluso, Silvia Fareri, Gualtiero Fantoni, Andrea Bonaccorsi,
Filippo Chiarello, Elena Coli, Vito Giordano, Pietro Manfredi, Shahin Manafi
- Abstract summary: The aim of this paper is to show how digital technologies are operating during this first phase of the spreading of COVID-19.
The study analyses and debates the current and potential role of digital technologies, focusing on their influence in the industrial and social fields.
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- Abstract: Scientific discoveries and technologies played a significant role in the
digital revolution that occurred over the last years. But what is their role in
the turmoil brought by the current pandemic? The aim of this paper is to show
how digital technologies are operating during this first phase of the spreading
of COVID-19. The study analyses and debates the current and potential role of
digital technologies, focusing on their influence in the industrial and social
fields. More specifically we used the blogging platform "Medium", which has
seen an exponential growth in its production of articles over the last couple
of months. Even if different from esteemed scientific sources, this platform
provides a structure that suits our analysis. We searched how many times
digital technologies are mentioned in articles regarding Coronavirus and, after
collecting these articles, we collected page tags (comparable to "keywords" in
scientific articles) and classified them (technology tags and non-technology
tags), to create a graph showing the relation between them. This network
allowed us to acknowledge and picture how technologies are currently debated.
This was the starting point to discuss the key implications for an imminent
future, and question about the impact on industry, society and labour market.
What are the opportunities or threats of using technologies of Industry 4.0?
Which are the needs rising because of the pandemic and how can technologies
help in their fulfillment? How will the industrial scenario change after this
pandemic? How will the labour market be affected? How can technologies be
advantageous in the emerging social challenges?
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