Since it is a narrative supported by industry and the government,

it could give traction to other ( more distributed / p2p ) projects who in some ways may overlap
( "adaptation and integration" , Semantic Technologies , ... ?  )

Such as people working in our networks around the development and usage of
Open Value Networks ?

http://p2pfoundation.net/Open_Value_Network

On Sat, Nov 1, 2014 at 4:00 PM, Michel Bauwens <michel@p2pfoundation.net> wrote:

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From: Dante-Gabryell Monson <dante.monson@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Nov 1, 2014 at 8:17 PM
Subject: Smart Manufacturing ? - Industry 4.0 ( Wikipedia )
To: "econowmix@googlegroups.com" <econowmix@googlegroups.com>


Towards further automation ? ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry_4.0

Industry 4.0 is a project in the high-tech strategy of the German government, which promotes the computerization of the manufacturing industry.[1] The goal is the intelligent factory (Smart Factory), which is characterized by adaptability, resource efficiency and ergonomics as well as the integration of customers and business partners in business and value processes.[2] [3] Technological basis are cyber-physical systems and the Internet of Things.[4]

...

Some examples for Industry 4.0 are machines that predict failures and trigger maintenance processes autonomously or self-organized logistics that react to unexpected changes in the production.



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