Industry 4.0 policy from a sociotechnical perspective: The case of German competence centres

Elena Prodi, Mattia Tassinari, Andrea Ferrannini and Lauretta Rubini

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2022, vol. 175, issue C

Abstract: A growing body of literature suggests that Industry 4.0 is the result of complex interactions and coordination between technical and social aspects in pursuit of the digital transformation of production processes. Policy solutions and instruments adopted by governments at various levels of the system contribute to catalysing the sociotechnical changes underpinning Industry 4.0. However, the role of intermediary organisations in changing sociotechnical systems and overcoming ecosystem limitations remains largely unexplored. This paper aims at addressing this research gap.

Keywords: Industry 4.0; Sociotechnical system; Intermediary organisations; Germany; SMEs; Competence centres (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O25 O33 O38 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2021.121341

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