Local Productive Systems’ Transitions to Industry 4.0+

Marco Bellandi and Lisa De Propris
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Marco Bellandi: Department of Economics and Management, University of Florence, 50127 Florence, Italy
Lisa De Propris: Department of Management, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 23, 1-17

Abstract: The paper is positioned in the emerging debate on the technological change brought about by the Fourth Industrial Revolution, often referred to as Industry 4.0. Our analysis is at the local, sub-national level. The aim is to explore what drivers and barriers local productive systems might face when seeking to embark on transitions that reconcile smart, equitable, and sustainable priorities, under enhanced models called Industry 4.0+. The novelty of the paper is to develop such models by designing a conceptual framework that juxtaposes the drivers and the barriers of sustainability transitions with local productive systems. This novel framework suggests possible pathways that local productive systems can initiate to achieve more equitable and green outcomes for their economy and society by directing the development of digital-related solutions.

Keywords: local productive systems; digital transition; green transition; Industry 4.0+ (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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