The development of 4.0 industry from a Latin American perspective: shortcomings, opportunities, challenges
Abstract
The article discusses the policies for the promotion of the
Industry 4.0 in Latin America. It focuses on Mexico,
Argentina and Brazil, in a context of an accelerated
technological change by the irruption of 4.0 technologies.
Furthermore, it focuses on the leading countries strategies
for digitalization and automatization of production
processes, as well the relevance for peripheral economies
to face these challenges in order to avoid deepening the
existing gaps between them and the central countries. A
question that crosses the text is: Which barriers and challenges
must face Mexico, Argentina and Brazil to develop
a Latin American model for I4.0 development?
