The Digital World Has a Long Shadow

Abstract

In the transitional stage in scientific and technological development, the complex processes of adoption of modern innovations are associated with the implementation of the concept of the fourth industrial revolution “Industry 4.0”. At this moment, its analogs and more advanced versions are being implemented all over the world. Having become the universally recognized management term, “Industry 4.0” is used much wider than its original meaning, encompassing many innovations. Among them are smart manufacturing, the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence (AI), a variety of nano-devices, Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR), 3D printing (including food, organs and tissue), medical robotic surgeons, and many others. The emergence of new technologies is not an accident; it is an answer to the pressing problems of modern generations, who want to save time and money by receiving services in digital format.