At the seminar, economic experts of the United Nations Conference on trade and development (UNCTAD) Joerg Mayer outlined industrial 4.0 and the 4th Industrial Revolution that happening worldwide. At the same time, emphasized differences and impact of this revolution on socio-economic aspects to the world in general and Vietnam in particular. From there, opened proposals and reference solutions for situation of Vietnam in context of the world is promoting the 4th Industrial Revolution. Especially, one of goals of this revolution is to implement a manufacturing process with a combination of humans and robots.   Experts said that, the onset of the 4th Industrial Revolution is a precious opportunity for Vietnam to catch up, accelerate the process of industrialization and modernization, and narrow development gap compared to other countries in the world.

Experts discuss about 4th Industrial Revolution at the seminar

Seminar has received many discussions and exchanges around the status of social-economic development of Vietnam today, the ability to receive opportunities from 4th Industrial Revolution and the challenges that need to be addressed. Businesses are disturbed, will the use of robots in manufacturing industry affect workers of these industries? Which solution for small and medium businesses in Vietnam to access the use of robots and automation in production when the capacity of these businesses is limited...