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Chapter 3
The 4th Indutrial Revolution
3.1 The 4th Indutrial Revolution – Concept
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is the representation of a fundamental change in human development
empowered by technological innovation and advances.
Source: (Bachousi, 2018)
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is the representation of a fundamental change in human development
empowered by technological innovation and advances.
Following the First Industrial Revolution of steam powered factories, the Second Industrial Revolution
meant the application of science to mass production and manufacturing, and the Third Industrial
Revolution, the jump into a digitalized word that made the way to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which
merges and is the result of the digital, physical and biological innovation. The Fourth Industrial Revolution
supposed new technologies such as the 3D Printing, genome editing, Artificial Intelligence, robotics and
augmented reality. The new disruptive technologies are changing the lifestyle and working patterns
(Iberdrola, 2019).
