Everywhere you look, there are signs of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. R&D on leading digital technologies is conducted around the world, exploring novel technologies aimed at cyber-physical systems, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain, 3D Printing, Virtual Reality, AI, and many more. With these rapid changes in technology comes social evolution and the potential for future social crises. Understanding Industry 4.0: AI, the Internet of Things, and the Future of Work looks to determine the most probable oncoming changes in key areas of the economy, to highlight the most important professions of the future, and to offer recommendations for their correct selection and successful mastering. Including sections on careers in education, medicine, R&D, and agriculture, among others, economics experts Bruno S. Sergi, Elena G. Popkova, Aleksei V. Bogoviz, and Tatiana N. Litvinova explore the vastly changing modern workplace and offer a guide to navigating through and adapting to this evolution. For researchers and students of management, economics, and business, this is an unmissable exploration of the new frontier of Industry 4.0.

About the Author
Bruno S. Sergi is an instructor at Harvard University and an Associate of the Harvard's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute. He is the Series Editor of Cambridge Elements in the Economics of Emerging Markets. Elena G. Popkova is a leading researcher at Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, Russia. Aleksei V. Bogoviz is a Professor at National Research University "Higher School of Economics", Moscow, Russia. Tatiana N. Litvinova is an Associate Professor of the Department Economics, Volgograd State Agrarian University, Volgograd, Russia.

Reviews
Economists discuss the Fourth Industrial Revolution, heralded by digital technology, and project what professional work will be like when it triumphs. They cover an overview of future professions in industry, future professions in agriculture, future professions in medicine, future professions in education, expected professions in body care and fitness, the key future professions in research and development, perspectives on future professions in transport and communication, and recommendations for successful modern workers. -- Copyright 2019 * Portland, OR *



Book Information
ISBN 9781789733129
Author Bruno S. Sergi
Format Hardback
Page Count 248
Imprint Emerald Publishing Limited
Publisher Emerald Publishing Limited
Weight(grams) 512g