Industry 4.0 in Central America: current state and efforts to raise awareness among SMBs of new challenges and opportunities in a post-COVID world
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The international panorama is different today, after undergoing a drastic technological acceleration as the result of an uncontrollable public health phenomenon, which undoubtedly hit the population, the economy and health systems hard. Paradoxically, it forced governments as well as the business community, academia and civil society in general to transform themselves as a measure of resilience.
This essay describes the state of Industry 4.0 in Central America and shows the efforts the region has been making to introduce technology systems to SMEs. This has been intended not only as a measure to contain the effects of the pandemic and to support business continuity, but also as a tactic to take advantage of the emerging opportunities in a post COVID world. Thus, it points out the challenges that lie ahead and need to be addressed as a whole in order to make the most out of the emerging scenario, and use it as the basis on which to build.
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