We invite papers that aim at a better understanding of the impacts of technological change, industry 4.0 on the economy and development. We call for papers in particularly (but not restricted to) the following fields: - de- and reindustrialization processes; - new business models; - governmental...

Industrial competitiveness, expected and ongoing technological changes – labelled as the 4th industrial revolution ̶ are in the focus of the EU agenda. Even if future scenarios are surrounded by considerable uncertainty, some crucial factors can be identified, e.g. the increasing importance...