Open AccessGeographical approach of Industry 4.0 based on information and communication technologies at Hungarian enterprises in connection with industrial space
Author(s) -
Éva Kiss,
Erzsébet Nedelka
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
hungarian geographical bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.48
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2064-5147
pISSN - 2064-5031
DOI - 10.15201/hungeobull.69.2.2
Subject(s) - information and communications technology , economic geography , industrial revolution , space (punctuation) , division of labour , information industry , business , regional science , economy , industrial organization , geography , computer science , economics , market economy , archaeology , world wide web , operating system
In the short history of Hungarian industry there were relevant changes several times, which had a great impact not only on industrial production and employment, but also on the spatial pattern of industry. After the regime change and latest economic crisis Industry 4.0 or/and the fourth industrial revolution mean(s) newer challenge. Due to information and communication technologies (ICT), which can be considered the basis of Industry 4.0 radical changes can be expected in all fields of life and numerous questions will emerge. The primary aim of this paper is to reveal the geography of older and newer information and communication technologies and their relationship with the spatial pattern of Hungarian industry. The main question is whether the digital divide follows the industrial divide in the Hungarian economic space or not. According to the analysis based on different ICT and industrial indicators, there is no close correlation between the digital and industrial spaces. The geography of Industry 4.0 is characterised by a sharp north-south division.