112 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The accelerating convergence of digital transformation and sustainability represents one of the most profound structural changes in contemporary Europe. This scientific monograph examines how Industry 4.0 technologies—artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, advanced data systems, and smart manufacturing—can be strategically embedded within the European Union’s sustainability framework.... Read more

1. Introduction 2. Industry 4.0 and Sustainable Development: A Double-Edged Transformation 3. Towards Creative Circularity: Cultural and Creative Industries in Sustainable Industry 4.0 4. Socio-Economic Impact of the Green Transition 5. Approaches to the Circular Economy and Examples of Best Practices in Slovenia 6. Conclusion

Biography

Erika Džajić Uršič is a Senior Scientific Associate at the Rudolfovo - Science and Technology Centre, Novo mesto, and Associate Professor of social science informatics at the Faculty of Information Studies and School of Advanced Social Studies (Slovenia).

Tamara Besednjak Valič is a Senior Scientific Associate at the Rudolfovo - Science and Technology Centre, Novo mesto, and Associate Professor of sociology at the Faculty of Information Studies and School of Advanced Social Studies (Slovenia).

Alenka Pandiloska Jurak is a Senior Scientific Associate at the Rudolfovo - Science and Technology Centre, Novo mesto, and an Associate Professor of sociology at the Faculty of Information Studies in Novo Mesto (Slovenia).

Urška Fric is an Associate Professor and the Vice-Dean for Education at the Faculty of Information Studies, Novo mesto (Slovenia).