China Manufacturing 2025 & Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0, the so-called fourth industrial revolution - after steam, electricity and information - connects machines to a network where production processes and speeds are automatically adjusted to minimise issues and costs. It has been attracting a great deal of attention from all over the world, especially after China’s State Council unveiled the China Manufacturing 2025 blueprint, which is widely seen as a counterpart to Germany's Industry 4.0 strategy - an effort to create a manufacturing revolution underpinned by smart technologies. The ambition is to turn China into a leading manufacturing nation within a decade, with the priority on digitalisation and modernisation.