Webinar Series on Industry 4.0 and Developing Countries

Dear all,
We are pleased to invite you to a Webinar Series on Industry 4.0 and Developing Countries, jointly organized by several Working Groups and the Centre for Studies on Economics and Development of the National University of San Martín (CEED-UNSAM). The Series will include three webinars which are detailed below. The next session will be carried out on June 24, 14:00 UTC/GMT. Join us!

Webinar Series on Industry 4.0 and Developing Countries
Developing countries facing new technologies: opportunities, threats and challenges in the Industry 4.0 era
1st session: 'What is Industry 4.0? Mapping its actual relevance and potential growth'
27 May – 14:00 UTC
Lili Wang (UNU-MERIT) and Alejandro Lavopa (UNIDO).
Link to video: http://www.tinyurl.com/ind40may27
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB9m9dZF8-Y&t=7s

2nd session: 'Patterns of adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies in developing countries'
24 June – 14:00 UTC
Marcela Amaro (IIS-UNAM) and Hernán Morero (UNC-CIECS, CONICET)
Link to the second session: http://www.tinyurl.com/ind40jun24

3rd session: 'What to do in face of the new paradigm? Industrial policies for developing countries in times of Industry 4.0'
5 August – 14:00 UTC
Antonio Andreoni (UCL-IIPP), Verónica Robert (CEED-UNSAM, CONICET) and Fiona Tregenna (UJ).
Link to the third session: http://www.tinyurl.com/aug5ind40

Further information about the whole series in the following link: http://www.tinyurl.com/dcind40

We look forward to seeing you in the next session!

Best regards,

Florencia Jaccoud (Latin America WG)
Lorenzo Cassini (Complexity Economics WG)
Darío Vázquez (Economics of Innovation WG)
Nicolás Águila (States and Markets WG)
María de las Mercedes Menéndez (Latin America WG)
Ignacio Cretini (Economics of Innovation WG)