Management in industry 4.0: sustainability and new perspectives

According to a recent economic debate, the miracle of Silicon Valley, which many
European countries would like to replicate, is the result of huge investments, led
by the public sector, even when decentralized (Mazzucato and Perez 2014). The
Californian experience shows that economic growth is not only stimulated
through taxes but can also in part be credited to funding that is qualitative rather
than quantitative. An innovative force arises when private enterprise is inserted
into an ecosystem capable of activating shared co-creation paths of value. No
“innovative” experience can therefore disregard the intervention of the State.
Without it, it would be difficult to encourage companies – especially small and
medium-sized ones – to use new technologies and implement the smart factory
concept.