8 JUNE 2023IN MYPINIONBy Peter Chambers, Managing Director, Sales, AMD APJINDUSTRY 4.0: NAVIGATING DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN MANUFACTURINGPeter ChambersIntroduction - Industry 4.0 in APJIn recent years, the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) region made remarkable strides in accelerating Industry 4.0 adoption. In fact, according to GSMA Intelligence, a definitive source of mobile industry insights, forecasts and research used around the world, "countries in the Asia Pacific have established frameworks on a national level, recognising the potential of Industry 4.0 to help prepare economic structures for greater productivity and resilience" with dedicated official task forces in various markets including Japan, Korea and Singapore. The same report provides a summary of Industry 4.0 visions in several nations, listed below: Australia has instituted an Industry 4.0 Taskforce that works through its Testlabs initiative to collaborate with industry to improve the competitiveness of the manufacturing industry. Japan's Society 5.0 focuses on mobility, healthcare and caregiving, manufacturing, agriculture, food, disaster prevention, and energy. Malaysia's Industry 4.0 policy framework focuses on labour productivity growth, manufacturing contribution to the economy, innovation capacity, and high-skilled jobs. Singapore's key strategies include: transforming facilities and operations, R&D partnerships to develop new talent, and collaborating with manufacturing communities.
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