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Priorities of training of digital personnel for industry 4.0: social competencies vs technical competencies

Elena G. Popkova (Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, Russian Federation)
Kristina V. Zmiyak (Southern Federal University, Rostov na Donu, Russian Federation and Don State Technical University, Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation)

On the Horizon

ISSN: 1074-8121

Article publication date: 11 October 2019

Issue publication date: 16 October 2019

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to determine the priorities of formation of competencies during training of digital personnel for industry 4.0.

Design/methodology/approach

The author performs two experiments for determining the scenario according to which industry 4.0 develops and will develop: the first experiment is aimed at determining the influence of the number of robots at unemployment level in 2019 and 2022 with the help of regression and correlation analysis (regression curves are built). The second experiment is connected to evaluation of the ratio of the number of robots to the number of population in 2019 and 2022. The research objects are countries with the highest number of robots in the world – i.e. with the highest level of development of industry 4.0; the information and empirical basis is materials of the International Federation of Robotics and the International Monetary Fund for 2019 and their forecasts for 2022.

Findings

The results of the performed experiments showed that in 2019 and 2022 the level of robotization of socio-economic systems of the countries of the world will be very low, and robotization will not cause growth of unemployment. Based on this, it is concluded that industry 4.0 will be developing according to the scenario of moderate automatization and robotization with preservation of domination of human labor in most business processes and spheres of economy. Communications with people will constitute the basis of the activities of digital personnel, and social competencies (with obvious significance of technical competencies) will be of top priority for them.

Originality/value

It is substantiated that technical competencies, with their large importance, will move to the background, while the key task will be society’s adaptation to the new technological mode and making social competencies the highest priority. The social and technical competencies of digital personnel in view of the performed tasks for industry 4.0 are determined.

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Acknowledgements

Retraction notice: The publisher of On the Horizon: The International Journal of Learning Futures wish to retract the article “Priorities of training of digital personnel for industry 4.0: social competencies vs technical competencies” by Elena G. Popkova, Kristina V. Zmiyak which appeared in the special issue “Education as a platform for Industry 4.0: management and legal regulation” edited by Elena Popkova, On the Horizon, Vol. 27 Issue 3/4 (2019). It has come to our attention that there are concerns that the peer review process was compromised, and that as a result, the findings cannot be relied upon. The publisher of the journal sincerely apologises to the readers.

Citation

Popkova, E.G. and Zmiyak, K.V. (2019), "Priorities of training of digital personnel for industry 4.0: social competencies vs technical competencies", On the Horizon, Vol. 27 No. 3/4, pp. 138-144. https://doi.org/10.1108/OTH-08-2019-0058

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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