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Over the last year, the evolution in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has been staggering. The automation it brings to applications has yielded efficiency, reduced operating costs, and decreased the time of research, development, and production. Industries have already integrated RPA into their workflow and are profoundly transforming into an intelligent automated industry with minimum human intervention, calling this the fourth industrial revolution. In this race of transformation, the healthcare industry is quite ahead of many other industries. It stood the test of time when COVID-19 was spreading rapidly and was also resilient against all odds. The system did experience an unprecedented crisis that depicted its weakness, fragility, and unpreparedness. The healthcare system was forced to adapt to a new paradigm. And though there was the loss of life and economy, we learned to evolve as a community to tackle this crisis. This chapter sheds light on the role of RPA and covers how these technologies can assist healthcare workers in their day-to-today activities, reviewing what the fourth industrial revolution would look like in the healthcare sector. The intelligent, automated system would provide a seamless experience of gathering information by various means, processing, and assisting healthcare workers to deliver quality treatment. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
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This Industrial Revolution 4.0 is in boom across the globe;which is an indication for Universities and Colleges to adopt the future i.e. Education 4.0. Since the Last Decade, there has been a drastic change in the field of education. It has changed from physical learning to digital learning due to Covid-19. As digital learning came into the picture many developments have happened in using industrial revolution 4.0. This transformation has taught all of us how to use ICT effectively for conducting the lectures for the students remotely and smoothly. ICT has enabled new ways of student learning with the challenge of the availability of good learning platforms and tools. Industrial Revolution 4.0 and Education 4.0 work hand in hand for bringing new ways of learning. Industry 4.0 is majorly working on Robotic Process Automation, Industrial Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, and Smart Technologies. All the Technologies which are associated with Industry 4.0 have a massive impact on individuals' everyday lifestyles. To improve education, learning skills, and personal skills in students, universities and colleges need to adopt Education 4.0 which is an evolution in the Education System. Teaching students digital technologies in their current syllabus will change the learning habits of the students which will in turn improve universities and colleges. Future of Education will be completely based on Education 4.0 which will restructure the current education system. This case study will be focusing on the selection of Digital Learning Platform and Communication Tools for Future Education 4.0 in India on the basis of different parameters. © 2022 IEEE.
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Islamic social entrepreneurship (ISE) is an activity that can help the economy of the ummah in a country. Based on the vision and social mission to address the economic problems caused by the effects of Covid-19, social entrepreneurs need to act creatively and innovatively using the latest technological approaches in line with the development of the Industrial Revolution 4.0. There are three objectives of the study. First it will look at the challenges of the fourth industrial revolution in ISE in the Covid-19 era, secondly it identifies efforts that can be implemented by social entrepreneurs to address the issue of Covid-19;and third it will look at the role of government and institutions involved in helping to restore the economy to normalcy. The research methods used are content analysis of past research texts, theses and library studies. The findings of the study found that there are several challenges identified. Among these are the issues of attitudes, perceptions, legislation, knowledge, skills, costs and assistance. The steps that need to be implemented to resolve these issues are rehabilitation strategies, information provision, consultation, government support, entrepreneurial institutions, welfare and the cooperation of various parties directly or indirectly involved. Therefore, in-depth studies will be elaborated so that the challenges that occur can be overcome. © 2022, Penerbit Akademia Baru. All rights reserved.
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Healthcare education providers are eager to apply technologies in teaching and learning activities; however, students are the consumers in higher education, and their opinion and experience should be considered. We performed a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies to help inform our understanding of Southeast Asian healthcare students' perceptions and experience of technology-based teaching and learning in their education. Our search strategy located 1599 articles from a dozen electronic research databases. Articles were analyzed for quality using the Hawker's Evidence Appraisal Tool, and 23 qualitative studies were included in the final meta-synthesis. Technologies investigated largely involved online or blended learning, with fewer exploring virtual reality, simulations, telehealth, game-based learning, and videos. Three overarching themes were synthesized: (i) culture does matter in the implementation of technology-based learning; (ii) the values and limitations of technology used for learning; and (iii) technology is part of daily life and creates new challenges in education. Technology is an asset to enhance the learning experience, but educators must be aware of its limitations. Pre-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) studies were more focused on technology and product, and were optimistically reported, whereas COVID-19-spanning studies focused on life experience and paid more attention to reporting on the inherent challenges. The educational approaches, theories, cultural aspects, and availability of facilities all play a vital role in steering successful technology use in learning.
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The key concept of the Industrial Revolution IR 4.0 has been conceptualized as the new wave of digitalization, robotization, and broader usage of information and communication technology. However, the construction industry is complicated, which has led to its slow industrial evolution. The construction industry still follows traditional labor-intensive industry practices, with high energy consumption, environmental pollution, and low productivity in project delivery. Moreover, the recent cataclysmic COVID 19 pandemic has opened the vision of the construction industry towards IR 4.0 due to the human movement restriction. This paper aims to investigate the adoption of indispensable monitoring technology in the construction industry as effective visual communication of data towards the IR 4.0. This research closes the gap and gives an intensive literature investigation to acquire insights into Construction 4.0 and a case study to showcase the developed monitoring dashboard. Adoption of IR 4.0 technologies will achieve sustainable construction development, lower costs and fast construction with the highest quality. The critical literature review of previous studies with content analysis to demonstrate the recent research in this area. The monitoring dashboard brings the construction performance assessment data to real life and provides key performance indicators required for construction management and support decisions. © 2022 WITPress. All rights reserved.
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Information and communication technologies in the context of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 are used in all industries. In the context of COVID-19 pandemic and the shift to distance learning, computer hardware and software systems are an effective tool for the successful implementation of the training process in the universities. Virtual laboratories, simulators, test computer systems are the components of the virtual educational environment of the universities. Today these tools contain a specific multimedia element - a virtual robot assistant. Student's interaction with a virtual assistant should be comfortable and provide the successful educational process. The authors examined several aspects of effective student's interaction with the multimedia components of the interface of the computerized learning environment. The results of the conducted experiment can be used by developers of computer virtual laboratories, simulators, experimental research stands, test computer systems, a component of which is a virtual robot assistant, to optimize the processes of educational activities distance learning included. © 2022 IEEE.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) will have a profound impact on the economy and trade. This chapter examines the scope of changes AI will thus trigger in international trade. This chapter concentrates on the issue as it pertains to the European Union (EU) member states, the changes on the EU internal market, the EU’s relations with outside partners, and as set within a wider context. The analysis was conducted amid the conditions caused by the slowing economy of 2018 and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Crises often create new conditions and accelerate changes, which is supported by arguments from different fields. This chapter suggests that an acceleration of change had taken place and was caused by policies applied to overcome the pandemic and by changes in market players’ behaviours. This chapter addresses three questions: Will the volume of trade expand or shrink in the nearest future? What trends can be expected in different groups of states using the criteria of advancement of development? Is AI a lever that stimulates the evolution of international trade? © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.