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Abstract

Key Enabling Technologies (KET) support the adoption of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) and are also considered the main drivers of the Circular Economy (CE) transition. In this respect, the guidelines and real use cases to inspire enterprises and industry to lead the twin digital and green transition are still poor. This work is aimed at contributing to this matter, with twofold goals: on the one hand, to show a depth desk-research analysis of the key existing policies at European level that foster this twin digital and green transition; on the other hand, to review practical use cases and international projects where CE practices are boosted through the implementation of KET. From the analysis, a set of recommendations are suggested as a guide for policymakers, researchers, and industry managers on how to foster the CE through the implementation of I4.0 technologies.

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Title
Twin Transition through the Implementation of Industry 4.0 Technologies: Desk-Research Analysis and Practical Use Cases in Europe
Author
Ortega-Gras, Juan-José 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Bueno-Delgado, María-Victoria 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Cañavate-Cruzado, Gregorio 1 ; Garrido-Lova, Josefina 3 

 Technological Centre of Furniture and Wood of the Region of Murcia (CETEM), 30510 Yecla, Spain; [email protected] (G.C.-C.); [email protected] (J.G.-L.); Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Antiguo Cuartel de Antigones, 30202 Cartagena, Spain; [email protected] 
 Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Antiguo Cuartel de Antigones, 30202 Cartagena, Spain; [email protected] 
 Technological Centre of Furniture and Wood of the Region of Murcia (CETEM), 30510 Yecla, Spain; [email protected] (G.C.-C.); [email protected] (J.G.-L.) 
First page
13601
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20711050
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2612858373
Copyright
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.