The fourth industrial revolution and the coronavirus: A new era catalyzed by a virus
Autor
Castro Sobrosa Neto, Ruy de
Sobrosa Maia, Janayna
Silva Neiva, Samara de
Scalia, Michael Dillon
Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra, José Baltazar
Institución
Resumen
The global pandemic caused by the new coronavirus, COVID 19, has disrupted the lives
of most people on the planet. The magnitude of such disruption can only be compared
to those caused by World War II. Experts suggest that in order to better evaluate this
situation, it should be divided into two waves. The first wave being associated with
health issues and the second one with economic issues. This article suggests that this
global pandemic is fostering yet a third wave, which in the long run can be much more
impactful in our lives than the first two. This third wave consists on accelerating the
implantation process of the fourth industrial revolution. This article is divided into
sections with the physical, digital and biological spheres of the fourth industrial
revolution, as well as the dimensions of sustainability and other important
considerations, in order to better demonstrate the emergence of a new era catalyzed by a
virus.