Taipei Industry 4.0 & Future of Productivity, International Conference

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Industry 4.0: The State of the 4th Industrial Revolution in the UK

This presentation considers the latest developments, specifically in the UK with Industry 4.0. It also considers Industry 4.0 in the UK within the broader context of the APO International Conference ‘Industry 4.0 and the Future of Productivity.’ to be held in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China on 23-25th May 2017. There will also be perspectives from Germany, Japan, Republic of China, Republic of Korea at least.

Ron Young will present and discuss three key issues:

  1. Productivity from a UK perspective – from a global leader in 19C to a 21C knowledge driven future. He will compare the 1998 UK Government White Paper ‘UK Competitiveness in a Global Knowledge Driven Economy’ and subsequent Trade & Industry Committee reports and results, with the 2017 UK Government Industrial Strategy Green Paper, especially with reference to I4.0
  2. Industry 4.0 from a UK perspective – a status report on the application of Industry 4.0 technologies to knowledge lifecycle management, especially comparing human learning and knowledge creation to the latest developments in machine learning, AI, predictive analytics.
  3. The Future of Productivity – a global perspective, and the need for ‘Knowledge Productivity’. An update on the research conducted by Knowledge Associates, Asian Productivity Organisation and others, to increase individual, team and organisational productivity, applying knowledge asset management methodology, leading knowledge platforms, and I4.0 technologies.

This presentation will also provide new information and insights into the Panel Discussion to be held on Day 2 of the Conference – ‘Expanding the 4th Industrial Revolution in Asia: How should companies and governments prepare for this?’ with speakers from Germany, Japan, Republic of China, Republic of Korea, moderated by Ron Young.

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Ron Young is the founder of Knowledge Associates International, a knowledge management consulting and solutions group based at St Johns Innovation Centre, Cambridge U.K. He is acknowledged as a leading international expert and thought leader in strategic knowledge asset management and innovation. He specializes in knowledge driven results for organizations. He advised and assisted the UK DTI Innovation Unit in 1999 in the production of the UK Government White Paper ‘UK Competitiveness in the Knowledge Driven Economy’. He regularly provides keynote presentations and workshops at leading knowledge management & innovation conferences around the world. He has chaired for several years both the British Standards Institute (BSI) Knowledge Management Standards Committee and the European Knowledge Management Standards Committee. He is a visiting lecturer for international business administration and global knowledge economy programs. He runs regular Knowledge Asset Management master classes at King’s College Cambridge University, UK. He is a consultant for the World Bank, Washington, USA, and for the European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Brussels. He is currently developing knowledge management strategies and systems, and advising and assisting major multi-national corporations, international UN agencies, National governments, military, security, and professional institutions around the world. He was a lead consultant for the European Commission 2 Million euro ‘Know-Net’ project. He is joint author of the books ‘Knowledge Asset Management’ (Springer 2003), ‘Upside Down Management’ (McGraw Hill Europe 1996), Knowledge Management: Facilitators Guide (Asian Productivity Organization, Tokyo, 2009), Knowledge Management: Case Studies for SME’s (APO, Tokyo, 2009), Knowledge Management Tools and Techniques (APO, Tokyo, 2010), Knowledge Management for the Public Sector (APO, Tokyo 2013) and APO Demonstration Projects (APO Tokyo, 2014

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