Kapitał ludzki – szanse i wyzwania w kontekście rozwoju koncepcji Industrie 4.0
Human capital – opportunities and threats in the light of the Industrie 4.0

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the problem of human resources in the context of the opportunities andthreats posed by the development of the concept of Industry 4.0. The background for the analysis is:the idea of human capital as part of the intellectual capital, the general characteristics of the conceptof the fourth industrial revolution, as well as the coefficient of preparedness of EU Member Statesto implement its principles in national economies (Industrie 4.0 – Readiness Index). Author alsoquoted the views, initiatives and activities of the European Commission in the field of formation ofthe human capital in the EU documents. It is the context of the problems on the domestic market.In the era of digital transformation of Europe we are facing inevitable changes in curricula, thelabor market, the organization and administration of the industry. Major challenges facing humancapital that may determine the implementation of the concept of Industry 4.0 in Poland are: low leveldigital skills, deficit of IT professionals, insufficient funding for research and commercialization ofinnovative projects.On the one hand, the digitization of the economy and the industry brings with it the threat ofa exclusion of non-skilled workers or from the labor market. On the other, Industry 4.0 will createa lot of educational opportunities (lifelong learning, skills development) and will generate new jobs,thanks to technologies such as cloud computing.

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