Shifting Paradigms: Innovations in Teaching History in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

In the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, characterized by rapid technological advancements and widespread digitization, this paper delves into the evolving paradigms of historical education. Traditional teaching methods are becoming obsolete, given the tech-savvy nature of current learners. This study explores innovative pedagogical approaches that integrate technology, catering to the unique needs of this generation. By reviewing contemporary literature and gathering expert insights, we offer an overview of emerging trends in historical education. Notably, technology is poised to redefine how history is learned. Modern learners gravitate towards boundary-less learning experiences, enabled by resources like ebooks, ICT-based apps, websites, android platforms, VR, and virtual tours. To stay relevant, a significant shift in historical education is imperative. This paper concludes by emphasizing the profound implications of this transition and proposes actionable recommendations for educators and policymakers

A perceptional study on the role of development agents and global leaders in leveraging technology for sustainable development

Over the past decades Technology shaped the modern world we live in, consequently, it became an increasingly discussed topic in the Global Agenda for Sustainable Development. On the turning point from the Millennium Development Goals to the Sustainable Development Goals, new challenges and opportunities arise, where Development Agents and Global Leaders have to determine new directions and guidelines to successfully use and deploy this tool for sustainable development on a 2015 post-agenda context. The present multidisciplinary study was conducted on the context of the World Summit on Information Society, where 16 experts' in the fields of Development and Technology were interviewed to further analyze their opinions on what the role of Development Agents and Global Leaders is in leveraging technology for sustainable development.publishersversionpublishe

The future of Cybersecurity in Italy: Strategic focus area

This volume has been created as a continuation of the previous one, with the aim of outlining a set of focus areas and actions that the Italian Nation research community considers essential. The book touches many aspects of cyber security, ranging from the definition of the infrastructure and controls needed to organize cyberdefence to the actions and technologies to be developed to be better protected, from the identification of the main technologies to be defended to the proposal of a set of horizontal actions for training, awareness raising, and risk management

Skills for the Fourth Industrial Revolution - A response to Industry 4.0 challenges

Many countries are now entering the stage of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, also referred to as Industry 4.0, in which technological advances enable significant changes in industry. Industry 4.0 will not only increase resource and time efficiency, it will also change the way people work. The Universities of the Future (UoF) project aims to address the educational needs arising from Industry 4.0 in Europe by creating educational offerings in collaboration between industry, universities, and public bodies. To this end, the project takes two approaches: the identifying of skills required for succeeding in the Industry 4.0 environment, and a report on Industry 4.0 challenges and education focusing on Finland, Poland and Portugal. This thesis serves as part of that report. One of the most important challenges is skilled labour scarcity, which has forced companies and countries to find novel ways to attract or create talent. For every professional, a good understanding of their own discipline is the basis for job performance, but it is also necessary to have the curiosity and motivation to continue lifelong learning, and to have a wider vision that allows them to understand complex problems or situations. Mastering the scientific process and developing creative thinking helps develop problem-solving skills. In addition, everyday life requires working effectively and communicating with people from different backgrounds, and the possibility to learn from our peers. Particularly when developing technology for human use, the synergy of work with people from different disciplines and backgrounds is key. Human work in the fourth industrial revolution is not meant to be discarded, but its role must transform in order to thrive and find new solutions to increasingly complex challenges

Industry 4.0—from Smart Factory to Cognitive Cyberphysical Production System and Cloud Manufacturing

This book focuses on recent developments in new industrial platforms, with Industry 4.0 on its way to becoming Industry 5.0. The book covers smart decision support systems for green and sustainable machining, microscale machining, cyber-physical production networks, and the optimization of assembly lines. The modern multiobjective algorithms and multicriteria decision-making methods are applied to various real-world industrial problems. The emerging problem of cybersecurity in advanced technologies is addressed as well