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Social Inclusion Challenges of Low-Income People Through Entrepreneurship in Industry 4.0

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Industry 4.0 raises concerns about the inclusion of low-income people. Researchers approach entrepreneurship as a path to social inclusion. In this context, this paper aims to investigate how Industry 4.0 engages low-income people under the perspective of entrepreneurship. This paper is based on a systematic literature review using bibliometrics and content analysis. The paper combines RStudio, VOSviewer and NVivo software analysis for conducting a systematic literature review. The paper also conducted a content analysis. This study understands that entrepreneurship has different challenges in Industry 4.0 depending on the social group. To better understand these challenges, low-income people were divided into three social groups: low-literacy and poor people, rural communities and women. The results indicated that the main challenges to engage low-income people on Industry 4.0 are digital inclusion, digital financial inclusion, adoption of digital platforms, and others.

Source: Lecture notes in mechanical engineering

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-77429-4_32

Authors: Celia Hanako Kano, Marly Monteiro de Carvalho, Roberta de Castro Souza Piao, Jairo Cardoso de Oliveira

Institutions: Universidade de São Paulo, Universidade Nove de Julho

Language: English

Topic: Innovation and Socioeconomic Development

Subfield: Business and International Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Reduced inequalities, Industry, innovation and infrastructure, No poverty

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4406086599

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