Editorial Note

We are currently experiencing a revolution that is fundamentally changing the way we live, work, and interact with one another. In its scale, reach, and complexity, what is considered the Fourth Industrial Revolution is unlike anything humanity has experienced before. We still need to fully comprehend the speed and extent of this new revolution. In recent years, we have witnessed the potential of technology to improve our lives, from applications that allow us to organize and automate routine tasks, to 3D printing of prosthetics that give new hope to those who lacked motor independence due to the loss of one of their limbs. This Fourth Industrial Revolution has led to the development of Industry 4.0, which revolves around several key elements, such as big data and data analysis, cloud computing, cybersecurity, robotics, the Internet of Things, simulation and prototyping, augmented reality, and the integration of processes. This represents a new challenge for organizations to adapt and integrate into the process of digital transformation in order to thrive in the connected environments of Industry 4.0.