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  • Communication
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52 Citations
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Next Generation Industrial IoT Digitalization for Traceability in Metal Manufacturing Industry: A Case Study of Industry 4.0

  • Michail J. Beliatis,
  • Kasper Jensen,
  • Lars Ellegaard,
  • Annabeth Aagaard and
  • Mirko Presser

This paper investigates digital traceability technologies taking careful consideration of the company’s needs to improve the traceability of products at the production of GPV Group as well as the efficiency and added value in their production cycles....

(This article belongs to the Section Networks)
  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,220 Views
4 Pages

Most phenomena in the world have both positive and negative aspects (pluses and minuses). This is also true of digitalization. However, lately a lot more emphasis has been placed on the positive potentials of digitalization than on its negative poten...

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of Proceedings of the IS4SI 2017 Summit DIGITALISATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY, Gothenburg, Sweden, 12–16 June 2017.)
  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
9,357 Views
19 Pages

20 April 2024

While digitalization offers new opportunities for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), it also introduces the phenomenon of the “digitalization paradox”. This paper develops a theoretical model comprising digitalization, digital te...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Strategic Management in Digital Transformation Era)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
52 Citations
8,489 Views
21 Pages

Ports Digitalization Level Evaluation

  • Vytautas Paulauskas,
  • Ludmiła Filina-Dawidowicz and
  • Donatas Paulauskas

13 September 2021

Currently, seaports are actively searching for methods and ways to improve their operational efficiency. Digitalization is considered as one of the main directions of current ports’ development. Ports’ digitalization levels are varied and may depend...

(This article belongs to the Collection Application of Sensors in Transportation in the Context of Logistics 4.0 and Industry 4.0)
  • Review
  • Open Access
154 Citations
32,761 Views
23 Pages

The Challenge of Digitalization in the Steel Sector

  • Teresa Annunziata Branca,
  • Barbara Fornai,
  • Valentina Colla,
  • Maria Maddalena Murri and ,
  • Eliana Streppa and
  • Antonius Johannes Schröder
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

21 February 2020

Digitalization represents a paramount process started some decades ago, but which received a strong acceleration by Industry 4.0 and now directly impacts all the process and manufacturing sectors. It is expected to allow the European industry to incr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Challenges and Prospects of Steelmaking Towards the Year 2050)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
7,212 Views
14 Pages

A Feasible Framework for Maintenance Digitalization

  • Umair Ahmed,
  • Silvia Carpitella,
  • Antonella Certa and
  • Joaquín Izquierdo

11 February 2023

The entire industry is changing as a result of new developments in digital technology, and maintenance management is a crucial procedure that may take advantage of the opportunities brought about by industrial digitalization. To support digital innov...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Big Data in Manufacturing, Biology, Healthcare and Life Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
13,728 Views
15 Pages

20 April 2020

Digitalization affects the relation between human agents and technological objects. This paper looks at digital behavior change technologies (BCT) from a deontological perspective. It identifies three moral requirements that are relevant for ethical...

(This article belongs to the Section Information Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
5,736 Views
19 Pages

Digitalization in the Human Capital Management

  • Nikola Štaffenová and
  • Alžbeta Kucharčíková

2 July 2023

Countries of the EU are trying to create a single digital market. Therefore, this article aims to evaluate the current situation in the field of readiness of economic entities in Slovakia for challenges in the field of human capital management (HCM)...

(This article belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
46 Citations
13,723 Views
18 Pages

The Role of Digitalization on the Internationalization Strategy of Born-Digital Companies

  • Ioan-Iustin Vadana,
  • Olli Kuivalainen,
  • Lasse Torkkeli and
  • Sami Saarenketo

18 December 2021

Digital technologies have led to born-digital companies, defined by their highly digitalized value chains, designed at their inception. Born-digital (BD) companies leverage digitalization across their value chains in the internationalization path. Ho...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Digital Technologies and the Internationalization of SMEs)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
7,000 Views
21 Pages

Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence: A Comparative Study of Indices on Digital Competitiveness

  • Marta Miškufová,
  • Martina Košíková,
  • Petra Vašaničová and
  • Dana Kiseľáková

2 April 2025

The digital economy, driven by innovative technologies and artificial intelligence (AI), is transforming economic systems and increasing the demand for accurate assessments of digital competitiveness. This study addresses the inconsistencies in count...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Economics and Business Management)
  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1,010 Views
8 Pages

Digital transformation is a must to remain competitive in today’s advanced technological environment. This study examines how digitalization influences the performance of SMEs in Albania, focusing on digital adoption, skills, training, and inst...

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The 1st International Online Conference on Administrative Sciences (IOCAS 2026))
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
5,722 Views
12 Pages

The Effects of Digitalization on the Sustainability of Small Farms

  • Kristina Šermukšnytė-Alešiūnienė and
  • Rasa Melnikienė

13 May 2024

Digitalization of agriculture is one of the priorities of the EU’s rural development strategy “From Field to Table”, which promotes the creation of more added value and climate change mitigation in agriculture. A growing body of the...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
  • Review
  • Open Access
238 Citations
29,310 Views
31 Pages

Environmental Sustainability of Digitalization in Manufacturing: A Review

  • Xiaoxia Chen,
  • Mélanie Despeisse and
  • Björn Johansson

9 December 2020

The rapid development and implementation of digitalization in manufacturing has enormous impact on the environment. It is still unclear whether digitalization has positive or negative environmental impact from applications in manufacturing. Therefore...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,500 Views
15 Pages

Digitalization in Trail Running: Digital Tools as Sustainable Outdoor Infrastructure

  • Orsolya Czegledi,
  • Simon Beaucousin,
  • Daniel Caballero-Julià and
  • Philippe Campillo

16 July 2023

Studies focusing on the territorial impact of outdoor activities rarely take into account the use of digital tools, such as digital mobile devices and applications. However, these digital tools can serve as sustainable outdoor infrastructure. While d...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Peripheries, Social Vulnerabilities, Communities: Interdisciplinary Approaches, Methods and Practices for a Sustainable Future)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,574 Views
24 Pages

The Impact of Digitalization on Happiness: A European Perspective

  • Liliana Ionescu-Feleagă,
  • Bogdan-Ștefan Ionescu and
  • Oana Cristina Stoica

4 August 2022

One of the most important goals of humanity has always been happiness. In our daily life, happiness is conditioned by different variables, such as relationships with certain groups of individuals, health, security values, expectations, etc. Over the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematical Modeling in Economics, Ecology, and the Environment)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,005 Views
17 Pages

2 November 2022

Although studies in the field of digital supply chains (DSC) have increased in recent years, there is still a lack of theoretical and empirical studies that show how DSC can be successfully implemented. There is a lack of studies in small and medium-...

(This article belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
  • Review
  • Open Access
284 Citations
22,615 Views
16 Pages

10 January 2022

Digitalization has impacted agricultural and food production systems, and makes application of technologies and advanced data processing techniques in agricultural field possible. Digital farming aims to use available information from agricultural as...

(This article belongs to the Collection Sensors and Robotics for Digital Agriculture)
  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1,807 Views
3 Pages

Paper aims to elaborate the digitalization process in Macedonian Economy in the period after COVID-19 crisis, particularly aligned with the digitally skilled population and highly skilled digital professions, as well as the digital transformation of...

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of International Scientific Conference on Digital Transformation in Business: Challenges and New Opportunities)
  • Article
  • Open Access
43 Citations
8,585 Views
16 Pages

Digitalization and Environmental Aims in Municipalities

  • Tina Ringenson,
  • Mattias Höjer,
  • Anna Kramers and
  • Anna Viggedal

21 April 2018

Many municipalities express a wish to use digital technologies to achieve environmental aims. However, there is still a need for a better understanding of how this should practically be done, both among municipalities and among ICT developers. We hav...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Smart Cities and Smart Villages Research)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
8,243 Views
30 Pages

14 August 2024

This study explores the impact of digitalization on the performance of insurance intermediaries, who still play a key role in the revenue generation of insurance companies. By using an interdisciplinary approach, this study is the first to examine th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
7,503 Views
16 Pages

Talent Management Digitalization and Company Size as a Catalyst

  • Pedro César Martínez-Morán,
  • Fernando Díez,
  • Josu Solabarrieta,
  • José María Fernández-Rico and
  • Elene Igoa-Iraola

As companies increasingly undergo digital transformation, the role of talent management processes becomes pivotal in enhancing overall organizational performance. The objective of this research is to assess the extent to which greater digitalization...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Strategic Management in Digital Transformation Era)
  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
7,248 Views
19 Pages

The Future Possibilities and Security Challenges of City Digitalization

  • Peter Barcik,
  • Aneta Coufalikova,
  • Petr Frantis and
  • Jiri Vavra

30 December 2022

To adapt to current changes, such as globalization, climate change, and demographic growth, modern cities must embrace the digitalization of city management. In this paper, we examine a concept for digitalizing a city based on Rotterdam’s digit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,657 Views
16 Pages

This paper explores in depth the mechanism of enterprise digital capability effects in supply chain digital development by reconstructing the supply chain cooperation capabilities (digital diffusion capability and digital collaborative capability). W...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Digitalization and Sustainable Supply Chain)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,945 Views
19 Pages

7 September 2023

The bourgeoning of e-commerce in the context of the information era has accelerated the urbanization trend by broaching a new horizon of economic and industrial boosters for rural places, epitomized by a great number of “Taobao Villages”...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Urban Transitions and Dynamics: Cultural, Ecological, Digital and Degrowth)
  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
4,582 Views
15 Pages

Application of Digital Twins and Building Information Modeling in the Digitization of Transportation: A Bibliometric Review

  • Chao Gao,
  • Jianwei Wang,
  • Shi Dong,
  • Zhizhen Liu and ,
  • Zhiwei Cui,
  • Ningyuan Ma and
  • Xiyang Zhao
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

4 November 2022

The industrial transformation led by digitization-related technologies has attracted research attention in recent decades, enhancing its application in different sectors. The transport industry is a crucial driving force for economic growth and socia...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue BIM-Based Digital Constructions)
  • Review
  • Open Access
35 Citations
6,158 Views
20 Pages

Digitalization in the Renewable Energy Sector

  • Musadag El Zein and
  • Girma Gebresenbet

23 April 2024

This study explored the association between renewable energy uptake and digitalization in the sector by reviewing relevant literature (published 2010–2022), with the aim of identifying the existing utilization of digital technologies within the...

(This article belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
4,371 Views
17 Pages

Digitalization—The Engine of Sustainability in the Energy Industry

  • Florin Mihai,
  • Ofelia Ema Aleca,
  • Andrei Stanciu,
  • Mirela Gheorghe and
  • Mirela Stan

16 March 2022

The goal of this paper is to conduct a bibliometric analysis of the scientific literature about the sustainability of digitalization in the energy sector in order to capture the main challenges and trends in the transition towards it. The bibliometri...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Green Economics and Sustainable Management of Energy Sources)
  • Review
  • Open Access
185 Citations
18,907 Views
22 Pages

Toward Digitalization of Maritime Transport?

  • Pedro-Luis Sanchez-Gonzalez,
  • David Díaz-Gutiérrez,
  • Teresa J. Leo and
  • Luis R. Núñez-Rivas

22 February 2019

Although maritime transport is the backbone of world commerce, its digitalization lags significantly behind when we consider some basic facts. This work verifies the state-of-the-art as it currently applies to eight digital domains: Autonomous vehicl...

(This article belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,516 Views
17 Pages

Current Perspectives on Responsible Digitalization: A Bibliometric Review of the Concept

  • Triana Arias Abelaira,
  • Carlos Diaz Caro,
  • Ángel Sabino Mirón Sanguino and
  • Lázaro Rodriguez Ariza

24 February 2025

Digitalization, digitalization, or digital transformation is a phenomenon without which it would be difficult to understand the reality of our time. Although it is often associated with the incorporation of technology into business, the economy, or o...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
2,523 Views
10 Pages

Digitalization among Refugees in Malaysia

  • Mohd Ramlan Mohd Arshad and
  • Mohd Na’eim Ajis

There are issues with connectivity and networking for refugees during their stay in Malaysia. Thus, this study aims to examine digitalization activities among refugees. This qualitative study with purposive sampling involved three informants represen...

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of International Academic Symposium of Social Science 2022)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,204 Views
20 Pages

Energy Sector Enterprises in Digitalization Program: Its Implication for Open Innovation

  • Yulia Valeeva,
  • Marina Kalinina,
  • Lilia Sargu,
  • Anastasia Kulachinskaya and
  • Svetlana Ilyashenko

The digital economy implies structural transformation in many industries, including the energy sector, without considering the state specifics of the industry, for which full-fledged digitalization can be harmful. The aim of the study is to develop a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
146 Citations
20,776 Views
15 Pages

Digitalization of Agri-Cooperatives in the Smart Agriculture Context. Proposal of a Digital Diagnosis Tool

  • Antonio Manuel Ciruela-Lorenzo,
  • Ana Rosa Del-Aguila-Obra,
  • Antonio Padilla-Meléndez and
  • Juan José Plaza-Angulo

12 February 2020

The use of digital technologies has been recognized as one of the great challenges for businesses of the 21st century. This digitalization is characterized by the intensive use of information technologies in the different stages of the value chain of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Contribution of the Social Economy to the Sustainable Development Goals)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,577 Views
20 Pages

Digitalization of Higher Education: Students’ Perspectives

  • Vojko Potocan,
  • Zlatko Nedelko and
  • Maja Rosi

This study examines the use of digitalized educational solutions among students in higher education institutions (HEIs). Drawing upon theories of technology, digitalization, and education, we analyze the suitability of different digitalization soluti...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Unleashing the Potential of E-learning in Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
8,224 Views
15 Pages

The financial services sector, particularly with respect to today’s banking industry, is aiming to make a digital transition. Sustainable reporting is a holistic new reporting approach in banking and has only become partially mandatory for the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Socially Responsible Investments)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,198 Views
27 Pages

23 May 2026

In the digital era, sustainable finance is increasingly expected not only to expand financial access, but also to strengthen ESG transparency, accountability, and the alignment between corporate disclosure and actual practice. Against this backdrop,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Finance, Technologies, and Regulatory Frameworks: Advancing Sustainability in a Digital Era)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
9,248 Views
19 Pages

Trust in and Risk of Technology in Organizational Digitalization

  • Andrea Bencsik,
  • Dávid Máté Hargitai and
  • Anastasia Kulachinskaya

20 April 2022

Organizational transformation for digitalization is a daily challenge for organizations. Successful change can be defined as the combined result of a number of factors, in which the attitude, trust and/or distrust of employees towards technology is o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Risk Analysis and Management in the Digital and Innovation Economy)
  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1,733 Views
3 Pages

With the advent of new digital communication channels, the conventional industry also stepped into direct communication with users and has the opportunity to advance by knowing and responding to the rapidly changing and evolving needs of the digital...

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of International Scientific Conference on Digital Transformation in Business: Challenges and New Opportunities)
  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,937 Views
8 Pages

The Digitalization Framework of the National Forest System at 2020

  • Francesco Barbarese,
  • Alessandro Alivernini,
  • Marco Bascietto,
  • Loredana Oreti and
  • Francesco Carbone

The digitalization of processes is a priority objective on the agenda of the Italian National Government. The forestry system could benefit from its introduction, both for the purposes of administration, management, monitoring and governance of the n...

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Forests—Exploring New Discoveries and New Directions in Forests)
  • Review
  • Open Access
30 Citations
12,496 Views
30 Pages

Transforming Strategy and Value Creation Through Digitalization?

  • Sónia Gouveia,
  • Daniel H. de la Iglesia,
  • José Luís Abrantes and
  • Alfonso J. López Rivero

20 November 2024

Digital transformation (DT) directly influences organizational competitiveness, reshaping value creation and necessitating adaptation across industries. This study investigates how DT redefines strategic imperatives and the mechanisms of value creati...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Strategic Innovation and Emerging Markets: Trends, Issues and Future Directions)
  • Abstract
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,685 Views
1 Page

12 August 2023

In today’s dynamic landscape, products have transcended their traditional role as isolated devices. Instead, they find synergy within digital ecosystems, facilitating immersive user experiences that extend beyond mere functionality. These ecosy...

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of International Coffee Convention 2023)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,748 Views
14 Pages

31 December 2024

With the deep integration and development of both the digital economy and the ecological economy, governments, media, researchers and others have begun paying great attention to green digital issues. Yet whether and how digital resources shape corpor...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Digital Transformation and Innovation for a Sustainable Future)
  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,243 Views
17 Pages

Biobank Digitalization: From Data Acquisition to Efficient Use

  • Anastasiia S. Bukreeva,
  • Kristina A. Malsagova,
  • Denis V. Petrovskiy,
  • Tatiana V. Butkova and ,
  • Valeriya I. Nakhod,
  • Vladimir R. Rudnev,
  • Alexander A. Izotov and
  • Anna L. Kaysheva
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

22 November 2024

Biobanks are involved in a broad range of studies, including both basic and clinical research, so their functions and roles are evolving. Digital biobanks have emerged due to digitalization in this field; however, it also entails an increasing number...

(This article belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
7,147 Views
18 Pages

5 June 2023

The wave of digitalization is driving the restructuring of the global value chain, providing an excellent opportunity for China to leapfrog into the digital era. The convergence between digital industrialization and industrial digitalization (hereina...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Digital Innovation for Sustainable Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,529 Views
25 Pages

13 November 2025

Supply chain digitalization (SCD) plays a critical role in accelerating corporate green innovation, reducing carbon emissions, and enhancing corporate green transformation performance (CGTP). Drawing on the practice-based view, this study examines ho...

  • Review
  • Open Access
29 Citations
17,281 Views
26 Pages

Digitalization and Digital Applications in Waste Recycling: An Integrative Review

  • Neslihan Onur,
  • Hale Alan,
  • Hüsne Demirel and
  • Ali Rıza Köker

27 August 2024

The rapid growth of urbanization and industrialization has brought the issue of waste management to the forefront. Industrial, household, and medical waste management and disposal are major issues affecting the whole world. The adoption of digital te...

(This article belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,279 Views
21 Pages

Implications of Digitalization on the Persistence of Startups

  • Débora De-Esteban-Escobar,
  • Carmen De-Pablos-Heredero,
  • José Luis Montes-Botella and
  • Francisco José Blanco-Jiménez

5 August 2024

Digitalization is a transformative phenomenon catalyzing innovative paradigms and operational methodologies within the realm of business, with a pronounced impact on nascent enterprises, notably startups. The aim of this paper is to ascertain the inf...

  • Article
  • Open Access
116 Citations
29,657 Views
19 Pages

Digitalization Effect on Business Performance: Role of Business Model Innovation

  • Zhaozhi Wang,
  • Shoufu Lin,
  • Yang Chen,
  • Oleksii Lyulyov and
  • Tetyana Pimonenko

2 June 2023

Digitalization has become a key driver of business innovation in recent years. It provides businesses with new opportunities to innovate and create value. Digital technologies, such as cloud computing, big data analytics, and artificial intelligence,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Role of Big Data in Sustaining Open Innovation Strategies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
6,805 Views
11 Pages

How to Make Digitalization Better Serve an Increasing Quality of Life?

  • Oleg A. Kryzhanovskij,
  • Natalia A. Baburina and
  • Anastasia O. Ljovkina

11 January 2021

Modern people live in the era of knowledge and digitalization supposed to increase their quality of life. Nevertheless, digital technologies are only the instruments in the development and transformation of social-economic processes and their usage p...

(This article belongs to the Collection The Impact of Digitalization on the Quality of Life)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,195 Views
17 Pages

Readiness of Regions for Digitalization of the Construction Complex

  • Ekaterina Tereshko,
  • Marina Romanovich and
  • Irina Rudskaya

The construction industry is high-tech and is one of the key areas for the strategic development of regions in terms of their digitalization. The construction complex provides regions with infrastructure of various levels from design documentation to...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Technology Driven Innovation, Research Management and Policy Making)
  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
8,870 Views
23 Pages

7 March 2022

Digitalization is widely recognized as a transformative power for sustainable development. Careful alignment of progress made by digitalization with the globally acknowledged Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is crucial for inclusive and holistic...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Towards the Sustainability of AI; Multi-Disciplinary Approaches to Investigate the Hidden Costs of AI)

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