Representation of Industry 4.0 Technologies in the Economy and Education of the Sarajevo Canton

Since the introduction of the concept of Industry 4.0 until today, the world is facing a series of changes resulting from intensive scientific, technical and technological innovations. Research, innovation and development changes are aimed at improving production, business and everyday life through the application of basic technologies of Industry 4.0. In order for individuals, organizations, communities and states to be able to use the benefits of these improvements, it is necessary to rapidly adapt to all innovative trends: developing the necessary skills of individuals and groups for the adoption and use of these technologies, the implementation of technologies in companies, organizations and institutions, and the development of appropriate strategies that these processes would be managed and directed. In the developed world, these I 4.0 implementation processes are already reaching their maturity: educational programs are adapted to the needs of monitoring technical-technological changes, companies deal with solving challenges related to these processes after the implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies, and states and communities are working on devising further directions of development and a strategy that will further accelerate changes. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the processes are somewhat slower: educational programs partially follow the needs of education for Industry 4.0, companies struggle with the challenges of adopting and implementing Industry 4.0 without adequate institutional support, and strategies related to exploiting the opportunities of Industry 4.0 have not been developed, both due to the lack of initiative, as well as due to administrative restrictions related to the complex political system of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Considering that, this paper presents the results of research on the representation of Industry 4.0 technologies in the economy and education of Sarajevo Canton. The sample on which the research was conducted included 105 companies and 239 respondents from the general population. The results show that the highest level of application of Industry 4.0 technologies exists in the part related to the advanced management of company resources using planning and management support systems, and in communications. These findings, as well as the results related to the established level of knowledge of Industry 4.0 technologies in the general population, speak in favor of the need for the urgent development of various educational programs that will accelerate the learning of Industry 4.0 among all members of the community, as well as the establishment of state programs to support the implementation of technologies in companies, so that the economy of the Canton and the country as a whole would not fall behind in relation to the world driven by the fourth industrial revolution.