Part two explores the overwhelmingly positive views coming from senior industry leaders about the digital horizon. We share how well technologies that fall under the Industry 4.0 umbrella are understood, how far they are deployed, how they compare to incumbent enterprise systems, and the value they will deliver to safety and risk management.

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