4차 산업혁명시대 중남미의 기회요인에 관한 연구

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze key opportunity factors in Latin America in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution, focusing on consumption rather than production. In this study, three important factors of opportunity that Latin America in the 4th industrial revolution era has were analyzed as follows. First, in Latin America, the penetration of digital devices such as mobile phones is faster and higher than other developing countries. In particular, the use of SNS is the most active in the world. Second, Latin America has a high urbanization rate, which is a treasure house of creativity in the 4th Industrial Revolution era. The level of urbanization in Latin America is about twice the global average. This high urbanization rate creates enormous business opportunities in areas such as Smart City, the platform of the 4th Industrial Revolution. Third, Latin America has accumulated a higher level of knowledge and skills in the fields of physics and biotechnology, which are important academic areas in the 4th Industrial Revolution era, compared to other developing countries. On the basis of these opportunities, in Latin America, Tecnolatinas has emerged as a concrete entity of the 4th Industrial Revolution and is growing rapidly. Tecnolatinas is a technology-based private company in Latin America that is a digital venture company, mostly operating in the international market. Despite these positive factors, there are many challenges to be solved by Latin American countries in the period of the 4th Industrial Revolution. First of all, the fourth industrial revolution is not well perceived by each country in Latin America and its government and private sector are not responsive to it. Second, the use of the fourth industrial revolution technology is focused on consumption rather than production. Finally, there is concern that the digital divide between Latin America countries and in the country will deepen.