INDUSTRY 4.0 AS AN ENGINE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR OF THE WORLD ECONOMY
The paper examines the essence of the concept of «Industry 4.0», reveals its main elements, describes the most important conditions for the application of solutions in the field of industrial Internet. It is revealed that the introduction of modern infocommunication technologies into production processes contributes to the growth of profitability of production, increase of equipment productivity, reduction of material and energy costs. The most popular areas of innovation activity at manufacturing enterprises are identified.