Development of Small Industrial Enterprisesin Russia in the Context of Industry 4.0
The paper presents an attempt to identify the prospects for the introduction of advanced technologies in the domestic small-scale industry. The research methodological basis is the latest concept of the fourth industrial revolution-Industry 4.0 and post-industrial society theory. The authors identified the specifics of domestic small industrial enterprises. Modern trends in the introduction of digital technologies by small-scale industry in European countries have been studied. The main work results are that the authors identified digitalization features of European small producers, which can be extrapolated to Russian business practices, and also identified the problems that domestic small producers may face in the near future when implementing Industry 4.0. On the theoretical side the research results matter for methodology of implementing Industry4.0 in the sector of small industrial enterprises. Practical significance of the results is associated with forming adequate tools for state support of these processes.