Digitalization at industrial parks: technological transformation of industrial territories in the context of socio-ecological sustainability
https://doi.org/10.26425/2658-347X-2026-9-1-79-92
Abstract
In the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) and the emerging paradigm of Industry 5.0, industrial parks are being transformed from traditional production sites into multifunctional sociotechnical systems integrating advanced digital technologies, principles of circular economy, and developed social infrastructure. The processes of digitalization at industrial parks are considered as a complex sociotechnical phenomenon affecting not only the technical and economic, but also the social and environmental spheres of society. The key directions of digital transformation of industrial territories are analyzed: the application of AI and IoT systems in the production processes management, the formation of industrial clusters based on digital platforms, and the implementation of the ecological industrial symbiosis principles.
Special attention is paid to the sociological aspects of digital transformation: the transformation of the employment structure and the nature of labor relations, the change of settlement patterns, the formation of a new type of professional communities, and the dynamics of the social prestige of industrial labor. The risks of digital inequality and structural unemployment generated by the automation of production processes are critically analyzed.
As a fundamental contribution of the research, specific mechanisms of balancing social programs aimed at reducing the identified risks are proposed: continuing education and digital literacy programs, models of public-private partnership in personnel retraining, and tools for social support of technological transformations.
About the Author
E. S. Korotkovskaya
Chernyshevsky State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Elena S. Korotkovskaya - Engineer at the Educational and Scientific Laboratory for Statistical Analysis and Modeling of Stochastic Systems, Engineer at the Engineering and Industrial Design Department, Applicant
Saratov
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Korotkovskaya E.S. Digitalization at industrial parks: technological transformation of industrial territories in the context of socio-ecological sustainability. Digital Sociology. 2026;9(1):79-92. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26425/2658-347X-2026-9-1-79-92
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