The Fourth Industrial Revolution, also known as Industry 4.0, marks a period of development of new technologies which are changing the way business processes work. It started in 2011, in the most economically powerful countries such as Germany. Slovenia, as a follower country, started implementation later. The purpose of the thesis entitled "The use of new technologies in enterprises" is to present the motives and challenges of introducing new technologies in enterprises, as well as to show the use of new technologies in European countries. In writing the thesis, I have drawn from research in the field of the implementation of new technologies in enterprises and from data published on the Eurostat website.
With the help of published surveys on the implementation of new technologies, I have found that companies are adopting new technologies mainly for economic reasons. The most common motives are financial gain and increased competitiveness in the market. The most common challenge is technical integration. According to the latest data, cloud computing is one of the most widely used new technologies. In Slovenia, the most used technology is the internet of things. New technologies are also enabling new ways of doing business.
E-commerce and the use of social networks are becoming more and more common.
By analyzing the data, I can confirm that the company size plays a significant role in the implementation of new technologies. Small and medium-sized enterprises have a lower rate of adoption of certain technologies concerning large ones. The reason is the lack of comprehensive deployment strategies. We recommend that SMEs adopt a more strategic approach to the deployment of new technologies. Despite the predominance of SMEs in Slovenia, Slovenia ranks among countries with technology adoption rates above the European average. In conclusion, Slovenia is actively pursuing the process of introducing new technologies to enterprises.
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