04 Sep 2018
Cambodia will need to adapt in the face of the next industrial revolution taking place on factory floors, industry experts said on Monday.
Referring to the trend towards automation and data exchange in manufacturing technology, a group of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) led a seminar on the coming challenges and how the country can benefit from its growth.
The UN Development Programme, the UN Industrial Development Organisation and the International Labour Organisation were all accounted for at the high-level seminar in the capital.
Speaking at the event, UN Resident Coordinator in Cambodia Pauline Tamesis said that industry 4.0 presents huge opportunities for Cambodia. But, the country will need to deal with some challenges.
“I think [Industry 4.0] is starting [in Cambodia] and it is moving to the middle. It still has a long way to go and I think it needs a lot of investment in terms of human capital, training, and, most importantly, a mindset change,” she said.
Tamesis said there are two sets of issues regarding Cambodia’s journey towards industry 4.0. First, how can Cambodia access new technologies to enable the economy to leapfrog legacy plants and machinery?