Strengthening of industry 4.0 in small businesses: a path for local development

Abstract

The benefits that micro, small and medium enterprises
grant to local development turn out to be a key element
for economic growth. With the passage of time and with
the evolution that new technologies continue to bring
with them, new needs have arisen to keep us updated in
the face of growing demands. In this way, it is essential
to analyze the development that new skills must acquire
and to know the processes to which MSMEs must adapt
to achieve local growth. Likewise, it is just as important
to know the context in which these companies operate
in order to know first-hand the facilities they have or,
on the contrary, the difficulties they must face. The
objective of this article is to address from the digital
maturity of companies in a review of literature and
technique of quantitative methodology. It was found
that in the MSMEs of Magdalena there is a low level of
digitization, which affects the local development of the
department.