Abstract—Industry Revolution (IR) 4.0 technologies are
considered crucial in industries to gain competitive advantage
and optimize their performance. This study aims to compare
different levels of adoption of IR 4.0 technologies from various
industries in developed and developing countries. The
comparison of countries on IR 4.0 technologies adoption from
basic to advanced levels are shown in this research paper using
our unique simplistic approach. Also, we identify what are the
contributing factors that affect the level of adoption of these
technologies. It has been concluded that developed countries are
slightly higher in adopting technologies compared to developing
countries. Research conducted is qualitative and descriptive,
using secondary data from eight different countries from
developing and developed categories.
Index Terms—Digitalization, IR 4.0, Maturity models, SMEs, Technology adoption.
The authors are with University Technology Brunei, Brunei (e-mail: P20191008@student.utb.edu.bn, mohamed.saleem@utb.edu.bn, fadzliwati.mohiddin@utb.edu.bn).
Cite: Nurul Izzati Naqibah Zaidi, Mohamed Saleem Nazmudeen, and Fadzliwati Mohiddin, "Identifying Factors Contributing to the Level of Industry 4.0 Technologies Adoption among SMEs in Different Countries," International Journal of Engineering and Technology vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 43-51, 2022.
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