Spatial patterns of manufacturing sectors and digitalisation in Hungary in the age of Industry 4.0

Author(s)
Eva Kiss, Balazs Pager
Abstract

The study explores how the territorial structure of manufacturing sectors with differing technological intensities is influencing the spatial pattern of digitalisation in the early stages of the fourth industrial revolution. Using data from 2014 to 2019 for sectors classified according to technology intensity and indicators measuring digitalisation trends, we have conducted a correlation and cluster analysis of Hungarian districts (formerly LAU1 level). We found that the geography of manufacturing sectors determines the spatial patterns of digitalisation, and the digitalisation is more advanced in districts that concentrate sectors with high and medium-high technological intensity.

Organisation(s)
Department of Geography and Regional Research
External organisation(s)
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Journal
European Planning Studies
Volume
32
Pages
668-693
No. of pages
26
ISSN
0965-4313
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2023.2268119
Publication date
2023
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
507026 Economic geography, 507013 Regional geography, 507014 Regional development
Keywords
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Geography, Planning and Development
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/af3480e3-1a5f-414f-8306-4106ccb3f9fe