Enabling the Next Production Revolution: A Summary of Main Messages and Policy Lessons published by OECD (2017).
“The next production revolution (NPR) entails a confluence of technologies ranging from a variety of digital technologies (e.g. 3D printing, Internet of Things (IoT), advanced robotics) to new materials (e.g. bio- or nano-based) to new processes (e.g. data driven production, artificial intelligence, synthetic biology). This report sketches the medium-term economic and policy implications of these technologies. As these technologies transform production, they will have far-reaching consequences for productivity, employment, skills, income distribution, trade, well-being and the environment. The more that governments understand how production could develop, the better placed they will be to help achieve the benefits and address the challenges.
This paper summarises the findings of the OECD cross-cutting project “Enabling the Next Production Revolution”, implemented over the 2015-2016 biennium. The Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) has led this work, with inputs also provided by the Environment Directorate (ENV) and the Secretary-General’s office (SGE). A project interim report, C/MIN(2016)5 – Enabling the Next Production Revolution: The Future of Manufacturing and Services, was submitted to the Ministerial Council Meeting on 1-2 June 2016…”
