摘要：The purpose of the paper is to consider the concept of Industry 4.0 through the prism of ‘Factories of the Future’ program as a system of integrated technological solutions for creating ‘smart’ industries.The paper analyzes the TechNet road map proposed by the National Technological Initiative, a program aiming at enhancing the global competitiveness of Russian industry by 2035. Aregion-specific empirical study focuses on system technologies that contribute to the development of ‘smart’ manufacturing in four industrial regions of Russia: Sverdlovskaya, Chelyabinskaya, Kurganskaya and Tumenskaya Oblasts. The conclusion is made about the upward trendin thedevelopment of ‘smart’ industries in Sverdlovskaya and Chelyabinskaya Oblasts.
