SHORT TERM STUDENT INTERNSHIP APPLICATION

Running head: APPLICATION OF A SHORT TERM STUDENT INTERNSHIP
OPPORTUNITY
Readiness of youth in Malaysia with regards to the industrial revolution 4.0
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APPLICATION OF A SHORT TERM STUDENT INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Introduction:
Industry 4.0 is defined as the cyber physical system which holds the ability to connect
the digital world with that of the biological systems like humans with the assistance of
advanced technology (Popkova, Ragulina & Bogoviz, 2019). The aim of this paper is to
apply for the internship in governmental agency.
Main discussion:
The industrial revolution 4.0 in Malaysia is entirely based on the human resources and
labour market, which had entirely changed the way of the people, especially young
generation. They are the smart consumers, who are joining in the modern workforce (Astuti,
Mudjiran & Alizamar, 2020). This revolution comprises of both machinery and automation,
along with smart system and artificial intelligence. Increasing productivity and reducing the
cost in the manufacturing industry are acting as a driving force behind industry revolution
4.0. This is leading to the automation of plant floor. In addition, the inclusion of computation,
networking and physical processes are the key factors of industrial revolution 4.0. This is also
considered as the industry internet of things. It is true that this rapid advancement of
revolution is also posing significant business opportunities. However, it is leading to more
complex, interconnected and heterogeneous manufacturing networks (Jones & Pimdee,
2017). This is resulting in increasing rate of risk in cyber incident in the manufacturing
environment.
The rate of cyber incident in the manufacturing industry is rapidly increasing. The
incidents like misconfigurations, erroneous commands, software errors or device failures are
occurring in the manufacturing environment on regular basis. These factors are highly
affecting the degree of productivity of the organisations. Mis-configurations is one of the key
challenges of industrial revolution 4.0. Network misconfigurations within the manufacturing
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