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The Age of Experience : Technology and sustainability for a new planet
Alejandro Chocolat , Managing Director of Dassault Systèmes for Latin America , talks about advances in business technology towards sustainable digitization .
As the world evolves , attention on how we live , how we manufacture products and how we protect the environment increases . Although we are all unique , the world is a community that experiences up and down moments . In this context , undoubtedly , Covid-19 is the greatest example of disruption in recent centuries and , as we seek new approaches to overcome pandemic moments such as the current one , we notice that we are facing a great challenge common to all : having a more sustainable planet .
Over the past few years , we have made important preliminary advances , but now with the pandemic caused by Coronavirus , companies from the most diverse countries have had to accelerate their digitalization journeys towards the Age of Experience . Therefore , technology has taken on an even more central role in business and has shown us that it is really possible to integrate reality through platforms , with immersive digital environments , capable of generating more sustainable products , as well as safer workplaces .
In this new more socially responsible scenario , manufacturing will have to expand its presence , previously limited to four walls , to a global value-added network . Digitalization and automation are already enabling companies to explore virtual environments to verify and implement new manufacturing options , even before physical production begins . However , digitization will grow at an accelerated pace to reduce industrial costs , waste fewer materials and improve performance , as well as
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