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        <journal-title>International Journal of Innovative Trends in Engineering Science and Technology</journal-title>
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        <article-title>Digital Revolution: The Role of Informatics in Industry 4.0 and 5.0</article-title>
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          <surname>Thorlapati</surname>
          <given-names>Gulshan Sribabu</given-names>
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          <surname>Priya</surname>
          <given-names>Chekatla Swapna</given-names>
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          <surname>Kocho</surname>
          <given-names>Suseela</given-names>
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        <institution content-type="orgname">Department of CIVIL, Vignans Institute of Information Technology (A), Visakhapatnam, India</institution>
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        <institution content-type="orgname">Department of CSE, Vignans Institute of Information Technology (A), Visakhapatnam, India</institution>
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        <day>11</day>
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        <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-03-28">
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          <month>03</month>
          <year>2026</year>
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        <copyright-statement>Copyright &#169; 2026 Gulshan Sribabu Thorlapati, Chekatla Swapna Priya, Suseela Kocho. Published by Felix Academic Publications.</copyright-statement>
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        <copyright-holder>Gulshan Sribabu Thorlapati, Chekatla Swapna Priya, Suseela Kocho</copyright-holder>
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        <p>The emergence of Industry 5.0 predicts a paradigm shift in industrial development, as cutting-edge devicessuch as AI-enhanced robotscollaborate harmoniously with human labourers to maximize productivity. This phase emphasizes the significance of human engagement while emphasizing sustainability and resilience. This development based on innovations has led to industry 4.0, the fourth industrial revolution has changed production and production techniques. Changes are motivated by the strong progress of automation, robots, Big data, Internet of Things, Machine learning, artificial intelligence and virtualization. In addition to the successful automation and technological integration of its predecessor, largely related to production and efficiency stimulation, industry 5.0 to create both sustainable innovations and focus on people. Looking for a long -term balance between technology development and environmental protection and the happiness of our society is the main goal. This requires intentional approach to innovation, ensuring that our progress increases the living standards of people while benefiting our natural systems to support us.</p>
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      <p>The emergence of Industry 5.0 predicts a paradigm shift in industrial development, as cutting-edge devicessuch as AI-enhanced robotscollaborate harmoniously with human labourers to maximize productivity. This phase emphasizes the significance of human engagement while emphasizing sustainability and resilience. This development based on innovations has led to industry 4.0, the fourth industrial revolution has changed production and production techniques. Changes are motivated by the strong progress of automation, robots, Big data, Internet of Things, Machine learning, artificial intelligence and virtualization. In addition to the successful automation and technological integration of its predecessor, largely related to production and efficiency stimulation, industry 5.0 to create both sustainable innovations and focus on people. Looking for a long -term balance between technology development and environmental protection and the happiness of our society is the main goal. This requires intentional approach to innovation, ensuring that our progress increases the living standards of people while benefiting our natural systems to support us.</p>
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      <p>The authors declare that no competing interests exist in relation to this published work.</p>
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