Integration of blockchain, smart contract, and IIoT-based system.

Integration of blockchain, smart contract, and IIoT-based system.

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Industry 4.0 connects the latest technologies such as cloud computing, Internet of things (IoT), machine learning and artificial intelligence (ML/AI), and blockchain to provide more automation in the industrial process and also bridges the gap between the physical and digital worlds through the cyber-physical system. The inherent feature of IoT dev...

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