Since liberating themselves from the Soviet yoke in 1989 and subsequently joining the European Union (EU) in 2004, the Visegrad countries (V4), have been increasingly trying to economically catch up with their Western counterparts, making up for the lost decades of progress while behind the Iron curtain.
The now-emerging era of digitalisation, eGovernment, Internet of Things and Industry 4.0 has altogether offered a unique prospect for the V4 countries to take a lead in such innovative technologies and advanced manufacturing.
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