Smart HR: social and technical implications

Much has been said on the enabling technologies of Industry 4.0 from a technological point of view. In our opinion, in order for the innovator to effectively address the new, powerful tools that this revolution can offer, it is fundamental to have a broad knowledge also on their implications on society and quality of life. In particular, in this article we are going to focus on Human Resource management and development. The advanteges brought by the new technologies may apply to hiring, training and organisation of personnel under several aspects, let's list three of them. Artificial Intelligence and hiring A controverse and trending aspect of new technologies regards the selection of new employees basing decisions solely on the outcome of big data analysis.