Sharing Economy at the Onset of Industry 4.0

This Bachelor's thesis focuses on the economic trend called sharing economy and specifically examines the effectiveness of modern technologies of Industry 4.0 for sharing goods. The sharing economy now accompanies us every step of the way, mainly thanks to current digital technologies. It favors short-term access or rental of goods and services over its direct ownership. The advent of Industry 4.0 and its modern technologies, such as the Internet or mobile phone, has allowed other customers to expand this economic concept. The aim of this work is to identify the benefits of modern technologies on different areas of the sharing economy and to evaluate the effectiveness of digital technologies on this economic trend. The benefits to the sector include economic, social and environmental