This paper argues that provision of industrial commons (IC), might be considered as a crucial factor of a cluster’s attractiveness in digital transformation, e.g. in Industry 4.0 (I4.0) time. By drawing on the qualitative case study method of Hamburg Aviation cluster (HAv), it aims at exploring the nature of IC in the leading German I4.0 cluster. Proximity emerges, even if sometimes not explicitly, as the recurring topic facilitating the provision of IC, along with the advancement of I4.0. As Industry 4.0 stipulates much uncertainty, the closeness featuring in clusters, seems to bring various benefits, which can help address challenges associated with I4.0, and faced mainly by small and medium firms (SMEs). The vicinity to key actors and the gains of networking, reflect the importance of (un)articulated proximity.3

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在工业4.0集群中解开工业公共区的规定

本文认为，在例如工业4.0（I4.0）时代，在数字化转型中，产业共享（IC）可能被视为集群吸引力的关键因素。通过定性的案例研究方法，汉堡航空集群（HAv），其目的是探索领先的德国I4.0集群中IC的性质。随着I4.0的不断发展，随着提供IC的重复性话题的出现，即使有时不是很明显，也出现了邻近问题。由于工业4.0规定了很多不确定性，集群中的紧密联系似乎带来了各种好处，这可以帮助解决与I4.0相关的挑战，而挑战主要是中小型企业（SME）面临的。与主要行为者的距离和建立网络的机会反映了（明确）明确的距离的重要性。3