Towards digital intelligence: A sustainable approach for green and intelligent manufacturing

In the era of Artificial Intelligence (AI), it has become critical for business entities to adopt intelligent production processes that align with green and sustainable economy practices and strategies with sustainability targets. However, G20 economies face a serious challenge in integrating digital intelligence into the manufacturing industry, hindering the prioritization of corporate sustainability responsibilities. Accordingly, this study employed factor analysis to critically examine digital intelligence levels of the manufacturing sector in G20 countries using the CRITIC-entropy combination weight model. The findings reveal significant disparities in digital intelligence manufacturing levels across the G20, with the United States of America and South Korea leading in digital intelligence applications in their manufacturing industry. Countries such as Canada and Italy exhibited slow but relatively uniform adoption of digital intelligence. These results revealed a significant gap in digital intelligence technology innovation application across G20 members, highlighting the need for business-to-business collaboration in manufacturing not just within the country, but across the members. To advance the course of digital intelligence in manufacturing, the study recommends increasing investments in digital intelligence transformation that have the potential to integrate intelligent manufacturing processes with green and sustainable development objectives. These recommendations provide actionable policy insights to foster sustainable industrial growth within the G20.