In the recent past, computer technology has had a tremendous impact on the industrial sector. Often the computer is simply part of an overall system, either substituting for, or working in cooperation with, people. The key issue is the operation of the entire system, including computers and people and involving important aspects of communication, control and information processing — in other words, cybernetics. The authors discuss how cybernetics has become a vitally important part of successful industrial and business operation. They focus particularly on the benefits for industry when it links with the higher education sector in this field.
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