The Fourth Industrial Revolution represents a fundamental change in the way we live, work and relate to one another. It is a new chapter in human development, enabled by extraordinary technology advances commensurate with those of the first, second and third industrial revolutions. These advances are merging the physical, digital and biological worlds in ways that create both huge promise and potential peril. The speed, breadth and depth of this revolution is forcing us to rethink how countries develop, how organisations create value and even what it means to be human. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is about more than just technology-driven change; it is an opportunity to help everyone, including leaders, policy-makers and people from all income groups and nations, to harness converging technologies in order to create an inclusive, human-centred future. The real opportunity is to look beyond technology, and find ways to give the greatest number of people the ability to positively impact their families, organisations and communities.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Digital contact tracing apps help slow COVID-19. Here's how to increase trust.
Is the state of technology governance ready for digital contact tracing technologies? Here's how governments build public trust for use beyond COVID-19.
Emerging Technologies
International cooperation and the era of digital currency growth
There has been a shift toward digital payments during the COVID-19 pandemic, and central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and stablecoins are growing in use.
Circular Economy
As the world’s waste mounts, technology is helping communities reduce, reuse and recycle
This India-based social enterprise is using cloud-based web and mobile applications to track waste and promote recycling.
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Why businesses must drive the next evolution in global connectivity
To accelerate global growth post-pandemic, 5G needs to be integrated with the other prominent technologies including WiFi and the cloud.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is too big a job for governments or business to handle alone
The public and private sectors are increasingly exposing each other to a growing range of cyber-risks – so they must team up to combat them
Geographies in Depth
3 ways Cambodia is using technology for good
Technology is helping Cambodia reconnect with the past, eradicate landmines and promote financial inclusion – and address the immediate impact of COVID-19.
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Digital identity can help advance inclusive financial services
Catalysing the financial recovery after COVID-19 means giving every person full access to the digital world in the economic, social and political realm.
Manufacturing and Value Chains
How to master manufacturing's data and analytics revolution
The data-driven revolution in manufacturing will require the right actions, individually and collaboratively, to realize its full potential.
Cybersecurity
To counter cyber risks to critical sectors such as aviation we need international collaboration
Like other industries, aviation is becoming increasingly vulnerable to cyberattack. Better global cybersecurity frameworks could help fend off these threats.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Online privacy notices don't work. Here are 9 alternatives
Online privacy notices aren't designed with people in mind. Here are nine alternatives that governments and businesses can use to protect consumers' data.
Sustainable Development
This company is turning shipping containers into sustainable tiny homes
SG Blocks launched SG Home, a line of sustainable houses made from shipping containers that are also resistant to natural disasters at a reasonable price.
Emerging Technologies
How blockchain technology is fixing payments today and what comes next
Blockchain technologies are connecting global financial systems so they are easily interoperable, efficient, affordable and accessible.