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
Global Lighthouse Network: Reimagining Operations for Growth
The Global Lighthouse Network welcomes 15 new lighthouses to an inspiring group of organizations that exhibit the essential characteristics of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Radio Davos: welcome to the Forum's new-look podcast
Radio Davos is the World Economic Forum's new podcast, looking at the world's biggest challenges, from pandemics to climate change, and how we might solve them
Climate Action
Footprints on the path: how routing data could reduce the internet's carbon toll
A new protocol that allows service providers to choose which route their data takes could help reduce the internet's rising emissions of greenhouse gas.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
How digital solutions can ease the COVID-19 impact on displaced populations
Displaced people, particularly those employed in sectors that have been highly impacted by COVID-19, are having issues integrating into the labor market.
Nature and Biodiversity
How AI and apps are protecting the livelihoods of small-scale fishermen
Digital tools, including mobile apps, which allow fishermen to share ideas and monitor catches are helping to tackle overfishing and protect livelihoods.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Here's how digital transformation and sustainability can flourish together
Companies can leverage data-led insights to create products, strategies and business models that minimise their impact on the planet.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Here's how digital transformation and sustainability can flourish together
Companies can leverage data-led insights to create products, strategies and business models that minimise their impact on the planet.
Emerging Technologies
The (robotic) doctor will see you now
Using robots in healthcare has benefits, particularly when reducing contact during COVID-19. Developments for further medical applications are underway.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
How the manufacturing industry can unlock the value in data
The manufacturing industry should employ more mature data infrastructure to support the collection, transformation and accessibility of data over time.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Here’s how tech startups are shaking up Lithuania's public sector
A few highly successful startups dedicated to emerging technologies are seeking to solve public sector challenges in Lithuania.
Climate Action
Car buyers prioritize fuel efficiency over safety and low price in new survey
66% of prospective car buyers have said fuel efficiency is particularly important to them, according to a Statista survey, followed by safety and price.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Consumer interest in electric and self-driving vehicles is growing
A McKinsey and World Economic Forum survey has looked at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumer sentiment in the mobility sector. Here's what it found.