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
School girls in India discover an asteroid headed straight for earth
The two schoolgirls discovered the asteroid by poring through images from a University of Hawaii telescope, according to an Indian space institute.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
This startup reworked its privacy-friendly sensors to help battle COVID-19
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Health and Healthcare Systems
Could this COVID-19 ‘health passport’ be the future of travel and events?
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Manufacturing and Value Chains
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Health and Healthcare Systems
This country came up with 5 novel ideas to tackle the pandemic
Estonia, one of the most digitally advanced countries, launched a hackathon during lockdown – the winning entries include a ventilator and a worker-sharing app.
Cybersecurity
COVID-19 has disrupted cybersecurity, too – here's how businesses can decrease their risk
COVID-19 is accelerating digitisation – and increasing risk of cyberattacks. Businesses should take a systemic approach to cybersecurity in three phases.
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19: Afghan all-female robotics team have designed a low-cost ventilator
This all-girl Afghan Robotics Team created low-cost, long-lasting and lightweight ventilators to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
Emerging Technologies
3 ways COVID-19 is transforming advanced analytics and AI
The crisis required solutions in days, not weeks or months, requiring new approaches to AI models and technologies.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Former Fiat engineer aims to put the brakes on COVID
Mario Palazzetti, the inventor of the anti-lock braking system on cars, has now designed a small gadget that aims to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Financial and Monetary Systems
The Great Reset requires FinTechs – and FinTechs require a common approach to cybersecurity
The Great Reset requires FinTechs – and FinTechs require a common approach to cybersecurity controls. Here are recommendations on where they can start.
Geographies in Depth
African mobile users pay nearly three times the global average for voice calls and internet
A report by the International Telecommunication Union shows that African countries pay three times more than the global average for mobile packages, relative to monthly income.
Emerging Technologies
Robots and the gender pay gap in Europe
Men in medium and high-skill occupations disproportionately benefit from robotization, especially in countries where gender inequality was already severe.