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
Blueprint for Intelligent Economies – AI Competitiveness through Regional Collaboration
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly acknowledged as a transformative enabler, fundamentally changing industries, economies and societies worldwide.
Davos AM25 - Industries in the Intelligent Age - Original
Emerging Technologies
How to unlock the potential of the Intelligent Age
Organizations must embrace reinvention to thrive in the Intelligent Age. AI and ecosystems transform productivity while collaboration unlocks growth and innovation.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
There is now a business case for tech convergence
Organizations must capitalize on the synergies of tech convergence to drive transformation, deliver business value and secure long-term success.
Emerging Technologies
AI, tech and the intelligent age at Davos 2025: What to know
'Industries in the Intelligent Age' is one of the key themes at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos. Here's what you need to know about AI, tech and the intelligent age.
Reskilling Revolution: Preparing 1 billion people for tomorrow’s economy
The World Economic Forum's Reskilling Revolution is preparing the global workforce with the skills needed to future-proof their careers, amidst deep transformation driven by technological...
Business
In 2025, businesses will embrace risk. Here's why
In 2025, with economic recovery high on the agenda worldwide and many countries having confirmed their leaders, we will see businesses embracing risk.
Economic Growth
Scapegoat economics: a potential pitfall for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Learn about scapegoat economics, the current tendency to politically target minority groups is a response to the fast pace of economic change in the 21st century.
Emerging Technologies
How human-centred technology combines innovation and inclusion in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Sustainable startups in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea are focusing on progressing technology for the underprivileged and still making profits.
Sustainable Development
These storytelling strategies can explain bioeconomy advances in a way everyone can understand
Storytelling techniques could help biotechnology companies to drive home the meaning of what they’re trying to do – and the achievements they're making.
Emerging Technologies
Technology convergence is leading the way for the fifth industrial revolution
Technology convergence in AI, biotech and sustainability is driving innovation, accelerating bioeconomic growth and paving the way for the fifth industrial revolution.
Jobs and the Future of Work
Why it’s time to use reskilling to unlock women’s STEM potential
Fostering private, public and philanthropic collaboration, cultivating mentorship and delivering tailored solutions could help address the lack of women in STEM.