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.
Nature and Biodiversity
Radio Davos summer special: why sharks are our friends and how music can reforest the world
Forget Sharknado: sharks are actually vital to the ocean and the planet. Radio Davos also hears how streaming music can help reforest parts of Africa.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
DeepMind has put almost every protein in the human body online, in 3D
This freely available database of the human proteome marks a new dawn for medicine and biology.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
These 10 ideas in statistics have helped power the AI revolution
A new paper looks at some of the most significant statistical breakthroughs of the last half a century - including the field of artificial intelligence.
Emerging Technologies
'Neuroprosthesis' restores words to man with paralysis
Researchers at UC San Francisco have successfully developed a “speech neuroprosthesis”. It's enabled a man with severe paralysis to communicate in sentences.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Less than 50% of Latin America has fixed broadband. Here are 3 ways to boost the region's digital access
As Latin America and the Caribbean emerge from the pandemic, the region's governments must address uneven and costly digital access for an inclusive and resilient recovery.
Emerging Technologies
This new calorie-burning tracker takes information from leg movements
A key step in developing this research was recognizing that other wearables rely on the wrist and heart, which do not necessarily show energy expenditure.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Why the future is bright for drone technology
Regulators across the globe are now looking at ways to support the expansion of drone technology, exploring carrying heavier loads and transporting people.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Wearing these clothes will stop mosquitoes from biting you
This was done through a computational model which shows the biting behavior of the 'Aedes aegypti'; a virus-carrying mosquito which causes human diseases.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
4 ways regulators must keep up with the global digital economy
Government regulatory bodies rooted in the 20th century must get to grips with overseeing giant digital companies who span geographical and industry boundaries
Fourth Industrial Revolution
AI could help us discover new drugs inspired by nature
Researchers at ETH Zurich are using artificial intelligence (AI) to find new pharmaceutical applications for natural products and develop new drugs.
Geographies in Depth
Could 3D printed schools be 'transformative' for education in Africa?
Children in Salima, central Malawi, have started their education at a new 3D-printed school which was built in just 15 hours, made of layers of concrete.
Emerging Technologies
5 ways AI is doing good in the world right now
From tackling people trafficking to helping diagnose cancer, here are some of the ways artificial intelligence is having positive impacts on the world.