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.
Geographies in Depth
How drones are transforming access to healthcare in India
The World Economic Forum's Medicine from the Sky initiative is overcoming healthcare access barriers with drones delivering vaccines to remote areas in India.
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US government launches new AI cybersecurity challenge and other tech stories to read
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Glasgow is transforming itself into a digitally inclusive city: Here’s how
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Emerging Technologies
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How will 'presence and awareness cues' like body language change as we interact more in the metaverse?
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Cybersecurity
IoT security: We are keeping consumers safe from cyber threats
A collaboration convened by the World Economic Forum has formed a global consensus for baseline IoT security measures to protect consumers.
Forum Institutional
How can SMEs become data-driven enterprises?
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Emerging Technologies
Europe introduces first-ever AI rules, plus other AI stories to read this month
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Meet the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers of 2023
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Foreign direct investment in the era of new industrial revolution
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is changing how companies organize production, which poses challenges and opportunities for foreign direct investment.