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.
The 3 key skill sets for the workers of 2030
A new report from the McKinsey Global Institute highlights how a range of jobs based on human skills are likely to be affected by AI and automation.
There's a new global technology race. It needs better trade rules
Competition to lead the Fourth Industrial Revolution is fierce. Governments and firms across the globe are engaging in legitimate - and illegitimate - acts to get a foothold in a particul...
This is how intelligent smart roads could become
A Kansas City startup is looking to imbue local roads with smart technology, which could do everything from connect to the internet to call an ambulance after an accident.
How to follow our 2018 Industry Strategy Meeting
#ism18 will convene industry experts to discuss how business can thrive in a fractured world, where political narratives compete and there's a need for a systematic approach to emerging t...
Will GDPR block Blockchain?
Many technologists believe that blockchain will be more transformational than the internet itself. But is GDPR standing in its way?
So you’ve given away your personal data. Now what?
Are you worried that you’ve given out too much information or agreed to a few too many terms and conditions? In this explainer, four digital experts unpack everything from consent to digi...
GDPR and the World Cup have these 4 things in common
What does the biggest football competition in the world have in common with a data protection regulation? More than you think, and team collaboration plays a big role in both.
Here are 4 ways precision medicine could impact you
Thanks to more personalized healthcare, you will soon spend less time in doctors’ offices, have more peace of mind knowing what is wrong, and experience fewer side effects from trial-and-...
Generation AI: What happens when your child's friend is an AI toy that talks back?
AI toys that listen and chat to children also collect all the information they hear. The World Economic Forum’s Head of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning explains how this data...
This is how the Fourth Industrial Revolution is transforming televised sport
Sport and television have always helped to improve each other, but recent technologies have pushed sports media into a new age.
A glimpse into the future of space
Podcast: An interview on the future of space exploration with Ellen Stofan, Honorary Professor at the Hazard Research Centre at University College London.
Trust in tech governance: the one success factor common to all 4IR technologies
If there is one factor critical to the success of all Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies, from AI to gene editing, from robotics to nanotech, it is trust in technology govern...