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.
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A medical-quality consumer wristband monitors stress signals to detect potentially deadly seizures and alert wearers and caregivers.
How will 5G internet change the world?
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Does digital technology improve governance?
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How machine learning can improve understanding of global poverty
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Researchers have produced the lightest, thinnest solar cells ever.
How renewable technologies can power a greener tomorrow
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A new survey suggests work is needed to improve cyber security.
Could blockchain technology help the world's poor?
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In Africa, girls will lead the Fourth Industrial Revolution
For all the opportunities offered by the new digital economy, women and girls are already lagging behind. We can and should change that.
How monkeys can control wheelchairs with their brains
Researchers from Duke University have built a system that lets monkeys control wheelchairs with their thoughts alone.