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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This company is turning shipping containers into sustainable tiny homes
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How blockchain technology is fixing payments today and what comes next
Blockchain technologies are connecting global financial systems so they are easily interoperable, efficient, affordable and accessible.
How drones can help get vaccines to where they are needed most
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AI governance’s time has come. 6 ways to act now.
Many flawed reasons have been cited for not tackling AI governance. But we can follow this routemap for a straight-forward, future-proofed and affordable approach.
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