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How can private-public collaboration realize digital technology’s potential to benefit humankind?
The exponential growth in digitization and internet connectivity is the “backbone” of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It has the potential to propel societies forward, enable innovative business models and help governments address legitimate policy concerns. Digitization doesn’t just enable what we do, it transforms it — not only business models, but also the policy landscape and social norms.
Initiatives
Governance on the Internet
The Governance on the Internet project, launched by the World Economic Forum in 2015, is a multi-year engagement with the main objective of considering the new governance mechanisms neede...
Digital Transformation of Industries
The Digital Transformation of Industries (DTI) project, launched by the World Economic Forum in 2015, is a multi-year engagement with the aim to analyse the impact of digital technologies...
Articles
5 ways East Asia can fuel its digital revolution
Collectively, the 10 member nations of the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) have a number of advantages when it comes to reaping the benefits of digitalization.
Why is Singapore struggling with digital adoption?
The smartest companies are bridging the gap between business and technology, and responding to both employees’ and customers’ expectations simultaneously.
This is what the internet looked like when it was first invented
In the days before Google, Facebook and a multitude of cat videos, this is what connectivity looked like.
What does the internet of things mean for our personal privacy?
Lorrie Cranor, of Carnegie Mellon University, explains how the internet of things could threaten our privacy, and what we can do about it.
The latest high-speed internet breakthrough? Balloons
Google’s balloon-powered high-speed internet service is part of an effort to get remote parts of the world online.