Mitigating Risks in the Innovation Economy
In order to enable innovation to continue to enhance the lives of society, we must understand and develop resilience against the interconnected risk build-up inherent in the Fourth Indust...
Developing new economic and business models that are digitally driven, creating sustainable value for an inclusive economy.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is rapidly driving transformational disruption across every sector. By 2022, over 60% of global GDP will be digitized. An estimated 70% of new value created in the economy over the next decade will be based on digitally enabled platforms. Currently, about 50% of the world’s population does not currently participate in the digital economy at all – and growth in internet adoption is slowing. The G20’s Global Infrastructure Hub estimates a global funding shortfall of nearly $1 trillion for information and communications technology infrastructure by 2040.
Industry structures and business models are being disrupted by innovation in new products and services, changing cost structures, lower barriers to entry and shifting value pools. Companies need to re-imagine how to create, distribute and capture value in this new environment. Navigation requires holistic and sustained insight & intelligence.
Our Platform works with over 1,000 executives, experts, policy-makers, civil society leaders and academics to create new frameworks for disrupting traditional business, investment and innovation models, and to create sustainable value for an inclusive economy.
In order to enable innovation to continue to enhance the lives of society, we must understand and develop resilience against the interconnected risk build-up inherent in the Fourth Indust...
As more people, devices and associated personal data get online, there is growing focus on a foundational element of this new digital environment – our identities. The ability to prove we...
For the private sector, digital platforms come with the promise of exponential growth, scale through network effects and no assets needed. The biggest digital platforms outperformed the S...
Guiding Question: How can we maximize the opportunities created by the Internet of Things while minimizing and mitigating negative externalities? Goal: Accelerate the responsible adoption...
ASEAN is the fastest growing Internet market in the world. With 125,000 new users coming onto the Internet every day, the ASEAN digital economy is projected to grow significantly, adding ...
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...
The challengeIn the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Europe is well positioned to grow its innovation ecosystem and must do so quickly to compete in the global digital economy. With many cit...
Cyber risk is a systemic challenge and cyber resilience a public good. Every organization acts as a steward of information they manage on behalf of others. And every organization contribu...
The digital revolution is transforming all the aspects of business and society. The internet has been a principal contributor to evolution and growth in the global economy over the past d...
OpportunityOne of the most promising opportunities for social good lies in how the volumes of data being generated through all facets of society is leveraged. Relief organizations could i...
Focusing on the intersection of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and entrepreneurship, the Digital Arab World Initiative will offer a platform for the activities of the Regional Business ...
The ChallengeThe internet is a pervasive, fundamental part of daily life that continues to deliver massive economic and social benefits around the world. Yet some 3.9 billion people – mor...
Over the past two years, the Digital Transformation project has succeeded in raising awareness on the impact of digitalization on business and society and built significant momentum acros...
Vision: Intelligent connectivity, enabled by 5G, will be the catalyst for the socio-economic growth in the Fourth Industrial RevolutionGoal: The World Economic Forum, as the International...
Each year, the world economy invests billions of dollars in developing digital literacy and digital skills. However, these efforts are not well coordinated, with many companies, governmen...
This report, done in collaboration with McKinsey and Company, represents a year-long effort with business, government, civil society leaders, experts and practitioners to advance public-p...
This briefing paper forms part of the World Economic Forum System Initiative on Shaping the Future of Digital Economy and Society, initiated against a backdrop of complexities brought abo...
By 2022, 60% of global GDP will be digitized. Yet today, only 45% of people trust that technology will improve their lives. Every sector is beginning to face deep questions about what the...
Our Shared Digital Futures is a publication shaped by leaders from business, government, academia and civil society who collectively acknowledge the need for shared goals and coordinated ...
All over the world, a growing number of organizations –from the public and private sectors –are advancing systems that establish and verify digital identities for people, devices and othe...
While enormous resources are being spent on digital transformation programs by the private sector, the results are underwhelming. According to estimates, this year over $1.2 trillion will...
Our analysis of over 640 Internet of Things (IoT) deployments worldwide suggests that IoT has development benefits that could be maximized without compromising the commercial viability.
A first-of-its-kind resource to support board of directors and CEO to take action on cybersecurity and cyber resilience strategy.
The Digital Transformation Initiative offers unique insights into the impact of digital technologies on business and wider society over the next decade. Our research supports collaboratio...
The internet has been a major contributor to the evolution of and growth in the global economy over the past decades. It continues to have the potential to propel societies, help business...
