Future of Urban Development and Services
Today, cities occupy just 2.6% of the earth’s crust, but are home to more than 50% of the world’s population, generate more than 80% of the world’s GDP and use 75% of the world’s natural ...
Today, cities occupy just 2.6% of the earth’s crust, but are home to more than 50% of the world’s population, generate more than 80% of the world’s GDP and use 75% of the world’s natural ...
The rapidly changing nature of today’s economy – characterized by a new wave of disruptive growth – offers opportunities but requires strong, inclusive leadership to ensure that all of so...
Industrial IoT will be one of the largest drivers of economic growth in the coming decade. Without adequate security measures, it could also unleash catastrophic harm. Key influencers fro...
BackgroundIn 2017, more than two dozen companies, governments, organizations and universities collaborated with the Centre to co-design the Industrial IoT (IIoT) Safety and Security Proto...
The technological, social, and economic effects of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) are rapidly changing the world around us. Nowhere is this more evident than in the world’s cities...
The Challenge:Artificial intelligence (AI) is the software engine that drives the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Its impact can already be seen in homes, across businesses and impacting po...
Due to global population growth and expansion of the middle class, it is expected that demand for chemicals and materials will quadruple by 2050. At the same time, achievement of the Pari...
The ChallengeThe development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can bring about many benefits – from transforming businesses and improving labour productivity to enhanci...
The ChallengeThe costs to society of government corruption and low accountability are staggering. Countries on every continent struggle with entrenched corruption and opaque government pr...
The Challenge The technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution are exceptionally data-hungry. To realize the potential of data-intensive technologies like artificial intelligence or ...
The challenge In May 2018, email inboxes were overflowing with messages asking consumers to “reconsent” to the collection and use of their data so companies could comply with the European...
Technological advances are rapidly making it possible to automate many activities that currently require human skills and knowledge. This applies to blue-collar jobs through robotics and ...