Francisco Betti is a Member of the Executive Committee and heads the Global Industries Team of the Forum, which brings together 20+ industry communities to help companies and sectors anticipate current and future trends and accelerate the responsible transformation industries. Before this role, Francisco lead the Forum's Centre for Shaping the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains. The Centre has been helping global leaders form business, government, academia, and civil society anticipate the impact of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies on manufacturing and supply networks. Leaders engaged in the Centre have been setting and driving the global manufacturing agenda and incubating new pilots and partnerships to ensure a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive future of production. Prior to joining the World Economic Forum, Francisco worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers SA in Geneva, Switzerland, primarily on management consulting assignments for international organizations.
China’s current economic story is one of transition rather than decline. The factors that have previously driven its high growth in gross domestic product (GDP) are receding, such as real...
The idea of an industrial metaverse has attracted a great deal of interest over the last 12 months. It describes, in short, a highly immersive and connected virtual and physical reality e...
在过去的一年中，工业元宇宙的概念吸引了广泛的关注与兴趣。简而言之，工业元宇宙是一个高度沉浸式的、虚拟和现实互联的世界，将实现前所未有的连接性和数据分析水平。虽然工业元宇宙的确切愿景及其实施细则仍具有不确定性，并且还处于广泛讨论中，但很明显，支撑各种工业元宇宙愿景的技术大多已经存在。目前正在使用的关键技术包括数字孪生、物联网、人工智能、云计算与边缘计算、区块链以及扩展现实等...
Industries and governments have set ambitious environmental targets for the next 10–20 years. They aim to achieve supply-chain resilience, reach net zero and dramatically reduce waste, al...
迄今为止，第四次工业革命涌现出了许多新兴的和颠覆性的技术创新。但在很多情况下，制造商只是在被动适应环境的不断变化，或在条件允许的情况下高速推进技术试行和采用，以求在冲击下生存。
To date, the Fourth Industrial Revolution has been marked by a deluge of new, and disruptive, technology innovations. In many cases, manufacturers have merely tried to survive this onslau...
As the adage goes, a chain is only as strong as its weakest link; and when it comes to the current state of global supply chains, weakness remains evident everywhere, upstream and downstr...
The world of industrial operations is changing, and manufacturing companies are under considerable pressure. Challenges include rising economic pressure, the sustainability imperative, vo...
Members of the Global Lighthouse Network have become a source of inspiration. With more than 100 sites worldwide, they are beacons of light showing the potential of digital transformation...
The manufacturing industry is at a critical moment in its history.
A stark picture of the future of our planet was painted when the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released its Sixth Assessment Report.
Circularity – finding ways to put products, components, and materials back into the supply chain rather than ending up in landfills after their first use – has become a strategic business...
気候科学者や市民社会は行動を起こすよう繰り返し訴えていますが、日々報告されるデータを見ても、現在の公約では気候危機を食い止めるのに十分ではありません。産業界は苦境にあり、気温上昇を1.5℃に抑えてCOP26で設定された最新目標を達成するためには、企業は今すぐ行動を起こす必要があるのです。
We live in one the most exciting ages ever – the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). Digital transformation, and technology more broadly, increasingly form an integral part of ...
Despite the multiple calls for action from climate scientists and civil society, evidence reported daily suggests current pledges are not enough to stop the climate crisis. The industrial...
