
How industries can use automation to innovate
As the world strives to recover from the pandemic, industry has a golden opportunity to become a central pillar of global economic recovery. So, what will it take to get us there?
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.
As the world strives to recover from the pandemic, industry has a golden opportunity to become a central pillar of global economic recovery. So, what will it take to get us there?
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● Tandis que la Chine voit le nombre de cas de COVID-19 diminuer, le pays se remet également des effets du virus sur l'industrie.
● A medida que disminuye el número de casos de COVID-19 en China, también se está recuperando de los efectos en la industria.
This article was updated on 13 April 2020.
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