WEF to launch five new centres for fourth industrial revolution, one in India
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has decided to establish five new Centres for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, including one in India’s Andhra Pradesh.Two such centres are already there in India — one in Mumbai and the other in Telangana. The Fourth Industrial Revolution Network is a platform for multi-stakeholder collaboration, bringing together public and private sectors to help ensure emerging technologies deliver benefits for society while minimising risks.
Launched by the WEF in 2017, the network brings together independent national and thematic centres across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the Americas to advance the responsible development and application of exponential technologies.Besides Andhra Pradesh, the other new centres will be in France, the UK and the UAE.Each centre will work with Governments and industry to deliver practical policy frameworks and pilots, address regional priorities and advance international cooperation, the WEF said. Focus areas of these centres would include AI innovation, the energy transition, cyber resilience and frontier technologies.
They will address regional needs while advancing international dialogue and cooperation.“The launch of five new Centres for the Fourth Industrial Revolution reflects the value of bringing Governments, industry and experts together around shared technology challenges,” WEF President and CEO Borge Brende said.“By contributing local and regional insights, partners strengthen a global effort to advance emerging technologies responsibly,” he added. (PTI)
