Shaping the future of the fourth industrial revolution : a guide to building a better world /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Schwab, Klaus, 1938- (Author), Davis, Nicholas (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Currency, [2018]
Edition:First American edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Section 1: The Fourth Industrial Revolution. Framing the Fourth Industrial Revolution ; Connecting the dots ; Embedding values in technologies ; A human rights-based framework ; Empowering all stakeholders
  • Section 2: Technologies, opportunities and disruption. 2.1 Extending digital technologies. New computing technologies ; Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies ; The Internet of Things ; Highlight on data ethics ; Cyber risks
  • 2.2 Reforming the physical world. Artificial intelligence and robotics ; Advanced materials ; Additive manufacturing and multidimensional printing ; The upside and downside of drones
  • 2.3 Altering the human being. Biotechnologies ; Neurotechnologies ; Virtual and augmented realities ; A perspective on arts, culture, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
  • 2.4 Integrating the environment. Energy capture, storage and transmission ; Geoengineering ; Space technologies
  • Conclusion: what you can do to shape the Fourth Industrial Revolution.