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The World Economic Forum pushed back its annual meeting from January in its perennial home of Davos, Switzerland, to May in Singapore, but the group is still convening political, business and government leaders next week in a virtual format for The Davos Agenda. Discussion...

5G can reduce energy consumption, advance economic development and create jobs, Eckholm says With the 2020 installment of the World Economic Forum focused on fostering global sustainability, business leaders from the telecoms sector are touting 5G and adjacent technologies as a key driver of cross-industry...

Titans of global government and industry are descending on Davos, Switzerland, this week for the World Economic Forum to explore the 2020 theme, "Stakeholders for a cohesive and sustainable world." And, as has increasingly been the case in recent years, leaders from the technology...

The growth of connected devices is seeing a fundamental change in how people and enterprises engage with each other in the digital world. But for this to be truly effective, these devices cannot solely rely on existing cloud infrastructure that was built to support...

Study finds executives appreciate the benefits the Fourth Industrial Revolution will bring but many lack a clear strategy Political and corporate leaders gathered in Davos, Switzerland, this week for the World Economic Forum are examining the far-reaching impacts the Fourth Industrial Revolution will create in...

Nokia CEO on Fourth Industrial Revolution: "If ever something was worth working, it's this." Harnessing steam to drive mass production; tapping electricity to globalize manufacturing; widespread computing--all past industrial revolutions that ushered in sea changes in the way people live, work and communicate. And now,...

A new Industry 4.0 design and policy centre has been opened in India by the World Economic Forum, in conjunction with the Indian government and the major industrial states of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. Its first projects will focus on artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain,...

Rajeev Suri on Fourth Industrial Revolution for 'productivity gains, economic growth and business success' SAN FRANCISCO--"Certainly there's plenty of hype," Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri said of the ICT-enabled, socalled Fourth Industrial Revolution during a keynote presentation at Mobile World Congress Americas this week. "Everyday there's...