The Fourth Industrial Revolution
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (536 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1524758868 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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bringing together important technology changes that appear to be imminent in the next decade in one place and assessing their po Given the variety of reviews of this book and the fact that I work at the forefront of much of the technology change described, I wasn't sure the book would provide much value. However, bringing together important technology changes that appear to be imminent in the next decade in one place and assessing their potential positive and negative impacts is great food for thought. This book is probably intended for political decision makers in order to provide a heads-up for what lies ahead (these are really tough issues that wil. Too Academic for a Layman, Too Dry for Basically Everybody I bought this text as research material for a paper I am writing in graduate school regarding a robotic fire suppression system I am inventing. I thought the text was informative but too dry for a book that's not a textbook. The author could have gone to much greater lengths to make the text accessible to the layman.. But no decision-maker in our midst is going to be left any better equipped to face that future as a result of The Fourth Industrial Revolution is really very badly misconceived. And with all respect for Dr. Schwab’s achievements with the World Economic Forum over the years, let’s try to expose below why, sadly, this is so.As he says, there is a much different future coming for all of us, businesses and families alike. But no decision-maker in our midst is going to be left any better equipped to face that future as a result of reading the analyses and prescriptions - or really the lack of both - in this story. In fact, th
Schwab holds doctorates in economics (summa cum laude) from the University of Fribourg and in engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, and a Master in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He has received numerous international and national honors. In 1998, he created the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship. PROFESSOR KLAUS SCHWAB is Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, the International Organ
World-renowned economist Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, explains that we have an opportunity to shape the fourth industrial revolution, which will fundamentally alter how we live and work. Schwab argues that this revolution is different in scale, scope and complexity from any that have come before. Imagine “smart factories” in which global systems of manufacturing are coordinated virtually, or implantable mobile phones made of biosynthetic materials. The fourth industrial revolution, says Schwab, is more significant, and its ramifications more profound, than in any prior period of human history. But this is just the beginning: nanomaterials 200 times stronger than steel and a million times thinner than a strand of hair and the first transplant of a 3D printed liver are already in development. Characterized by a range of
Clearly, the profound shifts happening will leave no business model untouched and no society unshaken. Rafael Reif, President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA: “All of us are truly excited about the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the changes it will bring to our companies, industries and countries. Klaus Schwab compellingly outlines why all of us must work to ensure that the Fourth Industrial Revolution has at its heart the stakeholder principle, ensuring that the benefits of transformation are as much a public good as a private g