CentrefortheFourth

IndustrialRevolution(C4IR)India–anImpactJourney

JANUARY2025

Contents

Foreword3

Ourvision4

Revealingtheimpact5

Strategicoverview8

CollaborationwiththeC4IRNetwork

12

InitiativesinIndia

14

1AI4AI

14

2AIforIndia2030

20

3AVIATEIndia

26

4Healthcare

34

5Climate-SmartUrbanTransformation

40

6SpaceEconomy

44

7AdvancedenergysolutionsdialogueseriesIndia

48

Engagementopportunities

52

Knowledgeproducts

53

CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution(C4IR)Indiateam

54

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2CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution(C4IR)India–anImpactJourney

Foreword

PurushottamKaushik

Head,CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolutionIndia,WorldEconomicForum

SebastianBuckup

HeadofNetworksand

Partnerships;MemberoftheExecutiveCommittee,WorldEconomicForum

VirajMehta

Head,RegionalAgenda,IndiaandSouthAsia;MemberoftheExecutiveCommittee,

WorldEconomicForum

Anewsocietalrevolutionisuponusastheworldentersthe

IntelligentAge,withrapidlyadvancingconvergingtechnologiessuchasartificialintelligence(AI),quantumcomputingand

blockchainfundamentallychangingallaspectsofourlives.

Strongpartnershipsandcoordinatedeffortsbetweenall

regionsandacrossallsectorsofsocietyarecrucialto

ensurethatthesetechnologicaladvancesactascatalystsforequitableprogressandpositivechange.TheWorldEconomicForumhasalwaysbeenattheforefrontofsuchactions,

meetingtheneedsofachangingworldandaddressing

pressingglobalchallengesthroughmultistakeholderdialogueandcollaboration.Astheforemostglobalplatformforpublic–privatecooperation,itisuniquelypositionedtobringtogetherdiversevoicestodevelopnewapproaches,pilotsandpolicyframeworksfortechnologyregulationandadoptiontoensuretheybenefitallofhumanitywithoutharmingtheenvironment.

Inaneradefinedbytechnologicalevolution,Indiastandsat

theforefrontofanagedefinedbytechnologicalevolution

asoneoftheworld’sfastest-growingeconomiesanda

globalhubforstart-upsanddigitalinnovation.TheWorld

EconomicForum’spartnershipwithIndiadatesbackmore

than40years.Overthepastfourdecades,thisrelationship

hasdevelopedintoastrong,multifacetedandmeaningful

collaborationwiththenationalgovernment,severalstate

governments,businessleadersacrosskeyindustriesand

otherimportantstakeholdersincludingcivilsocietyandleadingexperts,resultinginseveralimpactfulinitiativesthathave

advancedsharedpriorities.India’sadvocacyforandpursuitofdevelopmentaltemplateswheretechnologyservesasabridgeratherthanabarrierarehighlyrelevantandtheForumisproudtoactasitspartnerinshapingamorehuman-centric,planet-friendlyandresilientfuture.

TheCentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution(C4IR)India

waslaunchedin2018byPrimeMinisterNarendraModi

asastatementofthecountry’scommitmenttoharnessing

emergingtechnologiesresponsiblyandinclusivelyforsocietalgood.Today,C4IRIndiaisnotjustahubforinnovation;itis

aflagshipcentreoftheWorldEconomicForum,exemplifyingavisionfortechnology-drivendevelopmentwithimpactful,

on-the-groundresults.

Overthepastsixyears,C4IRIndiahashadadirectimpact

on1.25millioncitizensthroughoutthenation,driving

meaningfulchangethroughitsinitiatives.Theseinclude

artificialintelligence(AI)-enabledagriculturalprogrammesthatincreasefarmers’incomes;innovativehealthcaresolutions

thatimproveaccesstolife-savingservices;andurban

developmentframeworksthatmakecitiesmoresustainableandliveable.Sucheffortshavebeenmadepossiblebyour

commitmenttomultistakeholdercollaboration–engagingthepublicsector,privatecompanies,academiaandcivilsocietytocreatesolutionsthatmeetreal-worldneedswhileadheringtoresponsiblegovernanceprinciples.

Aswelooktothefuture,C4IRIndiawillspearhead

transformativeinitiativeswithasharpfocusonimpact.TheAIforIndia2030initiativeaimstopromoteinclusiveAI

innovation,overcomingchallengestounlockAI’spotentialforsocietalbenefit.OurSpaceEconomyinitiativewill

establishafoundationalframeworktopositionIndiaasagloballeaderinspacetechnologies.ClimateTechnologyfocusesonshapingIndiancitiesintoclimate-smarturbancentres,enhancingresilienceandsustainability.Finally,

AVIATEIndiawillenableafutureinwhichaerialmobilityalleviatescongestioninurbanareasandstrengthens

ruralconnectivity,improvinginfrastructureaccessforunderservedcommunities.

Thisreportencapsulatesourjourneyandreflectsonour

commitmenttobuildinganinclusivedigitalfuture.C4IRIndiaremainsdedicatedtostrengtheningitspartnershipsand

scalingitsimpact,drivingprogresstowardsafutureinwhichemergingtechnologiesserveasacornerstoneforeconomicgrowth,environmentalsustainabilityandsocialequity.

Together,weareshapingabrighter,technology-empoweredtomorrowforIndiaandtheworld.

CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution(C4IR)India–anImpactJourney3

Ourvision

SolveforIndia,solvefortheworld

Astheworld’slargestdemocracyembarkingonamassivedigital

transformation,Indiaisakey

political,socialandeconomic

playerthatwillshapethecourseoftheFourthIndustrialRevolution.NarendraModi,PrimeMinisterof

India,atthelaunchoftheCentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolutioninIndia

India’smodelservesasaglobaltemplateforleveraging

technologyasacatalystforsharedhumanprogresswhile

ensuringenvironmentalsustainability.Theinspiringand

groundbreakinginnovationsbythecountry’syoung,educatedandambitiouspopulationarepropellingIndia’sprogress

intheIntelligentAge.C4IRIndiainthepastsixyearshas

shownthatitisdedicatedtosupportinginitiativesthatdriveinnovationandsustainabledevelopment,andtheimpact

achievedwithinitiativeslikeAI4AI,AVIATEandFIRSTCancerCareisatestamenttothisongoingcommitment.

KlausSchwab,FounderandChairmanoftheBoardofTrustees,WorldEconomicForum

Revealingtheimpact

Theoperationalphilosophyofthecentreisto“thinkbig,startsmall,scalefast”.Withthisphilosophyoverthepastsixyears,C4IRIndiahaspioneeredkeyprojectsaimedatharnessingthepotentialoftechnologytoimprovevarioussectors,including

agriculture,healthcare,educationandurbantransformation.

1.25m

citizensimpactedviaimprovedlivelihoodsandbetteraccesstohealthcare

Agriculture

30+

agritechsolutionsprioritized,targeting1millionfarmers

globallyby2025

20+

agridataexchanges

launchedtounlockindustry-ledagritechservices

55,000

smallholderfarmersinthe

chillivaluechaindoubled

theirincome,with21%seeingimprovementsinproductivityand9%reducingtheiruseoffertilizersandpesticides

15

public–privatepartnershipagreementssignedbetweenindustryandgovernmentsforscalingthedeploymentofagritech

500k

programmelaunchedinIndia,coveringfivecropvaluechainsandaffectingsmallholder

farmersinTelangana

farmers

10m

smallholderfarmers,including30%women,arethetargetofthisinitiative.

Healthcare

AI-drivenearly-detectioncancer-screening

programmeinMeghalaya:FIRSTCancerCare-ledMegCanCareprogramme

1m

CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution(C4IR)India–anImpactJourney5

Dronesforsocialimpact

15,000km

coveredbydronesdeliveringhealthcareessentialsinruralandremoteregions

10,000+

medicalproductsdelivered

650+

flightsserving100,000+

individuals,providingcritical

suppliestohard-to-reachareas

Urban

transformation

10pioneercities

IndiaHubforUrbanTransformation(I-Hut):partnershiptopromotetech-enabledliveability,AIplaybookanddata

governanceframeworks

Collaborationstakeholders

200

partnerorganizations

6

9

state

governments

national

governments

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CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution(C4IR)India–anImpactJourney7

Strategicoverview

Ourstory

TheCentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution(C4IR)India

waslaunchedin2018inMumbai,withNITIAayogand

RelianceIndustriesasfoundingpartners.Oversixyears,C4IRIndiahasevolvedintothenation’sleadingmultistakeholder

platform,demonstratingimpactfulsolutionsfor1.25million

citizensandaimingtoreach10millionoverthenextfiveyears.AsaflagshipcentreoftheWorldEconomicForum,C4IR

IndiamakesthemostofIndia’suniquepositionasaglobal

technologyleader,theworld’sfastest-growingeconomyandadynamicstart-uphubtodriveresponsible,inclusiveadoptionofadvancedtechnologies,addressingcriticalsocialand

economicchallenges.

Ourapproach

C4IRIndia’simplementationmodelfollowsanhourglassmodel,anapproachdesignedtodrivesystemic,scalable

impact.Thisinvolvesconstitutingmultistakeholder

communitiestopromotedialogueonchallenges,developingstrategicinsights,frameworksandtoolkitstoidentify

achievablepathways,andpilotingsolutionsthatcanbescaledthroughpartnerecosystems,ensuringrobustfeedbackand

refinement.Ourinitiativesprioritizecollaborativeaction,drawinginsightsfromreal-worldpilotstoinformpoliciesthatfacilitatetechnology-drivensolutionsalignedwithsocietalneeds.

TheCentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolutionIndiahasbeenworkingasahubformultistakeholdercollaborationforthelastsixyears.The

centrehasengagednearly200institutions,workingasaplatform

forgovernment,industriesandotherstakeholderstoacceleratethe

journeyofFourthIndustrialRevolutiontechnologiesinIndia.Reliance,asafoundingpartnerofthecentre,isdelightedwiththesuccessfulsix-yearjourneyenablingsignificantimpactacrossagriculture,healthandaviation.Wearelookingforwardtoourpartnershipwiththecentreasitexpandsintonewdomainsofadvancedenergy,AI,manufacturingandemergingtechnologies.

AkashAmbani,Chairman,RelianceJio

Overthepastsixyears,C4IRIndiahasemergedasakeyhubfor

multistakeholdercollaborationandhasimprovedthelivesof1.25

millioncitizensthroughenhancedlivelihoodsandbetteraccess

tohealthcare.ThecentrehasdrivenFourthIndustrialRevolution

technologiesacrossagriculture,healthandaviation,settinga

benchmarkfortransformativeprogress.AsC4IRIndiacontinuestoexpand,itisnowfocusingoncutting-edgeareassuchasAI,climatetech,andspacetech,withexcitingpotentialforcreatinglasting

valueforsociety.

JeremyJurgens,ManagingDirector,WorldEconomicForum

Throughmultistakeholderengagement,C4IRIndiahasforgedanetworkthatincludesgovernmentbodies,industryleaders,

start-ups,multilateralorganizations,researchandacademic

institutions,andcivilsocietyorganizations.Thisdiversecoalitionbringsarangeofexpertise,enablingustoaddresscomplex

challengeseffectively.Ourpartnershipswithcentralministries

andstategovernments,industriesandglobalmultilateralagencieshavebeeninstrumentalincraftingscalablesolutionsthatbridgepolicywithon-the-groundexecution,promotingresponsibleandinclusivetechnologyadoptionindifferentsectors.

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Demonstratingimpact

1Impactforthemultistakeholdercommunity

C4IRIndia’stheoryofchangecentresona

multistakeholdermodel,engagingtechnologyfirms,

start-ups,industriesandgovernmentagenciestoaddresscomplexsocietalchallenges.Bypromotingconsent-

baseddatasystems,creatingdataexchangesandencouragingpublic–privatepartnerships(PPPs),thisapproachtransformssectoralbarriersintoopportunitiesforinnovation.Technologycompanies,start-upsand

industriescollaboratetoscaleandvalidatesolutions,whilegovernmentagenciesusetheseinsightstodriveimpactacrossprioritysectorsdefininggovernance

structures.Thismodelpositionstechnologyasa

catalystforinclusive,sustainablechange,unitingdiversestakeholdersinmovingtowardsasharedvisionofprogress.

Impactoncivil

C4IRIndia’sinitiativeshavehadasignificantsocial

impactonagriculture,healthcare,emergencyservicesandurbandevelopment.

–Agriculture:TheAIforAgricultureInnovation(AI4AI)initiativehastransformedagricultureinKhammam,

Telangana,affecting50,000farmers,witha21%yieldimprovementandincomegrowthperacreof$800.

TheAI4AIprojecthasnowscaledtofourstatesinIndiaandisontracktoreach1millionfarmersby2025,advancingsustainableagriculturalpractices.

–Healthcare:ThroughtheFIRSTCancerCareproject,C4IRIndiahasenabledearlycancerdetectionfor

nearly1millionpeopleinMeghalaya,addressing

criticalhealthcaregapsthroughAI-drivenscreeningandlocalizedoncologyframeworks.

–MedicinefromtheSky(MFTS):MFTSusesdronestodelivermedicalsuppliestoisolatedregions,

covering15,000kminArunachalPradesh.Morethan100,000individualsinremoteareashavebenefittedfromlife-savinginterventions,particularlyduring

adverseweatherevents.

–UrbanTransformation:CollaboratingwiththeSmartCitiesMission,C4IRIndiahashelpedimplementAIframeworksin10cities,directlyenhancingurban

governanceandimprovingservicesfor18million

citizensincitiessuchasBengaluruandHyderabad.

ThismethodologydemonstratesC4IRIndia’s

commitmenttoaddressingcomplexsocialneedsthroughstructured,multistakeholdercollaborationandascalableimpactapproach.

society

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Ourambition

AlignedwithPrimeMinisterNarendraModi’svisionfor

ViksitBharat2047,C4IRIndiaisdedicatedtoadvancing

aninclusive,sustainableandtechnology-drivenfutureforthenation.OurmissionistopartnerwiththeIndiangovernmenttodriveinnovationandsocietalimpact,helpingtoshape

India’spathtobecomingadevelopednationby2047.

AsIndia’sforemostmultistakeholderplatform,C4IR

Indiaiscommittedtosupportingon-the-groundimpact

bycollaboratingwithnationalandstategovernmentsto

designandpilot-testresponsible,action-orientedinitiatives.Weaimtopromoteemergingtechnologiesforeconomicgrowthanddevelopment,harnessingthemtoadvance

India’stechnologyanddigitaltransformationagenda.Oureffortsfurtherfocusonleadingstrategicdialoguesto

developIndia’sroleintheGlobalSouth,showcasingthecountry’scontributiontoresponsibletechnologyadoptionandgovernance.

Overthenextfiveyears,ourambitionistoreach10millioncitizensbyscalingflagshipinitiativessuchasAI4AIandAIforIndia2030andglobal-focusedprojectssuchasAVIATEIndia,ClimateTechnology,SpaceEconomy,FIRST:

HealthandAdvancedEnergy,usingtheglobalC4IRnetworktodrivesustainableandinclusivegrowth.

Lookingahead

C4IRIndiaisstrategicallypositionedtoscaleimpactfulinitiativesoverthenextfiveyearsandventureintonewhigh-potentialdomains.Guidedbythephilosophyto“thinkbig,startsmall,scalefast”,weaimtoadvancetransformativeprojectsthataddressIndia’sevolving

socioeconomiclandscape.

AI4AIwillenhancethelivesoffarmersthroughdigital

agriculture,targetingsustainablefoodsecurityby2050.

Byusingpublic–privatepartnerships,AI4AIwillstrengthenagrifinanceandvaluechainsandenableclimate-resilient

farmingpractices.AIforIndia2030seekstoestablisha

frameworkforresponsibleAI,tacklingdataquality,ethicalconsiderationsandinfrastructuregapsthroughcollaborativeinnovation.Inurbancentres,ClimateTechnologywill

focusoncreatingclimate-smartcitiesthatbalancegrowthwithenvironmentalsustainability,advocatingforpolicies

thatpromoteurbanresilience.ThroughSpaceEconomyinitiatives,C4IRIndiawilldriveIndia’sleadershipinspacetechnologybybuildingacomprehensivemultistakeholdercommunityandadvancingframeworksforspacesolutionsthatbenefitbothpeopleandplanet.

Finally,AVIATEIndiawillimprovemobilitythroughadvanced

aerialinfrastructure,reducingurbancongestionand

enhancingruralconnectivity.Together,theseinitiativeswillshapeIndia’sfuture,drivinginclusivegrowthandpositioningIndiaasaleaderintheFourthIndustrialRevolution.

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MedicinefromtheSkyisagoodexampleofemergingtechnologiesfor

socialimpact.ThisbeingdemonstratedinthestateofArunachalPradesh.DroupadiMurmu,PresidentofIndia

Telanganadeservesthesobriquetof‘TheFutureState’,givenitscurrentsetofgame-changingprojectssuchastheAIcity,NetZeroFutureCity,andmassivereimaginingofHyderabad.Tosuccessfullycarryoutthesepioneeringprojects,webelieveitisessentialtobringtogetherthecombinedeffortsofindustry

bodies,governmentministries,start-upsandacademicprofessionals.Overthepastsixyears,ourcollaborationwithC4IRIndiahashelpedestablishaplatform

thatunitesthesediversestakeholders,acceleratingtheadoptionofFourth

IndustrialRevolutiontechnologiesinTelanganaanddrivingmeaningfulimpact

acrosssectorslikeagricultureandhealth.Welookforwardtostrengtheningour

partnershipwiththecentreasitexpandsintonewareas,includingadvanced

energy,AI,manufacturingandotheremergingtechnologies.

D.SridharBabu,MinisterofInformationTechnology,ElectronicsandCommunication,Industries&CommerceandLegislativeAffairs,

GovernmentofTelangana

WegreatlyvalueourpartnershipwithC4IRIndia,especiallyonemergingtopicslikeAI.TheyofferanexceptionalplatformthatbringstogethermultistakeholdercommunitiestoexplorethestrategicimplicationsofFourthIndustrialRevolutiontechnologies,fosteringcollaborationandinsightsthatdriveimpactfulinnovation.

MallanagoudaBasanagoudaPatil,MinisterforLargeandMediumIndustriesandInfrastructureDevelopmentintheGovernmentofKarnataka

Indiahasanopportunitytocreateatrillion-dollardigitaleconomyby2025,

benefittingallsectorsandpeople.Toenablethisgrowthandbecomeaglobaltechpowerhouse,weneedcollaborationfromallstakeholders.OurpartnershipwiththeCentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolutionIndiafocusesondevelopingamultistakeholdercommunitytoleverageFourthIndustrialRevolution

technologiesforcriticalchallengesonhealth,education,smartcitiesand

agriculture.AIforIndia2030isanimportantinitiativeinpartnershipwithMeitY,enablingstakeholdersacrossindustryandstart-upstopartnerwithgovernmenttorealizethepotentialofAI.

S.Krishnan,Secretary,MinistryofElectronicsandInformationTechnology(MeitY),GovernmentofIndia

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Indiaisonanambitiouspathofgrowth,withopportunitiesfortransformation

acrossindustriesandcommunities.Tosupportthisjourney,ourassociation

withtheCentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolutionIndiaisdrivingforward

innovativesolutionsthataddresskeychallengesinhealthcare,education,urbandevelopmentandagriculturethroughthepowerofadvancedtechnologies.

AjayKumarSood,PrincipalScientificAdvisertotheGovernmentofIndia

TheGovernmentofUttarPradesh’spartnershipwiththeCentrefortheFourth

IndustrialRevolution(CFIR)India,WorldEconomicForum,beganwithafocusonagricultureandtheuseofAIindevelopingsmartsolutionstoscaleupthestate’sagriculturevaluechain(AI4AI)andbenefitfarmers.Welookforwardtogrowing

thispartnership,enablingourstatetobethegatewayforadoptionofthelatestandmosttransformativetechnologies.

ManojKumarSingh,IndianAdministrativeService(IAS)ChiefSecretary,

GovernmentofUttarPradesh

Ourlong-standingpartnershipwiththeWorldEconomicForumhasfostered

arobustmultistakeholderplatform,advancingthoughtleadershipand

collaborativeaction.Welookforwardtodeepeningthiscollaborationwith

theCentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolutioninIndiatoaccelerateprogress

towardstheSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs).Bydrivingtheadoptionofemergingtechnologies,weaimtofosterinclusivity,empoweryouthandwomen,

andpromoteequalopportunitiesforall,ensuringthatnooneisleftbehindinthe

pursuitofasustainableandequitablefuture.

ShombiSharp,UnitedNationsResidentCoordinatorinIndia

AtSAP,weenvisiontechnologiesascatalystsfortransformativegrowth,andwe’rededicatedtosimplifyingtechadoptionforbusinesses.WerecognizetheimmensevalueoftheinitiativesofC4IRIndia;theyalignwithourvisionand

fostercollaborationtoharnessthepotentialofmultistakeholdercommunities.InitiativessuchasAI4AIandAIforIndia2030offeraunifiedplatformtocreatelastingimpactacrosssectors.Welookforwardtobuildingonthesesynergiesandadvancingimpacttogether.

SindhuGangadharan,ManagingDirector,SAPLabsIndia

CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution(C4IR)India–anImpactJourney11

CollaborationwiththeC4IRNetwork

Indiaisattheforefrontofcreatingarobustecosystemforscaling

FourthIndustrialRevolution(4IR)technologiesinitsagriculturesector,potentiallyservingasamodelforotheremergingeconomiesseekingtorevolutionizetheiragriculturepractices.Thecountry’sinnovative

approachtointegratingadvancedtechnologiesinagriculturecould

pavethewayforanewagriculturalrevolutionglobally.TheCentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution(C4IR)Indiahasemergedasathoughtleaderindevelopingframeworkstoscaleagritechsolutions.This

initiativenotonlybenefitsIndia’sagriculturesector,butalsocreates

significantopportunitiesforcross-countrycollaboration,allowingothernationstolearnfromandadaptIndia’ssuccessfulstrategies.

BasmaAlBuhairan,ManagingDirector,CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolutionSaudiArabia(C4IRSaudiArabia)

TheAIuntukRakyat(AIforCitizens)initiativebyMalaysiaCentrefor4IRandAIforIndia2030initiativebyC4IRIndiaarefocusedonleveraging

artificialintelligencetocreateaccessible,impactfulsolutionsthatbenefitcitizensdirectly.Bothoftheseinitiativesseektoexplorethestrategic

roleofAIacrosssectors,co-createessentialblueprintsandestablishforward-lookinggovernanceframeworksthatcontributetoagloballyunifiedapproachtoresponsibleAI.We’reexcitedabouttheimpactfulworkaheadandlookforwardtocollaboratingontheprogressbeingmadewiththeC4IRIndiateam.

FabianBigar,Head,MalaysiaCentrefor4IR(C4IRMalaysia)

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WebelieveAIholdsthepotentialtovastlyimprovepublicandprivate

operationsandhelpmeettheneedsofcitizensinnewwaysacross

theworld.ThroughourcollaborationwithC4IRIndia’sAIforIndia2030initiative,weplantoshareinsightstoacceleratestrategicapplicationsofAIacrosssectorsanddevelopessentialgovernanceapproachesthatpromoteaunified,responsibleadoptionofAIworldwide.We’reeager

toseetheadvancementsthiscollaborationwilldriveandareexcitedtoexchangelearnings.

FarizJafarov,ExecutiveDirector,CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolutionAzerbaijan(C4IRAzerbaijan)

ThroughourcollaborationwithC4IRIndia,weareexcitedtoshare

insights,co-developinnovativesolutionsandacceleratethegrowth

ofcommerciallyviabletechnologiessuchasdronesandAAMthatcandeliverlastingbenefitstotheregionandbeyond.Bycombiningthe

advancementsandlearningsfromourIsraelNationalDroneInitiative(INDI)onadvancedairmobilitywiththeremarkableworkofourIndiacounterpartsinAVIATEAAMandMedicinefromtheSky,weaimto

establishbestpracticesandstandardsthatensurethesetechnologiesaresafe,sustainableandtailorabletouniqueneedsaroundtheworld.DaniellaPartem,SeniorDirector;Head,CentrefortheFourthIndustrial

RevolutionIsrael(C4IRIsrael)

TheC4IRRwandaandC4IRIndiabothfocusonadvancingdata

governance,AIandmachinelearningtodrivesocietalbenefits.Wearecollaboratingacrosssectorstodevelopframeworksthatensureresponsibletechnologyuse,whilealsosupportingnationalAIpolicy.WearehopefulthatourpartnershipwithC4IRIndiawillcontributesignificantlytoglobalknowledgeinthisspace.

CrystalRugege,ManagingDirector,CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolutionRwanda(C4IRRwanda)

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InitiativesinIndia

AI4AI

Mission:

Acceleratingtheadoption

ofemergingtechnologiesforagriculturegloballythrough

publicprivatepartnershipstobuildinclusive,sustainableandefcientagrifoodsystems.

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Context

By2050,globalagrifoodsystemswillhavetocatertothe

fooddemandsof9.1billionpeople.Tomeetthisdemand,

foodproductionwillneedtobealmostdoubledindevelopingcountries.Thisincreasedproductionisexpectedatatime

whentheagriculturesectorfacesthebruntofclimate

change,soi