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ImpactReportJanuary2025

CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolutionNetwork2023-2024

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Contents

Foreword

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Executivesummary

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Meetthenewcentres08

1UsheringintheIntelligentAge11

2Transformingagricultureandfoodsystems14

3Revolutionizinghealthandbiotechnology17

4Acceleratingenergytransitionandsustainability20

5Innovatingmobilitywithautonomoussystems22

6Upskillingtomorrow’sworkforce24

7Stimulatinginvestmentsandcompetitiveness27

8Fosteringpartnershipsandcommunities30

MeettheCentresfortheFourthIndustrialRevolution35

TheCentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolutionNetwork43

Contributors44

ThisdocumentispublishedbytheWorldEconomicForumasacontributiontoaproject,insightareaorinteraction.Thefindings,interpretationsandconclusionsexpressedhereinarearesultofacollaborativeprocessfacilitatedandendorsedbytheWorldEconomic

ForumbutwhoseresultsdonotnecessarilyrepresenttheviewsoftheWorldEconomicForum,northeentiretyofitsMembers,Partnersorotherstakeholders.

Usethemagnifyingglassfoundwithinthetexttonavigatetoaspecificcasestudy.

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Foreword

Witheightnewcentresandgroundbreakinginitiatives

worldwide,thesecondNetworkImpactReport

demonstratesthepoweroftechnologyincreatinginclusive,responsibleandsustainablechange.

JeremyJurgens

ManagingDirector,

WorldEconomicForum

SebastianBuckup

HeadofNetworkand

Partnerships;MemberoftheExecutiveCommittee,WorldEconomicForum

TheseconditerationoftheCentrefortheFourth

IndustrialRevolutionNetworkImpactReportoffersan

opportunitytoreflectontheprogressachievedsince

theinauguralreportlastyear.Thenetworkisdedicatedtothemissionofhelpingstakeholdersharnessthefull

potentialoftechnologicalprogressforequitableand

human-centredtransformationofindustries,economiesandsocieties.Itisinthiscontextthatwepresentthis

secondedition,celebratingtheaccomplishmentsofthecentresinournetworkfromSeptember2023toAugust2024.

Fromincreasingartificialintelligence(AI)-literacyamongcitizensinMalaysiatopilotingdronedeliveryofhealthcareresourcestoremoteregionsinIndia,

frompromotingalternativeproteinstoaddressfoodinsecurityinIsraeltodevelopingadecision-makinglarge-languagemodelinKinyarwandaforthebenefitofcommunityhealthworkersinRwanda,theCentre

fortheFourthIndustrialRevolutionNetworkremains

committedtomakingprofoundandwidespreadimpactthroughresponsibleapplicationsoftechnology.The

storiesfeaturedinthisreportarejustthebeginningofthelastingimpactthatournetworkofcentrescancreate,showcasingthepoweroftechnologyand

collaborationinimprovingthestateoftheworld.

Asthenetworkcontinuestogrow,witheight

newcentresacrosstheglobeandacentreonevery

continent,newinitiativesandcollaborationsintroducedthisyearwillcontinuetoexpandthepossibilitiesfor

positiveimpact.TheFourthIndustrialRevolution

hasthecapabilityofimprovinglivesgloballythrough

technology,withcollaborationbetweenpeopleand

organizationspoweringthisimpact.Thisreportandtheimpactofournetworkwouldnotbepossiblewithout

collaboration,soweextendourthankstoallwhohaveengagedwithournetworksofar.

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TheCentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolutionNetwork

CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution

Serbia

CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution

Kazakhstan

CentreforTrustworthyTechnology

(CTT)

IoTforSMEs,*energy

Biotechnology,datapolicy

AI,emergingtechnologies

CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution

GlobalGovernmentTechnologyCentre

Kyiv

CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution

Israel

RepublicofKorea

USCenterforAdvanced

Manufacturing

InnovationEcosystem

GovTech

(USC4AM)

CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution

Azerbaijan

AI,digitaleconomy

Autonomoussystems,foodtechnology,climate

CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution

Japan

Agilegovernance,data,smartcities

Manufacturing

CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution

VietNam

Manufacturing

CentrefortheFourthIndustrial

Revolution

Oman

CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution

Colombia

GlobalGovernmentTechnologyCentre

Berlin

CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution

Telangana

AI,energy,

quantum

technologies

UrbantransformationandGovTech

GovTech

Health,

biotechnology

CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution

CentrefortheFourthIndustrial

Revolution

Qatar

CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution

Rwanda

AI,datapolicy

India

Advancedmanufacturing,TradeTech

Drones,foodsystems,AI

CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution

SaudiArabia

AI,autonomoussystems,

CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution

Malaysia

quantumtechnologies,smartcities

CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution

UnitedArabEmirates

CentreforSpaceFutures

SaudiArabia

AI,energy

AI

Spaceeconomy

Newcentres

Existingcentres

*Small-andmedium-sizedenterprises

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Executivesummary

ThemissionoftheCentresfortheFourthIndustrialRevolutionremainssimple:userapidlyevolving

technologiestoimprovelivesaroundtheworld.

Technologyisinherentlysocialinhowitisutilized

toconnect,serveandfeedpeople.Itcanhelpsolvetoday’sbiggestchallengesandunlockendless

opportunities.TheCentrefortheFourthIndustrial

RevolutionNetworkispredicatedontheunderstandingthatdifferentregionswillhavedifferentprioritiesfor

usingtechnologytoaddresskeychallenges.Centres

choosespecificthematicfocusareasonwhichtofocustheirworkandpilotprogrammes.

Thisyear,therearesevencorethematicareas

ofresearchandimpactgeneration:usheringinthe

IntelligentAge;transformingagricultureandfood

systems;revolutionizinghealthandbiotechnology;

acceleratingtheenergytransitionandsustainability;

innovatingmobilitywithautonomoussystems;upskillingtomorrow’sworkforce;stimulatinginvestments

andcompetitiveness;andfosteringpartnershipsandcommunities.

Theadoptionofartificialintelligence(AI)and

automationhasgallopedforward,completelyshiftingglobalprioritiesandusheringinwhathasbeen

dubbedtheIntelligentAge,whereAIandadvancedautomationbecomeubiquitousintechnologyanditsincreasingapplications.

Withmanyregionsconfrontingthequestionof

globalfoodsecurity,centreslooktoaddressthis

challengethroughtechnologyapplicationintraditionalfarmingandbyinnovatingfoodsystemsentirelyto

elevatethealternativeproteinsector.

Globalhealthandhealtheducationremain

cornerstonesectorsforsocieties,andcentresarelookingtoexpandknowledgeandaccesstohealthinformationandeducation.

Thisincludestheenablementofstate-orcountry-widedatasharingforhealthresearch,improvedresources

forhealthcareworkersandaccesstoeducationtodrivehealthinnovation.

Thefutureofenergyisintertwinedwiththe

futureofsustainability,withmanyseekingtousekey

technologiestoimproveenergyefficiencyandincreasedataavailabilityinthequestforasustainablefuture.

Themovementofpeopleandgoodsiscontinuouslybeinginnovated,increasingefficiencyandclosinggapscreatedbyinequalityandgeography.Throughdrone

andautonomouspilotsystems,centresarelookingtochangehowpeoplethinkaboutmobility.

EnsuringthattheworkforceandsocietyprogressalongsidetechnologicaladvancesiskeyforthefutureofeconomicgrowthandforcreatinganIntelligent

economy.Upskillingprogrammesandpilotsarekeytomodernizingeducationandkeepingworkersactiveinkeyindustries.

Thefutureoftheeconomyisupforgrabs,with

cutting-edgetechnologyalwaysontheprecipiceof

upendingthetraditionalunderstandingofwhatis

possible.Throughinvestmentsindigitalassetsand

quantumandspacetechnologies,alongsideimprovedregulatoryenvironments,economicfutureshold

endlesspossibilities.

Noneofthisinnovationandimpactwouldbe

possiblewithoutcollaboration.Thenetworkaimsto

bringtogetherregionalstakeholderstocollaborateandgenerateimpactthroughpilotprogrammes,in-personandvirtualevents,andbycreatingcollaborations

betweencentrestobroadenthepossibilitiesofinnovatingsolutions.

2024

Ayearofimpact

Centresadvancethis

missionbytappingintotheWorldEconomic

Forum’scommunities,

initiatives,conveningpower,infrastructureandvisibility.

TheCentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolutionNetworkacceleratestheresponsibleadoptionoftechnologyandtransformationofindustryatthenational,subnationalandgloballevelsvia

policy-making,pilotsandpartnerships.

70+

initiatives

15+

technologypilots

70+

eventshosted

90+

speakingengagements

14,000+

participants

300+

partnersandcollaborators

8,000+

mediamentions

3.6million

digitalaudience

Interestedinleadingtheregionalandglobaltechnologyagenda

andimprovingthestateoftheworldthroughpublic-privatepartnerships?Contactus:

C4IRnetwork@

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Centrefor

Colombia

RepublicofKorea

Global

GovernmentTechnologyCentre,Kyiv

SpaceFutures,SaudiArabia

Qatar

VietNam

GlobalGovernmentTechnologyCentre,Berlin

2024

Malaysia

Telengana

Centrefor

Trustworthy

Technology

USA

2023

USCenterforAdvanced

Manufacturing

Serbia

2022

Kazakhstan

Azerbaijan

2021

Rwanda

SaudiArabia

2020

Israel

UnitedArabEmirates

2019

India

Japan

2018

TimelineofSanFrancisco

2017

centresjoiningthenetwork

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Meetthenewcentres

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CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolutionColombia

Announced:September2024

Thematicmission:Thenewcentrewillserveasaleading

urbantransformationandgovernmenttechnology

(GovTech)innovationhubinthecityofMedellín,bringingtogetherstakeholdersfrombusiness,governmentand

civilsocietytodevelopstrategiesandsolutionsformoreinclusive,sustainableandprosperouscities.

Hostorganization:

Ruta-NCorporation

Expectedlaunchdate:Spring2025

InMedellínwewillhavethefirstspecial

treatmentzone,asectorinthenorthofthe

citythatwillattractinvestment,promote

thetestingoftechnologyandinnovationto

improvethecompetitivenessofMedellín,

andfostercollaborationbetweentheactorsoftheecosystem:companies,universities,

governments,citizensandinternationalallies.

FedericoGutiérrez

MayorofMedellín,CityofMedellín,Colombia

In2019,westartedbuildingadigitalstate

literallyfromscratch,andtoday,Ukrainewill

becomethesecondcountryintheworldto

hostaGlobalGovernmentTechnologyCentre.Thisisnotacoincidence.Wehavecreated

oneofthebesttechnologicalsolutionsfor

governments–Diia.It’sgreatthatinternationalpartnerssuchastheWorldEconomicForumteamconsiderDiiaasacasestudyandthe

experienceofUkraine’sdigitaltransformationcanbecomeanexampleforothercountries.

MykhailoFedorov

DeputyPrimeMinisterforInnovation,Education,ScienceandTechnologyDevelopment;MinisterofDigital

TransformationofUkraine

GlobalGovernment

TechnologyCentreKyiv

Announced:AnnualMeeting2024

Thematicmission:StrengtheningGovTech

worldwideandtransformingsystemsthroughdigitalgovernancetogether.

Hostorganization:MinistryofDigitalTransformationofUkraine

Launchdate:December2024

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CentrefortheFourth

IndustrialRevolutionOman

Tobeannounced:AnnualMeeting2025

Thematicmission:SpearheadthetransformationofOmanintoaleadingregionalcentrefortechnological

innovationanddigitaladvancement,focusing

onpracticalapplicationsofAIinenergyandthegovernanceofAIforinclusiveAIecosystems.

Hostorganization:

MinistryofTransport,CommunicationsandIT

Expectedlaunchdate:February2025

CentrefortheFourth

IndustrialRevolutionKorea

Announced:June2024

Thematicmission:Accelerateimpactbyfocusing

onthestart-upandinnovationecosysteminvarioustechnologydomainssuchassmartmanufacturingandAI,providingaforward-lookingplatformfor

stakeholderstodevelopandscaletechnologicalinnovation.

Hostorganization:

GyeonggidoBusiness&ScienceAccelerator

Expectedlaunchdate:2025

GlobalGovernment

TechnologyCentreBerlin

Announced:AnnualMeeting2024

Thematicmission:Oneofthecorefeaturesofthecentre’s

workwillbethedevelopmentofaglobaldirectoryofgovernmenttechnology(GovTech)usecases.

Hostorganization:

GovernmentTechnologyCampusDeutschland

Launchdate:1October2024

Itistimetounlockthemassivepotential

ofdigitaltechnologiesingovernmentandpublicadministration,notonlyinnational

governments,butalsoacrossdifferent

countries.ItiscrucialtoprovideaplatformlikeGGTCforthiskindofcollaborationand

exchangebetweengovernments,technologycompaniesandresearchorganizations.

MarkusRichter

StateSecretary,FederalMinistry

oftheInteriorofGermany,Germany

CentreforSpaceFutures

Announced:April2024

Thematicmission:Facilitatepublic-privatediscussionsonspacecollaborationandgenerateforward-lookingcontributionstoacceleratespacetechnologies.

Hostorganization:

SaudiSpaceAgency

Expectedlaunchdate:25November2024

Thecentrecommitstofosteringavibrant,

prosperousandsustainablespaceeconomyglobally.Bydevelopingprinciples,expandingknowledge,refiningmodelsandcultivating

partnerships,weaimtoresponsiblyharnessthevastopportunitiesofspace.

MohammedAltamimi

ChiefExecutiveOfficer,SaudiSpaceAgency,SaudiArabia

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CentrefortheFourth

IndustrialRevolutionQatar

Announced:AnnualMeeting2024

Thematicmission:LeveragethepotentialofFourthIndustrialRevolutiontechnologiestoacceleratetherealizationofsustainableeconomicgrowthandthekeyprioritiesofQatar’sNationalVision2030,withaparticularfocusonadvancedmanufacturingandtradetechnologies.

Hostorganization:

MinistryofFinance

Expectedlaunchdate:December2024

Overthepastdecade,Qatarhas

cementeditspositionasaglobalfinancial

andinnovationhub,andthecentrewillfurthersolidifythestate’seconomiccompetitivenessbydevelopinggroundbreakingpolicyand

frontiertechnologyapplicationsforthe

advancementofsustainabledevelopmentlocally,regionallyandglobally.

AlibinAhmedAlKuwari

MinisterofFinance,Qatar

CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolutionVietNam

Announced:AnnualMeeting2024

Thematicmission:Providestrategicguidanceandpolicyrecommendationsalignedwithinternationaltechnologytrendsonadvancedmanufacturingandsemiconductorsandserveasacatalystforpromotinginternational

collaborationandVietNam’sdevelopmentgoals.

Hostorganization:

SaigonHi-TechPark

Launchdate:1October2024

TheCentrefortheFourthIndustrial

Revolution,VietNam,willconcretizethegovernment’spoliciesonscienceand

technology,innovationandtheFourth

IndustrialRevolution,positioningVietNamforgreaterglobalintegrationandleadershipinthesefields.

PhamMinhChinh

PrimeMinisterofVietNam

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UsheringintheIntelligentAge

TheapplicationofAIhasopenedupcountlessnew

possibilitiesininformationaccess,AIprogrammesandthefutureofmovement–shapingtheglobaloutlook.

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TheCentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution

MalaysiahaslaunchedanArtificialIntelligencefor

Citizens(AIUntukRakyat)programmeincollaborationwiththeMalaysiangovernment.TheprogrammeaimstoraisepublicliteracyonAI,andopenopportunitiestodeepenthetechnologicalknowledgeessentialinthe

digitalworld

(seecasestudy1).

Meanwhile,theCentrefortheFourthIndustrial

RevolutionRwandahaslaunchedapilotprogrammeleveraginglargelanguagemodels(LLMs)tosupportkeyhealthcareworkersinremoteregionsthrougha

translationmodelforlow-resourcelanguages

(seecasestudy3).

TheCentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolutionUAEhaslaunchedtwoprogrammesonAI:AIandCreativity,andtheAIfellowship.TheprogrammeaimstoharnessthetransformativepotentialofAIthroughcollaborationwithinthenetworkofcentres(seeCollaborations).ThefellowshipisdesignedtobridgethegapbetweenAI

experts,innovatorsandregulatorsacrosstheglobe.

TheCentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution

AzerbaijanhasintroducedanAIandenergy

programme,aimingtoidentifyleadingusecasesofAIintegrationinAzerbaijan’senergysectortooptimize

energyusageandimprovetheunderstandingofthe

energytransition

(seecasestudy7).

TheCentre

forTrustworthyTechnology(CTT)inTexas,USAhas

publishedseveralpoint-of-viewpapers,focusingontheapplicationandimpactofAIinvariousindustries.Onekeypaperhasexploredthecurrentdebatearoundthe

impactofgenerativeAI(GenAI)onthemediaindustryandthetechnicalandethicalimplicationsofGenAIonmediaintegrity.

TheCentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution

India,incollaborationwiththeMinistryofElectronics

andInformationTechnology,GovernmentofIndia,haslaunchedtheAIforIndia2030initiativetopositionIndiaasagloballeaderinAIdevelopmentandadoption.

Theinitiative’sadvisorycouncilandexpertgroups

havecontributedtowardsenablingAIplaybooksfor

prioritysectorssuchasagricultureandmanufacturinginthemicro,smallandmediumenterprises,andforanAIsandbox.

TheCentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution

SaudiArabia,withtheglobalAVIATE(Advancing

AviationInnovationandAutonomousTechnologies)

initiative,isprioritizingthefutureofmovementand

advancedairmobility(AAM)applicationsinseveral

ofitsprogrammes,followingthecountry’sVision

2030strategy.Aspartofitsautonomousmobility

programme,thecentrehaspublishedawhitepaper

onautonomousmobility,whichservesasaframeworkforcountriesandregionsaroundtheworldtobring

autonomousandsmartmobilitytoscale

(seecase

study2).

ThenextstepswillfocusonadvancingAAMapplicationsinSaudiArabia,collaboratingwith

localstakeholderstoleverageanewlydesignatedaircorridorandidentifyingkeysocietallyrelevantusecases.

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Casestudy1:

Malaysia

AIforCitizens(AIUntukRakyet)

Context:

AsAIbecomesubiquitousinMalaysiansociety,itisimperativethatallmembersofsocietyunderstandthetechnology

thattheyareusingintheirdailylives.

hAction:

DevelopedincollaborationwithIntelandlaunchedinJanuary2024,theAIforCitizens(AIUntukRakyat)programmehascuratedcontenttoreflectthelocalcontextandrealitiestoensurethatitresonates

withMalaysianlearners.Inclusivitywaskeyasthe

contentneededtobeaccessibletothepublic.To

achievethis,thecontentwastranslatedintothefourmajorlanguagesinMalaysia:English,Malay,TamilandChinese.

Result:

1million

100%complete

coursecompletionssincelaunchinJanuary2024,surpassingtheprogramme’sone-yeartarget.

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Nextsteps:

Movinginto2025,theCentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolutionMalaysialookstoincreasetheprogramme’sreachtoawideraudience.Plansareunderwayto

expandthecourseofferingstoencompassmoreadvancedknowledge.

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Casestudy2:

SaudiArabia

Integratingautonomousmobilityintothetransportsystem

Context:

Theintegrationofautonomous

mobilityintotransportationsystemsholdspromisefortransformingurbanmobilityandlogistics.However,

thepathtofulldeploymentfacessignificantchallenges,including

fragmentedregulationsandthelackofmechanismstoscalepilotlearnings.

Action:

Toaddresstheissueoffragmentedregulations,

thisframeworkproposestheutilizationofregulatorysandboxesintestingautonomousmobility.

Sandboxesallowthetestingofnewtechnologiesunderreal-worldconditions,tobettertransition

frompilotstofull-scaleimplementation.

Result:

TheCentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolutionSaudiArabiahaspublishedawhitepapertocreateaguidingframeworkforadvancingautonomoussystemsfrom

pilotprogrammestofullyscalabletechnologies

withreasonableregulatorystructuresandreal-worldapplications.

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Nextsteps:

ForSaudiArabia,scalingautonomousmobilitytechnologiesiscentraltoachievingVision2030’sgoals

ofeconomicdiversificationandtechnologicalleadership.Integratingautonomousmobilityintothenationaltransportsystemcanreducetrafficaccidents,improvetransportefficiencyandcreatejobopportunities

inthetechandservicessectors,contributingtothecountry’seconomicgrowth.

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TheinitiativesandprojectsoftheNationalStrategyforTransportandLogisticsworkonemployingmodern

technologies,whetherfortrains,electricvehiclesor

autonomousaircraft,inadditiontointegratingandutilizinginformationandincreasingoperationalefficiency.

H.E.SalehNasserAl-Jasser

MinisterofTransportofSaudiArabia

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Transformingagricultureandfoodsystems

Withcountlesschallengesfacingfoodsupplychainsandagriculturalresilience,foodsystemswillundergotransformationthroughtechnology,ensuringfood

securityinthecomingdecades.

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TheCentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolution

Israelhaslaunchedanalternativeproteininitiative

aimedatfosteringalternativeproteintechnology,

spreadingawarenessabouttheindustryandcreatingaplaybookforotherregionstoadoptalternativeproteintechnologies.Theplaybookwillaimtofosterglobal

effortstotackleclimatechangeandfoodsecuritychallenges

(seecasestudy3).

TheCentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolutionIndiahasexpandeditsAIforAgriculturalInnovation(AI4AI)

programmetoscalethenationaldigitalagriculture

frameworkacrossIndianstates.Ithasworkedwithkeyregionalpartnerstoimplementtheprogramme.The

AI4AIprogrammecontinuestoworkontransformingagriculturalvaluechainsandprovidingtechnical

supportforthescale-upofahi-technurseryinitiative

(seecasestudy4).

Thecentrealsohostedbilateral

meetingswiththegovernmentofSaudiArabiaandtheCentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolutionSaudiArabiatodiscussagritechandimplementationopportunities.

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Casestudy3:

Israel

Alternativeproteins

Context:

Withfoodsecurityandclimate

changeposingglobalchallenges,theAlternativeProteinInitiative

seekstoincubatealternativesby

developinginnovativeproteinsources,suchasplant-based,cultivatedand

fermentation-derivedproteins.

Action:

TheCentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolutionIsrael

partneredwithGFIIsraeltopublishacomprehensivereportthathighlightsIsrael’salternativeproteinsector.ThisreportnotonlyshowcasesIsrael’sadvancementsbutalsoservesasablueprintforothercountries

seekingtodeveloptheiralternativeproteinindustries.

Result:

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start-ups

workinginthealternativeproteinsspaceparticipatedintheinitiative.Israel’salternativeproteinsector

encompassesnearly10%oftotalglobalinvestmentsinthisfield,trailingonlytheUnitedStates.

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Nextsteps:

By2030,theIsraelialternativeproteinindustrywillincludemorethan200companies,andmorethana

dozenmanufacturingfacilitieswouldhavebeenestablished.Anestimated10,000jobswillbecreated

throughtheincreasedinvestmentinthesector,includingone-thirdinmanufacturingroles.Thisisexpectedtoinject$2.5billionintothelocaleconomy,spreadacrossexports,localwages,corporatetaxesandmore.

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Israel’sapproachtoinnovationreflectsourcommitment

toshapingasustainablefutureforgenerationstocome.

Positionedtodrivesustainableandefficientsolutions,Israelispoisedtoredefinethegloballandscapeofalternative

proteintechnologyandmakeanimpactfulchangeforamoreresilientfoodfuture.

DrorBin

ChiefExecutiveOfficer,IsraelInnovationAuthority

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Casestudy4:

AIforagriculture

India

Context:

Morethan80%farmersinIndiaaresmallholderswhoownlessthan2hectaresofland.

Apartfromlimitedaccesstofinance,informationandmarkets,climatechangeand

geopoliticalsituationsareaddingtothechallengesthatthesefarmersgrapplewithto

sustaintheirincome.TheAI4AIinitiativehasdevelopedadigitalagricultureframeworkaimedatscalingtechnologiesoftheFourthIndustrialRevolutionintheagricultural

sectorthroughpublic-privatepartnershipstoimprovefarmers’accesstofinance,shrinkagriculture’senvironmentalimpactandreducepost-harvestsupply-chainlosses.

hAction:

ThroughapilotprogrammeinTelanganastateinvolving7,000chilifarmers,theprogrammecalledSaaguBaaguwasabletodemonstratethetransformativepotential

ofagriculturaltechnology(agritech)onbothfarmers’

incomesandtheenvironmentalimpactofagriculture.

Basedontheencouragingresults,theGovernmentof

Telanganahasdecidedtoscaletheinitiativeto500,000farmersandimplementthestate’sfirstagricultural

dataexchange.AI4AIhasalsobuiltonthesuccessoftheTelanganapilotandlaunchedtheprogrammeintwomorestates,UttarPradeshandMaharashtra.

Itisnowexploringtheopportunitytoexpandthe

learningsacrosstheCentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolutionNetworkandgovernmentsglobally.

Result:

Duringthereportingperiod,

50,062farmers

ofwhomover45%were

women,sawincremental

increaseinprofitsof$800peracrethrougha21%

yieldimprovementand

9%reductionintheuseoffertilizersandpesticides.

TheCentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolutionIndiahasbeenacritical

partnerforusinconceptualizingSaagu

BaaguandAgriDataExchange,initiativesthathighlightedyield,optimaluseof

inputsandultimatelyfarmers’income.Basedonthesuccessofthepilotwith7,000farmers,wehavescaledthe

initiativeto50,000farmersandplantoscaleittoimpact500,000farmersinthenexttwoyears.

RamaDeviLanka

Director,EmergingTechnologies,GovernmentofTelangana

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Nextsteps:

ExpansionplansfortheAI4AIinitiativeinclude

globalscalingwithtwonationalgovernmentstoadopttheAI4AIframework,including

CentrefortheFourthIndustrialRevolutionNetworkgovernments,andnationalscalingbyimplementingthefra