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Adopting AI at speed and scale: The 4IR push to stay competitive

McKinsey Sustainabilty

AI has brought the Fourth Industrial Revolution to an inflection point, and manufacturers must choose a path forward: innovate, accelerate, or follow fast.

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From AI to Impact: Capabilities powering Lighthouses’ 4IR adoption

McKinsey Sustainabilty

When technologies reach a certain level of maturity, the next challenge is speed and scale. Factories and entire supply networks—not use cases—become the pilots.

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World Economic Forum Recognizes Schneider Electric’s Hyderabad Factory as a Sustainability Lighthouse

3BL Media

The World Economic Forum began the Global Lighthouse Network initiative in 2018 to recognize manufacturers leading growth of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). Together, these serve to showcase best practices of how companies can leverage 4IR solutions to unlock new levels of sustainability and efficiency in their operations.

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How Do You Cultivate an Innovative Mindset? Invest in Education.

3BL Media

As we live through the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), we are experiencing social and technological change at an exponential pace. The 4IR is changing how we work and creating more connections between people, machines and digital technology. KEYWORDS: NYSE:DOW, Dow, 4IR. Cultivating an innovative mindset.

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What are Industry 4.0, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and 4IR?

McKinsey Sustainabilty

It's the next phase in manufacturing's digitization, driven by the rise of data, connectivity, and other tech trends.

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SDSN Attends the 3rd UAE Public Policy Forum

Sustainable Development Network

Media Round-up: ‘Dubai Policy Review’ launches , Emirates News Agency – January 27, 2019 ‘Dubai Policy Review’ Launches, Urdu Point – January 27, 2019 Dubai achieves most Sustainable Development Goals: Challenges in building smart cities discussed as third Public Policy Forum opens , Gulf News – January 27, 2019 ‘Clear vision helped UAE overcome crisis’ (..)

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