Oblast: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 2016
ISBN: 929504455X
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

Klaus Schwab - The Fourth Industrial Revolution
World Economic Forum, 2016
184 str.
meki povez
stanje: vrlo dobro
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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 revolu?tion, 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. Characterized by a range of new technologies that are fusing the physical, digital and biological worlds, the developments are affecting all disciplines, economies, industries and governments, and even challenging ideas about what it means to be human. Artificial intelligence is already all around us, from supercomputers, drones and virtual assistants to 3D printing, DNA sequencing, smart thermostats, wear?able sensors and microchips smaller than a grain of sand. 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. Imagine `smart factories` in which global systems of manu?facturing 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. He outlines the key technologies driving this revolution and discusses the major impacts expected on government, business, civil society and individu?als. Schwab also offers bold ideas on how to harness these changes and shape a better future?one in which technology empowers people rather than replaces them; progress serves society rather than disrupts it; and in which innovators respect moral and ethical boundaries rather than cross them. We all have the opportunity to contribute to developing new frame?works that advance progress. From the Hardcover edition

Contents:

1.1 Historical context ; 1.2 Profound and systemic change
2. Drivers. 2.1 Megatrends ; 2.1.1 Physical ; 2.1.2 Digital ; 2.1.3 Biological ; 2.2 Tipping points
3. Impact. 3.1 Economy ; 3.1.1 Growth ; 3.1.2 Employment ; 3.1.3 The nature of work ; 3.2 Business ; 3.2.1 Consumer expectations ; 3.2.2 Data-enhanced products ; 3.2.3 Collaborative innovation ; 3.2.4 New operating models ; 3.3 National and global ; 3.3.1 Governments ; 3.3.2 Countries, regions and cities ; 3.3.3 International security ; 3.4 Society ; 3.4.1 Inequality and the middle class ; 3.4.2 Community ; 3.5 The individual ; 3.5.1 Identity, morality and ethics ; 3.5.2 Human connection ; 3.5.3 Managing public and private information
The way forward
Appendix: Deep Shift. Implantable technologies
Our digital presence
Vision as the new interface
Wearable Internet
Ubiquitous computing
A supercomputer in your pocket
Storage for all
The Internet of and for things
The connected home
Smart cities
Big data for decisions
Driverless cars
Artificial intelligence and decision-making
AI and white-collar jobs
Robotics and services
Bitcoin and the blockchain
The sharing economy
Governments and the blockchain
3D Printing and manufacturing
3D Printing and human health
3D Printing and consumer products
Designer beings
Neurotechnologies


Nonfiction, WEF, 929504455X