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020 _a9780241300756
082 _a338
_bSCH
100 _aSchwab, Klaus
_991803
245 _aFourth industrial revolution
260 _bPenguin Pub.
_c2017
300 _aviii,184p.
505 _aContents Foreword by Marc R. Benioff vii Introduction 1 1. The Fourth Industrial Revolution 1.1 Historical Context 6 1.2 Profound and Systemic Change 9 2. Drivers 2.1 Megatrends ยท 14 2.1.1 Physical 15 2.1.2 Digital 18 2.1.3 Biological 21 2.2 Tipping Points 25 3. Impact 3.1 Economy 28 3.1.1 Growth 29 3.1.2 Employment 35 3.1.3 The Nature of Work 47 3.2 Business 50 3.2.1 Customer Expectations 53 3.2.2 Data-Enhanced Products 55 3.2.3 Collaborative Innovation 56 3.2.4 New Operating Models 57 3.3 National and Global 67 3.3.1 Governments 67 3.3.2 Countries, Regions and Cities 74 3.3.3 International Security 80 3.4 Society 91 3.4.1 Inequality and the Middle Class 92 3.4.2 Community 94 3.5 The Individual 97 3.5.1 Identity, Morality and Ethics 98 3.5.2 Human Connection 101 3.5.3 Managing Public and Private Information 103 The Way Forward 106 Acknowledgments 116 Appendix:Deep Shift 120 1. Implantable Technologies 121 2. Our Digital Presence 123 3. Vision as the New Interface 125 4. Wearable Internet 127 5. Ubiquitous Computing 129 6. A Supercomputer in Your Pocket 131 7. Storage for All 135 8. The Internet of and for Things 137 9. The Connected Home 140 10. Smart Cities 142 11. Big Data for Decisions 144 12. Driverless Cars 147 13. Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making 149 14. AI and White-Collar Jobs 151 15. Robotics and Services 153 16. Bitcoin and the Blockchain 155 17. The Sharing Economy 157 18. Governments and the Blockchain 160 19. 3D Printing and Manufacturing 161 20. 3D Printing and Human Health 164 21. 3D Printing and Consumer Products 166 22. Designer Beings 168 23. Neurotechnologies 170 Notes 173
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650 _aTechnology and civilization
_aTechnological innovations--Economic aspects
_aTechnological innovations--Social aspects
_aInformation society
_aDigital communications
_aMobile computing
_aTechnological innovations--Sociological aspects
_aInformation technology