What is the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is the ongoing transformation of how people live, work and relate to one another through the fusion of technologies that blur the lines between the physical, digital and biological spheres.

Building on the digital advancements of the Third Industrial Revolution, this new era is marked by rapid technological breakthroughs in fields such as AI, robotics, the internet of things (IoT), quantum computing, biotechnology and more.