March, 2019:

"The fourth industrial revolution - it's a fusion of the physical, the digital & the biological world. It's changing not only what we are doing, it's changing who we are."

- Klaus Schwab, founder of World Economic Forum

#GreatReset

Schwab: "The speed is mind boggling. What I'm particularly concerned about, is how little the world is prepared."

Satya Nadella, #Mircosoft: "It's really the notion of digital technology pervasively impacting every walk of life & every [] industry, in all parts of the globe."
"A Cloud for Global Good"
"Tech for Good"
"Responsible AI"

Holistic linguistics. Marketing terms. Branding content.

Lies packaged as beautiful illusions:

https://t.co/D2MV9o9Aws
"Harnessing this revolution requires the involvements of all #stakeholders. From #public & private sectors, to #academia & civil society."

March 2019: 4 centers: US, India, Japan, China. Present: affiliate centers (currently 9), to form a global network, will roll out at scale.
Sept 24, 2019: Aker group & WEF announced establishment of the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution #Norway (#C4IRNorway). The Centre officially opened Jan. 1, 2020.

One area of focus will be #ocean #mining, #deepseamining.

Website:

https://t.co/1MPN3PwRGZ
"Development & application of #automation technologies feature prominently in a #Norwegian pilot programme on #deepseamining, particularly in relation to mineral exploration & #extraction (NTNU, 2017)."

https://t.co/LrZfyDG8xt
"The sought plunder of the Earth’s #oceans contributes to 10 of the 17 "sustainable development" goals.

To plunder the planet's oceans, under the guise of #climate emergency & protecting #biodiversity, is beyond the pale."

#WEF oversees the #SDGs

https://t.co/dOaHkTTvgO
"#C4IR #Ocean, an imitative of Aker, World Economic Forum & "Friends of Ocean Action" - financed by Marc #Benioff; Salesforce founder, owner of TIME, WEF Board of Trustees, inaugural chair of WEF's 4IR Centre, US.

"Friends of Ocean Action" members:

https://t.co/zC9JdPU7aC

More from Economy

One of the hardest problems post-pandemic will be how to revive so-called "left behind" places.

Post-industrial towns, run-down suburbs, coastal communities - these places were already struggling before the crisis and have fared worst in the last year.

What should we do?

Today, @ukonward sets out the beginning of a plan to repair our social fabric. It follows our extensive research over the last year, expertly chaired by @jamesosh, and funded by @jrf_uk, @Shelter and @peoplesbiz.

https://t.co/d3T5uPwG9N


Before I get into recommendations, some findings from previous Onward research.

In 2018, we found 71% of people believe "community has declined in my lifetime"

In 2019, we found 65% would rather live in “a society that focuses on giving people more security” vs 35% for freedom


This was the basis for our identification of 'Workington Man' as the archetypal swing voter in 2019, and led us to predict (correctly) that large numbers of Red Wall seats could fall. A key driver was a desire for security, belonging and pride in place.


There is also a key regional dimension to this. We also tested people's affinity with the UK's direction of travel, across both cultural and economic dimensions - revealing the extraordinary spread below: London vs. the Rest.
https://t.co/HrorW4xaLp

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