Impact Report January 2025

The C4IR Network Impact Report 2023-2024 details the efforts of 19 independent centres across 16 countries to accelerate the responsible adoption of technologies like AI, biotechnology, and autonomous systems. Key achievements include AI literacy programmes in Malaysia, drone-based healthcare delivery in India, and the development of alternative protein frameworks in Israel. The network focuses on eight core thematic areas, including the energy transition, food systems, and workforce upskilling, utilizing public-private partnerships to drive sustainable and inclusive economic transformation.

• The C4IR Network has expanded to include 19 independent centres across 16 countries, with a presence on every continent, including eight new centres announced or launched between 2023 and 2024.
• In Malaysia, the 'AI for Citizens (AI Untuk Rakyat)' programme, launched in January 2024 in collaboration with Intel, achieved over 1 million course completions, exceeding its first-year target.
• Israel's alternative protein initiative has engaged 80 start-ups, with the country's sector now accounting for nearly 10% of total global investments in the field, second only to the United States.
• In Rwanda, a pilot programme using GPT-4 and an English-Kinyarwanda translation model improved the functional accuracy of healthcare information for community health workers from a baseline of 8% to 71%.
• The C4IR India established a drone network in Arunachal Pradesh to improve healthcare access in remote Himalayan regions, demonstrating potential for carbon emission reduction and job creation for women in drone operations.
• The C4IR Serbia developed the 'Master 4.0 in Bioinformatics' programme to address a total lack of formal bioinformatics education in the country prior to 2024, involving 23 companies from the biotech ecosystem.
• The C4IR Azerbaijan is implementing an 'AI in Energy' initiative to optimize urban energy management and efficiency, utilizing stakeholder interviews to identify gaps in the current framework.
• The US Center for Advanced Manufacturing published the 'State of US Manufacturing Report' in 2024, identifying 12 key takeaways to guide public policy and private investment in AI, robotics, and supply-chain resilience.

APA

World Economic Forum (2025). Impact Report January 2025. https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Centre_for_the_Fourth_Industrial_Revolution_Network_2023-2024.pdf

Chicago

World Economic Forum. Impact Report January 2025. 2025. https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Centre_for_the_Fourth_Industrial_Revolution_Network_2023-2024.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldeconomicforum2025impact, author = {{World Economic Forum}}, title = {{Impact Report January 2025}}, institution = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Centre_for_the_Fourth_Industrial_Revolution_Network_2023-2024.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }