Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Network 2023-2024

322024 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund Crystal Rugege, Managing Director of the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Rwanda, attended the meetings in Washington DC, USA, in April 2024. Rugege appeared on the panel, “AI Digital Gap: Making AI Accessible to All.” The goal of the panel was to explore how people and economies will be impacted by the AI revolution. Apr2024 Alternative proteins networking event The alternative proteins networking event, held on the sidelines of the Global Technology Retreat 2024 in San Francisco, USA, in May 2024, featured the launch of a key alternative proteins report, developed in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Israel, the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) and The Good Food Institute (GFI). The event brought together a diverse group of stakeholders, including government officials, industry leaders, investors and representatives from Centres for the Fourth Industrial Revolution worldwide. The objective of the event was to promote international collaboration in the development and adoption of alternative proteins. May2024 InMerge Innovation Summit The 2024 summit in Azerbaijan brought together over 3,000 participants, including more than 50 international investors and 150 start-ups, to explore the future of innovation ecosystems. Co-organized by the Center for Analysis and Coordination of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on behalf of the Ministry of Economy and the Innovation and Digital Development Agency, the event emphasized collaboration across the public and private sectors. A memorandum of understanding was signed to strengthen innovation and start-up collaboration in Azerbaijan. Aug2024