Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Network 2023-2024

Meet the new centres Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Colombia Announced : September 2024 Thematic mission : The new centre will serve as a leading urban transformation and government technology (GovTech) innovation hub in the city of Medellín, bringing together stakeholders from business, government and civil society to develop strategies and solutions for more inclusive, sustainable and prosperous cities. Host organization: Ruta-N Corporation Expected launch date: Spring 2025In Medellín we will have the first special treatment zone, a sector in the north of the city that will attract investment, promote the testing of technology and innovation to improve the competitiveness of Medellín, and foster collaboration between the actors of the ecosystem: companies, universities, governments, citizens and international allies. Federico Gutiérrez Mayor of Medellín, City of Medellín, Colombia Global Government T echnology Centre Kyiv Announced : Annual Meeting 2024 Thematic mission : Strengthening GovTech worldwide and transforming systems through digital governance together. Host organization: Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Launch date: December 2024In 2019, we started building a digital state literally from scratch, and today, Ukraine will become the second country in the world to host a Global Government T echnology Centre. This is not a coincidence. We have created one of the best technological solutions for governments – Diia. It’s great that international partners such as the World Economic Forum team consider Diia as a case study and the experience of Ukraine’s digital transformation can become an example for other countries. Mykhailo Fedorov Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and T echnology Development; Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine 8