A 'Summer Davos' version of the World Economic Forum is to be held in Tianjin, China from the 26 to 28 June 2016. The theme is Industry 4.0, an umbrella term that describes the next phase in the revolutionary digitalisation of the manufacturing sector. In a press release issued by the WEF, it was announced that: "The event will focus on innovation and entrepreneurship as well as sustainable development with particular emphasis on industrial policy issues such as climate change, energy
A 'Summer Davos' version of the World Economic Forum is to be held in Tianjin, China from the 26 to 28 June 2016. The theme is Industry 4.0, an umbrella term that describes the next phase in the revolutionary digitalisation of the manufacturing sector. Industry experts, business leaders and policy makers from more than 90 countries are expected to converge on this event to discuss advances in 3D printing and robotics; human-machine interaction; augmented reality; low-power wide area networks and the rise of 'big data'.