Shaping the future of the Fourth Industrial Revolution : a guide to building a better world

Section 1: The Fourth Industrial Revolution. Framing the Fourth Industrial Revolution ; Connecting the dots ; Embedding values in technologies ; A human rights-based framework ; Empowering all stakeholders -- Section 2: Technologies, opportunities and disruption. 2.1 Extending digital technologies. New computing technologies ; Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies ; The Internet of Things ; Highlight on data ethics ; Cyber risks -- 2.2 Reforming the physical world. Artificial intelligence and robotics ; Advanced materials ; Additive manufacturing and multidimensional printing ; The upside and downside of drones -- 2.3 Altering the human being. Biotechnologies ; Neurotechnologies ; Virtual and augmented realities ; A perspective on arts, culture, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution -- 2.4 Integrating the environment. Energy capture, storage and transmission ; Geoengineering ; Space technologies -- Conclusion: what you can do to shape the Fourth Industrial Revolution.