Course Outline

1.What is the fourth Industrial Revolution

• Drivers and megatrends

• Historical context: 1st, 2nd, 3rd revolutions

2. New technologies

• Implantable technologies, wearable Internet • Digital presence • Vision as the new interface • Ubiquitous computing, a supercomputer in your pocket • Storage for all • The Internet of things • The connected home • Smart cities • Big data and analytics • Automated driving systems • Artificial intelligence and decision-making • Blockchain • Platforms, compatibility, standards and standardization in 4.0 technologies

3. Business model and business model innovation

• The importance of innovative ecosystems for Industry 4.0

• The sharing economy

• Vertical and horizontal networks integration and governance, supply chain management and optimization

4. Product and process design

• The shrinking gap between conception and implementation • Design and visualization • Advanced implementation techniques

5. The Potential Impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

• Employment changes and preparing the next generation of workforce • Training and skills update of the workforce, potential changes in the job market, economic growth, the nature of work • Business, consumer expectations, data enhance products, collaborative innovation, new operating models • National and global, governments, countries, regions, and cities, international security • Society, inequality and equity, community • The individual, identity and ethics, human connections, managing public and private information

6. What could it mean for the UAE?

• Impact on selected sectors of the economy, specifically, transportation, health, social welfare, and manufacturing • An assessment of the likely impacts • Challenges and opportunities for international competition (e.g., outsourcing, reshoring, increased global competition, sustainable manufacturing, etc.)