C4IR India

The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) India was launched in October 2018 by the Prime Minister of India with the aim of driving the adoption and responsible deployment of emerging technologies in India. 

A collaboration between the World Economic Forum, coordinated by the NITI Ayog, the launch of the centre is part of the World Economic Forum's global network of centres for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The C4IR India has taken a three-pillared approach to its initiatives, which includes constituting a multi-stakeholder community, enabling insight reports and frameworks and helping to design, pilot, and scale targeted solutions. It has also prioritized impact through its initiatives by working with partners to design and scale solutions that address specific challenges, and by collecting and sharing evidence to inform decision-making and policy development.

Over the last five years, the centre has brought together experts from government, the private sector, civil society and academia to address challenges and seize opportunities presented by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Together, they have worked on initiatives that are driving positive change and shaping responsible governance around emerging technologies.


Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution India

The World Economic Forum India Liaison Office

Building 1, Ground Floor, Reliance Corporate Park,

Thane-Belapur Road, Ghansoli, Navi-Mumbai – 400 701

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Purushottam Kaushik

Head, C4IR India

Satyanarayana Jeedigunta

Chief Advisor, C4IR India

Vignesh Santhanam

Project Lead, Aerospace & Drones

Abhay Pareek

Lead, AI for Agriculture Innovation (AI4AI)

Jasmeet Khurana

Lead, Climate Technology

Debmalya Sen

Lead, Advanced Energy Solutions Industry

Shreejit Borthakur

Lead Agri- Tech, AI4AI

Pratyush Sharma 

Lead, Digital Health 

Harsh Sharma

Lead, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Ayushi Sarna 

Specialist, Data Policy and Artificial Intelligence 

Sakshi Vohra 

Strategy & Operations Specialist

Piyush Gupta

Project Specialist, C4IR India

Drishti Kumar

Project Specialist-  AI4AI

Smera Chawla

Project Specialist, Global Plastic Action Partnership

Ishrat Jahan 

South Asia Regional Lead, 1t.org 

Dhruv Madhav Johri 

Project Fellow, AI for India 2030

Divya Dulani

Ops Specialist, C4IR India

C4IR India Initiatives: Present & Past

Technology Governance and Industry Transformation

C4IR India Affiliate Centres

 

C4IR Telangana

Launched February 2023, thematic centre on healthcare and life sciences set up in collaboration with the state government. 

Four Years of the Centre

for the Fourth Industrial

Revolution India


The Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution India is a focal point within the international community for multi-stakeholder dialogue and concrete cooperation on governance challenges and opportunities presented by advanced technologies.

The centre has pursued a twin-pillared approach of technology governance – with initiatives on responsible AI, data governance and drones for social good – and sectoral transformation, with initiatives on agriculture, urban transformation, healthcare and education. 

The next decade will likely see India become a major player in the global economy and society, driven by the adoption and integration of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies. The centre plays a critical role in fostering the development and application of new technologies in a way that encourages collaboration between diverse stakeholders in the shaping of our collective future.


Published in Jan 2023