Andhra Pradesh Joins WEF Fourth Industrial Revolution Network with Energy Transition Focus

The World Economic Forum (WEF) decides to establish 5 new Centres for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, including one in Andhra Pradesh, India. The Andhra Pradesh centre is established in partnership with the Andhra Pradesh government as the Centre for Energy and Cyber Resilience, with an energy transition and cyber resilience focus.

WEF 4th Industrial Revolution Network & Andhra Pradesh Centre for Energy and Cyber Resilience:

Dimension	Key Details
4th Industrial Revolution	Creates a multi-stakeholder platform uniting public and private sectors to ensure emerging technologies benefit society while reducing risks.
Launched by	World Economic Forum (WEF) in 2017.
Industry 4.0 definition	Comprises the current era of rapid technological advancement characterised by the blurring of lines between the physical, digital, and biological worlds.
Industry 4.0 term	Coined in 2016 by Klaus Schwab, founder of the WEF.
Network purpose	Establishes a global network to support governments and industry through policy frameworks, pilot projects, regional solutions, and international cooperation.
Network focus areas	AI innovation, the energy transition, cyber resilience, and frontier technologies.
Existing Centres	Azerbaijan, Colombia, Germany, Korea, Israel, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, the US, Ukraine, Vietnam.
New Centres announced	Andhra Pradesh (India), France, UK, UAE.
India’s existing Centres	Mumbai and Telangana.
Centre name	Established under partnership with the Andhra Pradesh government as the Centre for Energy and Cyber Resilience.
Centre objective	Promoting innovation-led approaches to the energy transition while strengthening cyber resilience across industries.
Centre focus	Developing scalable solutions spanning green energy systems, cybersecurity strategies, and workforce development.