The 4th Industrial Revolution Drivers of 4th Industrial Revolution:

Demographics & Socio Factors Technological Factors

Historical Industrial Revolutions: 23% Middle class in

emerging markets
26%
Processing power, Big Data

23% Climate change, 22% New energy

natural resources Advance
materials, 6% supplies and
Rapid 8% 44% biotechnology 34% technologies
1st: 1784 2nd: 1870 3rd: 1969 4th: ?? urbanization Changing nature of
work, flexible work
Mobile internet,
cloud technology
Advance
Steam, water, Division of labour, Electronics, Cyber-physical 21% Geopolitical manufacturing, 6% 14%
mechanical electricity, mass IT, automated systems Women’s economic 12% volatility Internet of
production production production power, aspirations 3D printing
Things
equipment
7%
Source: World Economic Forum 13% Artificial
Young demographics 16% Consumer ethics, intelligence 12% Sharing economy,
in emerging markets 14% privacy issues crowdsourcing
9%
Robotics, autonomous transport
Longevity, ageing societies

Impact on Key Industries:

Source: World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Survey 2016
Impact of Digital Transformation until 2025 (USD BN)
Logistics Electricity Consumer Industries Automotive

4,840 GCC Employment Outlook Current Workforce (000s)

Value for industry 1,360 667 GROWING STABLE DECLINING N/A
1,546
Sales and related Office & admin Farming, fishing Manufacturing
1,165 771 & maintenance & production
603 528
5,439
Value for society
2,393 1,741
3,142
Source: World Economic Forum, Accenture analysis
Business, legal Construction Education
& financial & extraction & training
484 332 275
Future Workforce Strategies: Management
Share of respondents pursuing strategy (%) Transportation 700
& logistics Arts, Installation
957 design, & maintenance
65% 39% 25% 25% 22% Computer, ent.,
sports, 258
Invest in reskilling  Support mobility  Collaborate,  Target female talent  Attract foreign  mathematical
& science & media
current employees and job rotation educational  talent
institutions 365 271 Architecture
& engineering
22% 14% 12% 12% 11% 225
Offer  Collaborate,  Collaborate,  Target minorities’  Hire more 
apprenticeships other companies  other companies  talent short-term workers
Source: World Economic Forum
across industries in industry

Source: World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Survey 2016