WEF Centre For Fourth Industrial Revolution Proposed In Mumbai, Fadnavis Says

The centre will focus on robotics, artificial intelligence, application of technologies like drones for agriculture.

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Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra at WEF 2018. (Source: Official Twitter Handle of Devendra Fadnavis)

The next World Economic Forum Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution is being proposed to be set up in Mumbai, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said in a tweet today.

“It was amazing to know about the next World Economic Forum Centre of Fourth Industrial Revolution is being proposed at Mumbai!,” Fadnavis tweeted, adding that the centre would focus on science and technology-based policies for the benefit of society and create a global hub of expertise, knowledge sharing and collaboration with a special focus on robotics, artificial intelligence, application of technology like drones for agriculture, Fadnavis added.

As per the WEF website, one such centre is in San Francisco.

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Fadnavis also met Sean de Cleene, the head of the food security initiatives at WEF.

Reliance Industries Ltd. Chairman Mukesh Ambani visited the MagneticMaharashtra Pavilion at Davos and discussed various issues with him, Fadnavis said.

Fadnavis also congratulated Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan who was honoured with Crystal Award at WEF.

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