Health-related data, one of the most sensitive types of data, is proliferating at a dizzying pace. Leaders in health and healthcare are in search of new models of data access that enable them to capture the …

This paper is part of the Forum’s work to create actionable resources for policy-makers, healthcare professionals and leaders of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to navigate complex and sensitive …

Federated solutions allow a single organization or closed network to verify facts on behalf of an individual. Decentralized ID systems, by contrast, allow an individual to control their data, which is …

We hope that countries wishing to engage in cross-border data sharing can feel confident in using the Roadmap as a guide for designing robust respective domestic policies that retain a fine balance …

In 2023 the world faced a polarized geopolitical order, multiple armed conflicts, both scepticism and fervour about the implications of future technologies, and global economic uncertainty. Amid this …

The Forum’s Breaking Barriers to Health Data pilot project aims to develop and test a proof of concept of how to set up federated data systems, using the case study of accelerating rare-disease research, …

Jul 7, 2021 · Data is at the heart of this vision for more sustainable, resilient and equitable cities as it fuels the Fourth Industrial Revolution. More data is being generated than ever before, with the global …

Oct 10, 2019 · White Paper APPA – Authorized Public Purpose Access: Building Trust into Data Flows for Well-being and Innovation

Encrypted computation: a suite of algorithms that enable parties (particularly in low‐trust environments) to compute queries on each other’s data without ever learning the other party’s data, including …

This publication, led by the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Colombia, is part of the World Economic Forum’s Data for Common Purpose Initiative (DCPI). The initiative explores the use of …