http://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Automation+Process+Solution+Design+IconSearch resultshttp://www.bing.com:80/s/a/rsslogo.gifhttp://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Automation+Process+Solution+Design+IconCopyright © 2026 Microsoft. All rights reserved. These XML results may not be used, reproduced or transmitted in any manner or for any purpose other than rendering Bing results within an RSS aggregator for your personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of these results requires express written permission from Microsoft Corporation. By accessing this web page or using these results in any manner whatsoever, you agree to be bound by the foregoing restrictions.https://www.weforum.org/stories/2021/04/the-rise-in-automation-and-what-it-means-for-the-future/Automation drives down costs, improves agility and makes new business models practical, with a potential upside of more than tenfold improvement in efficiency. The elephant in the room, however, remains the immediate association with job replacement and the resulting rise in socio-economic gaps.Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:02:00 GMThttps://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/02/software-defined-automation-the-force-awakens/SDA is fast becoming 'the force' in the next era of industrial automation, enabling truly smart manufacturing operations, resilient supply chains and sustainability.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:48:00 GMThttps://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01/electrification-automation-competitive-sustainable-industry/And electrification and automation offer huge, untapped potential for energy savings in industry, buildings, transport and infrastructure. Electricity can be consumed more efficiently than other forms of energy, thanks to technologies like electric motors and drives. These convert energy into movement more efficiently than combustion engines.Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:10:00 GMThttps://www.weforum.org/publications/the-future-of-jobs-report-2025/digest/Technological change, geoeconomic fragmentation, economic uncertainty, demographic shifts and the green transition – individually and in combination are among the major drivers expected to shape and transform the global labour market by 2030. The Future of Jobs Report 2025 brings together the perspective of over 1,000 leading global employers—collectively representing more than 14 million ...Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:47:00 GMThttps://www.weforum.org/publications/physical-ai-powering-the-new-age-of-industrial-operations/Industrial operations are at a pivotal moment, shaped by rising complexity and workforce shortages, and further amplified by global uncertainties. This white paper explores how advances in industrial robotics are redefining automation and creating new opportunities for resilience and growth.Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:24:00 GMThttps://www.weforum.org/stories/2021/03/universal-automation-is-the-innovation-gateway-the-industry-sector-needs/Universal automation is the world of “plug and produce” automation software components that solve specific customer problems in a proven way. Think of it as the dawn of an industrial automation app store. The technology already exists to make it possible.Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:37:00 GMThttps://www.weforum.org/stories/2021/09/what-is-intelligent-automation-how-help-us/What is intelligent automation? Intelligent automation is a combination of methods involving people, organizations and also technologies involving machine learning. Intelligent automation is aimed at automating end-to-end business processes on computers.Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:19:00 GMThttps://www.weforum.org/stories/2018/02/what-impact-will-automation-have-on-society-four-scenarios/Much of the current debate around automation is shaped by extreme hypotheses. Here are four possible scenarios that consider these extremes, but also the space in between.Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:52:00 GMThttps://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01/four-ways-ai-impact-job-markets/A new World Economic Forum report explores how AI advances and talent trends could shape the future of jobs, in four plausible scenarios for the coming years.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:19:00 GMThttps://www.weforum.org/stories/2024/10/ai-transforming-factory-floor-artificial-intelligence/A global automation programme guides factory-scale adoption and use-case sharing, governed by central and local digital transformation offices, with plans to establish a lighthouse factory for each product group.Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:30:00 GMT