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The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced the opening of its new Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in San Francisco. The Center will serve as a platform for interaction, insight and impact on the scientific and technological changes that are changing the way we live, work and relate to one another. It is the first permanent, globally active office of an international organization in the Bay Area.

"Given the accelerating change brought on by innovation, continuous public-private cooperation on a global level is needed more than ever," said Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, ahead of the opening in San Francisco.

"This is the purpose of our Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in San Francisco, which will serve as a global platform for dialogue and collaborative action on the most important questions related to the impact of emerging technologies."

The Center will bring together entrepreneurs, start-ups, investors, businesses, regulators, policy-makers, international organizations, NGOs and academia from all over the world. It aims to develop a common understanding of the disruptive technologies and scientific advances affecting the economy and society, and facilitate the development of policy frameworks and norms to govern them.

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