4SIM and WEF Centre for Frontier Technologies and Innovation discuss 2026 cooperation plan

A meeting was held between Fariz Jafarov, Executive Director of the Center for Analysis and Coordination of the Fourth Industrial Revolution under the Ministry of Economy, and Manju George, Head of Strategic Impact at the World Economic Forum’s Centre for Frontier Technologies and Innovation, to discuss the cooperation plan for 2026.

During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on priority areas under the cooperation plan. In particular, they discussed opportunities for cooperation across global initiatives such as the transformation of industrial clusters, artificial intelligence applications in the energy sector, the Strategic Intelligence platform, the Global Lighthouse Network, TradeTech, GovTech and the AI Governance Alliance.

It was noted that Azerbaijan’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution is among the three most active centres in the World Economic Forum’s network. The meeting also reviewed prospects for strengthening cooperation with the WEF Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Network, organizing joint events, and expanding Azerbaijan’s participation in global Fourth Industrial Revolution initiatives.