Oxford Centre for Technology and Development

our human predicament at the beginning of the 21st century is on a knife-edge, with the bright and dark sides of disruptive technologies battling for our future. our aim is to analyse how new and fast-changing technologies – such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, big data processing, blockchain and, in the near future, probably quantum – can and should serve sustainable development goals. better and more widespread use of digital and frontier technologies is a vital component of international development. these technologies have a significant role in tackling global poverty and accelerating progress towards meeting the sustainable development goals. the fourth industrial revolution is changing the whole world and we will need to understand the opportunities and challenges that are coming our way. frontier technologies will continue to substantially change the cost and access to products and services, how we gather information, make products and interact. they are expandi