This white paper presents the results of a survey by the forum with the aim of understanding the positions of lighthouse and non-lighthouse companies in this next chapter. The world economic forum (wef) has added 13 new smart factories to its ‘global lighthouse network’ of flagship sites for advanced manufacturing on march 30 2022, of which china-based home appliance … The global lighthouse network has grown from 16 sites in 2018 to 103 sites in 2022.

In january 2026, the world economic forum welcomes 23 new members of the global lighthouse network, a community of now 223 leading industry sites pioneering cutting-edge technologies in …