SA Prepares for Fourth Industrial Revolution, What Success awaits?
When a person talks about the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) they usually describe advance robotics, super computers and automaton mechanisms. But it could go further than that. President Cyril Ramaphosa established a commission on the economic revolutionary phase known as 4IR in 2019, which was tasked to identify relevant policies, strategies and action plans to position the Country as a competitive global player.1 However with the advent of the global pandemic Covid 19 in March 2020 the process towards 4IR accelerated.2 The spread of the Pandemic which was relentless in taking lives reshaped the economy, the workforce and life in general globally.3 The future of the success of 4IR will depend on whether or not these policies will become a great success and are effective.4
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