The digital revolution and the fourth industrial revolution have forced a change of mindset upon the world. Businesses and governments have the choice to embrace technology or be left behind, and South Africa has chosen to embrace the cutting edge...
COVID-19 has fast-tracked digital transformation and spearheaded the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) during 2020. This transformation has become essential to not only help businesses be at the forefront of global trends but is being used to help...
Smart cities rely on smart grid technology which includes traditional and renewable energy sources in its mix of power supply. Driven by the advanced technology of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), the smart grid technology is able to include...
Energy has played an enabling role in each of the past industrial revolutions, and the fourth is no different. But instead of powering factory machinery and steam engines, it is powering everything from communication backbone to access networks,...
South Africa and the World Economic Forum (WEF) have signed a host government accord to establish an affiliate centre of the WEF’s Fourth Industrial Revolution Centre (C4IR). South Africa will be joining China, India and Japan, who already...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has formed a Presidential Commission on the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) to assist government in taking advantage of the opportunities presented by the digital industrial revolution. Chaired by the president, the...
