South Africa’s only option for addressing poverty and poor economic growth is to embrace 4IR technologies such as automation and artificial intelligence, to make the country more competitive.
This is according to Prof Tshilidzi Marwala, Vice-Chancellor and Principal at the University of Johannesburg and author of "Closing the Gap: The Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa". He addressed the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) Tabling Tech webinar – hosted by Johan Steyn, IITPSA Chair: Special Interest Group – AI & Robotics; and Tony Parry, IITPSA CEO – this week.
In a highly engaging webinar, Prof Marwala noted that despite […]
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