Africa and the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Part of the Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development Book Series

Editors: Benyera, Everisto

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-87524-4

ISBN: 978-3-030-87523-7

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Nov 10, 2021

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Chapter 1On the Elusiveness of Epistemic Freedom in Africa and the Need to Unmask the Colonial Contract

Benyera, Everisto

Pages: 1 –15

[The chapter lays the foundation for the book by broadly exploring what Africa needs to do in order for it to turn the Fourth Industrial Revolution from being a curse just like the past three Industrial Revolutions into a resource. Three key components for turning the 4IR from being a curse into...
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Chapter 2Race and Robotics: Black Theology in the Digital Age

Mdingi, Hlulani

Pages: 17 –31

[The Fourth Industrial Revolution has been pedestalized as the greatest leap of human intellect. 4IR does not hide the serious destruction to traditional approaches to the sciences (theoretical and applied), technology, economics, politics, and human psychology. The rise of robotics change of the...
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Chapter 3University 4.0: A Conceptual Model for South African Universities and the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Wessels, Lizette; van Wyk, Jo-Ansie

Pages: 33 –66

[We argue that Africa has a rightful place in the 4IR. We focus on the higher education sector (universities only), with a specific focus on South Africa. We argue that South African universities stand to benefit from the 4IR. In order to achieve what we term University 4.0, we propose two...
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Chapter 4Against the Grain: The Tragedy of Zimbabwe in the Context of 4IR

Saidi, Umali

Pages: 67 –90

[Most, if not all, African countries continue to seek solutions to socio-economic and political challenges facing their citizens. Previous ‘industrial’ revolutions resulted in more harm on the African continent than good or relief. Either African countries had to import various political,...
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Chapter 5Africa and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Turning a Curse into a Resource Through the Prism of Human Capital

Emmanuel, Ndikumana David

Pages: 91 –107

[This chapter illuminates how the past three industrial revolutions affected Africa’s development pace. Africa suffered from loss of human capital through slavery. The post-independence period ushered in false hopes of a brighter future for the citizens in Africa. While it was assumed that a...
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Chapter 6Rising to the Occasion: Africa, the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Lessons from China

Mude, Torque; Maeresera, Sadiki; Maramura, Tafadzwa Clementine

Pages: 109 –124

[With the Fourth Industrial Revolution underway, the question that remains largely unanswered pertains to the extent to which Africa has positioned itself to rise up to the occasion. While opportunities were lost as the First, Second and Third Industrial Revolutions culminated in slavery,...
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Chapter 7Survival of African Governments in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Shava, Elvin

Pages: 125 –144

[Projections from the World Economic Forum in 2016 indicated that close to 6 million jobs would be lost in the event the Fourth Industrial Revolution takes full control. An analysis of the previous industrial revolutions (first, second and third) indicates that many African countries could not...
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Chapter 8The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Africa: A Cure Which Kills the Patient

Benyera, Everisto

Pages: 145 –158

[This summative chapter is organised into two broad perspectives, one presents the prospects of Africa in the 4IR and the other presents the challenges. It gives an overarching background in which the 4IR will unfold. This background to the 4IR is presented as the world order which was...

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