The Communications Minister addressed the media on what her department said were material developments in her portfolio on Tuesday.
Before the pandemic, President Cyril Ramaphosa had big plans for the fourth industrial revolution in the country, improving people's lives through technology. But the lockdown has exposed just how far behind South Africa is compared with other countries.
The report makes proposals to reinvigorate the country’s industrialisation aspirations, Cabinet said on Thursday.
The commission is expected to advise government on innovation and co-ordinate the development of the national response action plan to deal with the advent of different technological changes.
State Information Technology Agency (Sita) CEO Ntutule Tshenye said job losses in some sectors were guaranteed with the advent of the fourth industrial revolution but new jobs are likely to emerge and young people must position themselves for these new jobs.
Deputy President David Mabuza has been told to get a better understanding of the different industrial revolutions the world has undergone and especially the fourth, which is driven by technological advances such as robotics.
EWN business reporter Arabile Gumede is in the West African country to explore its business sector.
With buzz words such as artificial intelligence and the 4th industrial revolution popping up in conversations more and more, businesses will be able to see real-world applications of AI.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said the country and its teachers needed to change the direction of secondary school education to develop relevant skills to match the fourth industrial revolution.
President Cyril Ramaphosa was speaking at a conference where business, academia and civil society reflected on the past and the next 25 years of democracy.
Ramaphosa says millions of young people will be trained in digital science and other technological innovations to prepare the youth for future jobs.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura said the province is heeding the call by President Cyril Ramaphosa to get the country ready for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
The fourth industrial revolution refers to new ways in which we introduce and use technology into our societies. An example would include robotics, artificial intelligence, and nanotechnology.
The American AI Initiative executive order calls for the administration to "devote the full resources of the federal government" to help fuel AI innovation.
The initiative aims to make sure the United States keeps its research and development advantage in AI and related areas, such as advanced manufacturing and quantum computing.
How can we ensure new technologies help us to flourish as people and as economies, rather than sowing division and discontent? Saadia Zahidi weighs in.
Some of these opportunities have been made possible by the World Economic Forum’s platform for public-private cooperation.
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