Challenges and Opportunities: Discussion and Predictions from Research Findings

Wilson R. Nyemba; Charles Mbohwa; Keith F. Carter

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-70493-3_13

Challenges and Opportunities: Discussion and Predictions from Research Findings

Wilson R. Nyemba
, Charles Mbohwa
, Keith F. Carter

University of Johannesburg
University of Zimbabwe
University of Leicester

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Abstract

The research on bridging the gap between academia and industry in Southern Africa in collaboration with UK institutions was executed during the decade spanning from 2010 to 2020, a period in which many challenges such as the aftermath of the global financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic were witnessed. This was coupled with rapid changes in technology in line with the fourth Industrial Revolution. This research focused on addressing shortages and mismatches of engineering skills in the region. The engineering profession was probably the most affected by these world pandemics as well as the need to develop appropriate technologies and generate solutions for industry in tandem with the rest of the world. This chapter focusses on how these challenges were resolved and at best turned into opportunities based on the research findings, dictations and predictions for the future stability and sustainability of the links between industry and academia, as well as the limitations of the proposed solutions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	273-289
Number of pages	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70493-3_13
Publication status	Published - 2021
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing
ISSN (Print)	2522-8595
ISSN (Electronic)	2522-8609

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

Challenges
Community service
Constraints
Control and experimentation enterprise model
Limitations
Opportunities
Pracademics
Predictions
Spin-off activities

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Information Systems
Health Informatics
Computer Networks and Communications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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