The Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa: A Conclusion

David Mhlanga; Emmanuel Ndhlovu

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-28686-5_20

The Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa: A Conclusion

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This chapter concludes the book Exploring the Development Implications of Smart Technologies in Africa: The Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa. Positing the importance of 4IR technologies for various sectors of society, this chapter draws from the various findings and conclusions made by the various contributions in the book and argues that the future of African development lies in its ability to rapidly adapt and adopt new technologies. This chapter, however, acknowledges that the rate of technological adoption in Africa is slower due to the scarcity of financial resources to access these technologies. This chapter recommends that developed countries, most of which managed to develop at the expense of Africa due to slave trade and colonialism, need to take responsibility and commit to help Africa to meet its technological needs.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	379-386
Number of pages	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28686-5_20
Publication status	Published - 2023
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development
Volume	Part F1046
ISSN (Print)	2198-7262
ISSN (Electronic)	2198-7270

Keywords

Africa development
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Internet of Things
Smart technologies

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Development
Sociology and Political Science
General Economics,Econometrics and Finance

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