Abstract

MARWALA, Tshilidzi. The Fourth Industrial Revolution has arrived. Comments on Moll (S Afr J Sei. 2023;119(1/2), Art. #12916). S. Afr. j. sci. [online]. 2023, vol.119, n.1-2, pp.1-2. ISSN 1996-7489.  https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2023/15429.

SIGNIFICANCE: This Commentary is a response to Moll (S Afr J Sci. 2023;119(1/2), Art. #12916) who refutes the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and its impact. As this Commentary demonstrates, there is a case to be made that the 4IR constitutes a revolution and that the limitation at the level of pure technology can be refuted as a revolution is based on its wider impact. While the 4IR can be classified as an evolution of the Third Industrial Revolution, its scale, scope and complexity denote a revolution of its own

Keywords : Fourth Industrial Revolution; digita technologies; COVID-19; higher education.

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