Entrepreneurship, education and the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is impacting on the industrialization options for Africa inter alia through three interrelated sets of technologies, namely automation, additive manufacturing and the Industrial Internet. In this paper [the author sets] out the case for why Africa should industrialize. [This is followed by an exploration of] the opportunities and threats the 4IR pose for Africa. Threats include job losses and the re-shoring of manufacturing to advanced economies. Among the opportunities are products-as-services, the sharing (collaborative) economy, and digital services an... Show more

Authors: Naude, Wim

Published: Bonn, Germany, IZA, 2017

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Physical description: 22 p.

Access item: http://legacy.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=10855

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