The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) in conjunction with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the annual African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) will host a panel discussion on Making Sense of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR):

 
DATE              : Tuesday, 11 September 2018
 
TIME               : 10:30
 
VENUE           : IDC Conference Centre
                          19 Fredman Drive, Sandton
 
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is characterised by a confluence of technological, economic and social change which necessitates a reorientation of industrialisation. Developing countries such as South Africa and the broader African region need to proactively engage with the implications of expedited technological change for processes of industrialisation and development.
 
The panel will explore themes including placing the 4IR within a long term context of technological change as a driver of industrialisation and development, unpacking some of the implications of the 4IR for selected sectors of the South African economy and the broader African region, and considering the interface of competition and digitalisation.
 
Panellists will include Professor Antonio Andreoni (Senior lecturer in Economics, School of Oriental and African Studies, (University of London) and SARChi Chair, (University of Johannesburg), Reena Das Nair (Senior Lecturer, School of Economics and Senior Researcher, Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, University of Johannesburg) and Dr Nimrod Zalk (Industrial Development Advisor, (the dti)
 
RSVPs should be directed to Mamosa Dikeledi via telephone: (012) 394 1680/076 023 4170 or e-mail: MDikeledi@thedti.gov.za
 
Enquiries:
Sidwell Medupe-Departmental Spokesperson
Tel: (012) 394 1650
Mobile: 079 492 1774
E-mail: MSMedupe@thedti.gov.za
Issued by: The Department of Trade and Industry
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