South Africa must harness technology in a way that helps fix its problems: Khayelitsha in Cape Town, South Africa. The country can't afford to be distracted from problems of poverty, inequality and joblessness. EPA/Nic BothmaIn the three short years that the World Economic Forum (WEF) has been punting the concept of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) as the route to … [Read more...] about South Africa must harness technology in a way that helps fix its problems | The Conversation
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Harness 4IR for the public good, universities urged
Harness 4IR for the public good, universities urged: Johannesburg in the news: Harness 4IR for the public good, universities urged: … partnership with the University of Johannesburg, which took place from 12-13 June at the Hyatt Regency, in Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa. – Google Alert – Johannesburg Armoured vehicles have gone mainstream in … [Read more...] about Harness 4IR for the public good, universities urged
Technology transfer: how universities can harness research for real life | The Conversation
Technology transfer: how universities can harness research for real life: Scientists work with a nanosatellite at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. CPUT NewsAll over the world, universities produce vast quantities of research. A great deal of this has the potential to make a difference in people’s lives: through the creation of new businesses and jobs, for instance, … [Read more...] about Technology transfer: how universities can harness research for real life | The Conversation
How sub-Saharan Africa can harness its big electricity opportunities | The Conversation
How sub-Saharan Africa can harness its big electricity opportunities: The Khi Solar One concentrating solar power plant in South Africa. WikicommonsElectricity lifts people out of poverty and improves their health and standards of living. Yet 1.3 billion of the world’s people don’t have access to it. And more than half of them are in sub-Saharan Africa. Getting affordable … [Read more...] about How sub-Saharan Africa can harness its big electricity opportunities | The Conversation
Private security in Africa: time to regulate the bad and harness the good | The Conversation
Private security in Africa: time to regulate the bad and harness the good: Private security guards secure Uber offices in Parktown, a suburb of Johannesburg. Its drivers are constantly under attack. Reuters/Siphiwe SibekoA familiar scene plays itself out daily whenever I visit my local 24-hour convenience store in the northern suburbs of Cape Town. Despite the early hour, … [Read more...] about Private security in Africa: time to regulate the bad and harness the good | The Conversation
