Africa's Fourth Industrial Revolution

Examines the meaning, drivers, and implications of the growth of new technologies, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution for Africa.

Landry Signé (Author)

9781009200042, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 22 June 2023

200 pages
23.5 x 15.8 x 2 cm, 0.53 kg

'Professor Landry Signé is not just one of the world's most influential thinkers on the questions related to how agile leadership, emerging technology, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution could contribute to a more prosperous, just, inclusive, and sustainable world. He is also a unique top global leader, complex thinker, terrific scholar, and impactful change-maker respected worldwide, who is using his cutting-edge understanding of sophisticated challenges and his powerful network to transform the most disruptive upheavals into positive outcomes in our ever fast-changing world.' Sanjeev Khagram, Director General and Dean, Thunderbird School of Global Management

With the rise of new technologies and disruptive innovations reshaping the global economy, the Fourth Industrial Revolution has been characterized as a fusion between the physical, digital, and biological worlds. From the increasing adoption of mobile devices to the entrepreneurial use of 3D printing, arti?cial intelligence, and robotics, trends across Africa speak to the continent's potential for growth and sustainable development in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In this innovative and timely study, Landry Signé examines the meaning, drivers, and implications of the Fourth Industrial Revolution for Africa. Drawing upon comparative, continent-wide analysis, Signé powerfully challenges our understandings of Africa's transformation and sheds light on the potential of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to change and shape the Global South. By de?ning and investigating the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Signé develops a valuable framework for further study and suggests strategies that Africans and their global partners can use to capitalize upon this rapidly evolving technological landscape.

Acknowledgements
Foreword
Preface
1. Introduction: Understanding Africa's Role in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
2. What is the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
3. What does the Fourth Industrial Revolution mean for Africa?
4. Drivers of and Challenges to the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa
5. Capitalizing on the 4IR in Africa the Primary and Secondary Sectors: Transformation, Implications, and Economic Opportunities
6. Capitalizing on the 4IR in Africa in the Tertiary Sector: Transformation, Implications, and Economic Opportunities
7. Leaders in the Fourth Industrial Revolution on the African Continent
8. Emerging Leaders in the Fourth Industrial Revolution on the African Continent
9. The Imperative of Cybersecurity during the Fourth Industrial Revolution
10. The Importance of Healthcare and Technological Innovations during the Fourth Industrial Revolution
11. Conclusion: 4IR in Africa: Strategies for a Better Future.

Subject Areas: Information technology industries [KNTX], Development economics & emerging economies [KCM], Political science & theory [JPA], African history [HBJH]