Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • Introduction

    • Welcome and overview
  2. 2

    • So what is the 4IR?

    • What is the difference between the 4IR and Industry 4.0?

    • South Africa's 4IR Strategy

    • The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution South Africa (C4IR SA)

    • Your organisation's 4IR Strategy
  3. 3

    • Technologies of Industry 4.0

    • 4IR Technology implementation in your organisation

    • Review of this module
  4. 4

    • The appliction of 4IR technologies and methods to solve problems

    • The National Ventilator Project

    • A security surveillance camera and alerting system that uses AI to identify threats

    • "Dassie", a vineyard robot (smart sensors, big data and data analytics)

    • A combined face, body and number recognition system for access control and surveillance

    • 4IR Applications in your environment
  5. 5

    • The Future of Work

    • The Learning Factory

    • 4IR skills needs within your organisation

    • 4IR Baseline Assessment

    • Concluding remarks

    • Q&A with experts on the 4IR in South Africa

    • Course evaluation