Ramaphosa to receive report of 4IR Presidential Commission

The President will chair the online meeting of the Commission where Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, and Deputy Chair of the Commission, Professor Marwala Tshilidzi, will present the report.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will this afternoon receive the report of the Presidential Commission on the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR).

The President will chair the online meeting of the Commission where Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, and Deputy Chair of the Commission, Professor Marwala Tshilidzi, will present the report.

"The landmark report is a product of extensive research and multi-sectoral engagements held by the Commissioners since their appointment by President Ramaphosa in 2019," said the Presidency on Thursday.

The President appointed the 30-member Commission to assist the government in taking advantage of the opportunities presented by the digital industrial revolution that will position South Africa as a competitive global player.

The work of the Commission is centred on eight workstreams dealing with the impact of technological advancement on human capital and the future of work, as well as social and economic development.

(With Inputs from South African Government Press Release)