Collectively we as South Africa failed the 3IR test

Covid-19 arrived whether we were ready or not and despite all the fancy 4IR marketing speak from 2019. What it revealed to us was a real readiness test, warts and all. What it made us realise is we effectively move at the speed of the least prepared learners. It is meaningless saying 80% of learners have computers or Internet access, and it is no good marketing 4IR if we have not wrapped up 3IR yet. In fact we run the bigger risk of leaving 3IR undone, and it needs to be done for 4IR to succeed...

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Only a minority of South African schools have been able to work digitally, according to local experts.



source https://gadgeteer.co.za/collectively-we-south-africa-failed-3ir-test

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