Africa's Fourth Industrial Revolution

Landry Signé is Executive Director and Professor at the Thunderbird School of Global Management, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Distinguished Fellow at Stanford University. He is a world-renowned professor and leading practitioner, who has won over seventy awards and distinctions globally for his academic, policy, business, and leadership accomplishments, including being recognized as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, Andrew Carnegie Fellow, Desmond Tutu Fellow, Rubenstein Fellow, and Wilson Center Public Policy Fellow. He has authored numerous key publications, including Innovating Development Strategies in Africa (2017), African Development, African Transformation (2018), and Unlocking Africa's Business Potential (2020).

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.