BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CERN//INDICO//EN BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Discussion DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T102500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T110000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2056@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Sarah Chiumbu (University of Johannesburg)\, Suzanne Graham (Dept Politics and IR\, University of Johannesburg)\nDiscussion ba sed on the Speakers' inputs (Session III)\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/ev ent/171/contributions/2056/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2056/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Politics On Steroids? Algorithms\, Bots And Automated Propaganda I n Africa DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T084500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T091000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2057@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Admire Mare (Namibia University of Science and Techn ology)\nDigital media platforms are credited for having transformed politi cal engagement especially with regards to transmogrifying it into ‘parti cipatory’ and ‘democratic’ processes. Besides its glorified potentia l\, the advent of these gizmos has also opened the floodgates for the use of algorithms\, bots and automated back-end applications\, which are mostl y used for digital listening\, posting political content\, engaging in dis cursive conversations with human beings and sentiment analysis. This prese ntation looks at the emerging role of bots\, algorithms and automated prop aganda in African electoral processes. Using recent elections as case stud ies\, the presentation provides compelling evidence on how the quest to ha rvest big data (mostly the electorate’s demographic information\, includ ing their physical addresses\, mobile phone numbers and email addresses)\, to manufacture the “necessary illusions” (automated propaganda and mi sinformation) and to control the master narrative has complicated the poli tical process. This has not only made the already uneven playing field mor e unequal\, but it has also ushered in new actants into the political fiel d. These actants have been blamed for normalising and institutionalising m isinformation\, polluting the public sphere\, producing uniformed and misi nformed citizens as well as influencing the (in)visibility of political co ntent and advertisements on digital media platforms. In the case of social media algorithms\, they play an instrumental role in terms of filtering ( gatekeeping)\, ranking (hierarchisation)\, selecting and recommending poli tical content. This presentation argues that algorithms\, bots and automat ed propaganda are increasingly playing an important role in terms of polit ical communication in fragile and established democracies.\n\nhttps://even ts.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2057/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2057/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Opening Remarks DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190902T150000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190902T150500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2058@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Dumisani Moyo (University of Johannesburg)\nOfficial Opening Ceremony\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/20 58/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2058/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Discussion DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T080500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T083000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2059@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Lauren Graham (University of the Witwatersrand)\nDis cussion based on the Speakers' inputs (Session V)\n\nhttps://events.saip.o rg.za/event/171/contributions/2059/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality Protea Auditorium URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2059/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:South Of South: Audio-Visual Technology And The San Of Zimbabwe DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T084500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T091000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2061@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: OSWELLED UREKE (UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG)\nThe pap er is an ethnographic account based on the author’s experiences teaching the San of Sabase Village\, Bulilima\, Matabeleland South in Zimbabwe to make video-films. It explores how the San\, as a marginalized community in Zimbabwe\, have interacted with\, negotiated with and appropriated filmma king technology. The community at the centre of the study lies on the peri phery of Zimbabwe’s social and economic spectrum. Between 2018-19\, they encountered (as users)\, some of them for the first time\, video technolo gy such as DSLR cameras\, smartphones\, drones and editing equipment\, whe n they were trained by a team of Zimbabwean researchers. The study focuses on how the San\, regarded as Africa’s First People\, appropriated this filmmaking technology to confront as well as articulate their ‘everyday ’. It contributes to the representation of African futures in film by an alysing the spatial and temporal aspects of San life\, focusing on the Sab ase community’s history\, present circumstances and future aspirations a s conveyed through a film that they produced\, titled The San of Twai Twai . It not only focuses on the film’s content but also on the circumstance s of its production. The article\, therefore contributes to the growing di scourse of Afrofuturism\, recently re-enthused by the universally acclaime d Black Panther film. From that perspective\, the San’s endeavours and t he resultant film represent alternative realities to those that appear in mainstream films about the San and other First People made by ‘dominant ’ outside groups. The research was designed as a participatory action re search in which data was collected using the participant observation metho d as well as focus group discussions with members of the San community\, i ncluding the filmmakers. It also incorporates an analysis of the documenta ry film created by the San.\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contri butions/2061/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2061/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Reimagining African Histories Through Digital Arts DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T091000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T093500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2062@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Sanjin Muftic (University of Cape Town)\nThis paper discusses how the emergence of digital scholarship is allowing artist to r estage\, reperform\, and re-investigate the histories of the African conte nt through mediums that are informed by the development of new media techn ologies of the 4th Industrial Revolution. Using Achille Mbembe’s claim t hat the “Internet is Afropolitan” (2015)\, the paper looks at several projects by African artists and on the continent winch find their expressi on in locative sound installations\, online exhibitions\, and interactive video performances. Through a critical reflection identifying these projec ts as part of digital humanities\, it examines how their critical apprecia tion can give insight to the continent’s navigation through the 4th Indu strial Revolution.\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2 062/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2062/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:African Literature And Human Rights In The Fourth Industrial Revol ution DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T093500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2063@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Thabisani Ndlovu (Walter Sisulu University)\nThe hum anities\, in this case\, African literature\, are under threat – a situa tion that should spur those in the field into relevant action towards rein vention\, increased relevance and survival in the Fourth Industrial Revolu tion (4IR). This paper proposes interdisciplinarity – in this case the i nterdiscipline of African literature and human rights – as one example o f the ways in which the humanities can reinvent themselves to prove their worth and utility in struggles for human survival and flourishing. While t here is so much hype about the 4IR and technological advancements\, there is increasingly less critical focus on ideas of human coexistence. There s eems to be a terrible assumption that technological advancements will be a ccompanied by increased understanding among humans when instead\, there ar e already strong signs\, such as the rise of the far-right and xenophobia – proof that the 4IR needs an even stronger humanities presence and inte rvention than before. The centering of the human in African literature and human rights foregrounds notions of co-existence and reminds us that to b e aware of one’s and others’ humanity requires continual reflection an d practice – something that this paper\, drawing on humanising pedagogy\ , will illustrate through examples from my teaching of African literature and human rights.\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/20 63/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2063/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Discussion DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T073000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T080000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2064@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Asheel Singh (University of Johannesburg)\nDiscussio n based on the Speakers' inputs (Session III)\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.z a/event/171/contributions/2064/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2064/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Graduate Employability\, Human Development And The Fourth Industri al Revolution: Tracing The Career Paths Of Sociology Alumnus At The Univer sity Of Johannesburg DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T063000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T065500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2065@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Pragna Rugunanan (University of Johannesburg)\nGradu ate unemployment is rapidly becoming a rising concern in South Africa. Gra duates tend to experience obstacles during the employment phase largely du e to the lack of required labour market skills. While the envisaged fourth industrial revolution (4IR) is perceived to promote unemployment for soft -skilled professions\, it is widely applauded by highly skilled technologi cal careers. Given the broad career and employment possibilities of Sociol ogy\, the aim of this study is to provide an advanced understanding into t he experiences of former Sociology graduates with an advanced qualificatio n in the labour market. This article trace the career paths of 130 Sociolo gy alumnus who completed an honour’s degree in Sociology between 2013 an d 2017 at the University of Johannesburg. Data was collected through quali tative emailed questionnaires. Research participants were either unemploye d graduates or recently employed graduates. The findings reveal important insights into (a) their level of employment\, (b) the value of an honours degree in Sociology to find employment and (c) preparedness for technologi cal aspects required in their current employment. The findings have import ant implications for educational institutions and companies to consider po ssible solutions to resolve the causes of graduate unemployment. The findi ngs also contribute to a better understanding of the skills needed to bett er prepare current honours students in Sociology for the fourth industrial revolution and how this may advance youth development. It provides a rich platform for further studies and replication in other sectors\, especiall y within the African region.\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contr ibutions/2065/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality Protea Auditorium URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2065/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Fractured Labour Process And Responses To It DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T065500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T072000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2066@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Carin Runciman (University of Johannesburg)\nThe ris e of new forms of ‘precarious’ work in South Africa over the last few decades has necessitated a return to the study of the capitalist labour pr ocess. Labour broking\, outsourcing\, contract work and casual work are of ten described as ‘atypical’ forms of work but\, as we will demonstrate \, they have fast become the norm. In this paper we will detail how workpl ace restructuring has gone hand-in-hand with processes of labour casualiat ion and the implications for the decent work agenda. We demonstrate how tr ade unions have largely failed to keep pace with these developments and ha ve neglected to organise precarious workers. Furthermore\, we argue that\, despite some recent positive reforms in the rights for precarious workers \, the institutional framework that is intended to safeguard worker rights is in many cases denying workers their rights. Taken together this sugges ts the need for a radical rethink for the role of the state in promoting a nd safeguarding decent work for all.\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/1 71/contributions/2066/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality Protea Auditorium URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2066/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Discussant DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190902T161500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190902T163000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2067@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Jane Duncan (University of Johannesburg)\nhttps://ev ents.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2067/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2067/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Mapping Environmental Injustice With The Ejatlas: Tool Or Trap? DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T100000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T102500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2068@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Dalitso Materechera (University of Johannesburg)\nEn vironmental justice (EJ) is sought by the poor\, or working class\, often of ethnic/marginal communities who have been disproportionately affected b y the negative consequences of environmental degradation. Originating in A merican activism against ‘environmental racism’ in the 1970s and 1980s \, academics (especially political ecologists\, ecological economists\, an d environmental sociologists) have long focused analysis on the topic of E J in the West. More recently\, however\, scholars have begun to document t he evolution of a global environmental justice movement\, comprised of bot h activists and researchers engaged in the work of linking protest with th eory. Indeed in the South African (SA) context\, evidence points to a burg eoning of EJ activism\, as local communities engage in urgent\, high stake s struggles to defend their access to non-market environmental resources a nd services upon which livelihoods depend\, against contamination and/or e ncroachment by market and state forces. This paper examines a range of Sou th African EJ struggles\, drawing from a recently developed interactive ma p of environmental conflicts. It argues that online platforms such as the EJAtlas offer a valuable means by which environmental justice organisation s (EJOs) can leverage “network effects”\, thereby increasing possibili ties for achieving organisational goals."\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/ev ent/171/contributions/2068/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2068/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Plenary DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190902T163000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190902T170000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2070@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Dumisani Moyo (University of Johannesburg)\nhttps:// events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2070/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2070/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:To Reflect\, Imagine And Co-Create In Africa And Its Diaspora: Hum anities Demands From The Fourth Industrial Revolution DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190902T152500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190902T160000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2072@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2072/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2072/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Non-Identical Human DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T083000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T084500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2073@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Hylton White (University of the Witwatersrand)\nIn t his paper\, I explore connections between humanism\, posthumanism and neol iberal constructions of difference. I ask questions about the theoretical and applied efficacy of posthumanism as a legitimate way of thinking anth ropologically\, and argue that\, ultimately\, anthropology has always been \, and should remain to be\, a fundamentally humanistic endeavour. I root the paper in the context of increasing global inequalities\, ethno-nation alisms\, the destruction of ecosystems\, the imposition of physical and me taphysical boundaries and other products of neoliberal dynamics. Of parti cular concern is the impact that neoliberalism has made in the Academy\, s pecifically in anthropology as an intellectual pursuit\, giving rise to a plethora of twists and ‘turns’ through which practitioners seek to car ve out spaces of particularity through increasing peculiarity. I argue th at\, in this current global context\, posthumanist approaches have the pot ential to help generate meaningful understandings of contemporary lived ex periences only if they remain firmly embedded in their humanist origins.\n \nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2073/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2073/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Neuroscience\, Psychology And Machine Learning: Decoding Both Huma n And Artificially Simulated Brains Within The Scope Of Humanities’ Stud y DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T131500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T133000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2074@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Cassi Gewer (University of Johannesburg)\nAs a Human ities’ student in the age of artificial intelligence algorithms\, softwa re engineering and big data – concepts such as youth unemployment\, huma n cognition and the future of academia are prominent in Industry 4.0. This paper highlights the role a Humanities’ scholar plays in embracing tech nological trends and using critical thinking\, human observation and psych oanalysis to enter the world of machines and computers. It is through grap pling with the underlying psychological and sociological aspects\, which a Humanities’ degree provides\, that innovative deep learning and its eni gma can be uncovered. This is an account of the academic journey from Freu d to Turing\, from cognition to neural networks\, and from the University of Johannesburg to the University of Cambridge – all in advocacy of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/171/cont ributions/2074/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality Protea Auditorium URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2074/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Posthumanism And The New Politics Of Difference DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T081500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T083000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2075@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Fraser Mcneill (University of Pretoria)\nIn this pap er\, I explore connections between humanism\, posthumanism and neoliberal constructions of difference. I ask questions about the theoretical and ap plied efficacy of posthumanism as a legitimate way of thinking anthropolog ically\, and argue that\, ultimately\, anthropology has always been\, and should remain to be\, a fundamentally humanistic endeavour. I root the pa per in the context of increasing global inequalities\, ethno-nationalisms\ , the destruction of ecosystems\, the imposition of physical and metaphysi cal boundaries and other products of neoliberal dynamics. Of particular c oncern is the impact that neoliberalism has made in the Academy\, specific ally in anthropology as an intellectual pursuit\, giving rise to a plethor a of twists and ‘turns’ through which practitioners seek to carve out spaces of particularity through increasing peculiarity. I argue that\, in this current global context\, posthumanist approaches have the potential to help generate meaningful understandings of contemporary lived experienc es only if they remain firmly embedded in their humanist origins.\n\nhttps ://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2075/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2075/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The indispensable nature of ‘illegal’ and deportable migrants within the South African labour market: Migrant workers in South Africa in the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T072000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T074500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2076@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Tapiwa Chagonda (University of Johannesburg)\nDebate s on the 4IR are raging within the academy\, as scholars endeavor to grapp le with the pros and cons of this revolution. Within the labour market\, f ears have been expressed by scholars on how the 4IR might disrupt the trad itional work environment as we have known it\, as some of the semi-skilled and even skilled office workers might end up being made redundant by tech nology and robots. It is the contention of this paper that in the midst of all these fears of retrenchments within the labour market\, as a conseque nce of 4IR\, the ‘illegal’ and deportable migrants who work in the low er rungs of the labour market are more likely to remain unscathed and to b e retained within South Africa’s labour market\, as compared to semi-ski lled and skilled migrant workers who might be properly documented.\n\nhttp s://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2076/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality Protea Auditorium URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2076/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Data - The invisible hand: Technological impacts on society DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T113000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T114000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2077@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Wesley Doorsamy (University of Johannesburg)\nFrom a technological perspective\, each of the previous industrial revolutions c ould be characterised according to some unique features. While the Fourth Industrial Revolution is characterised by a confluence of technologies\, d ata is seemingly a distinct feature of 4IR’s DNA. Data is considered by many to be the new gold and true invisible hand behind 4IR. With natural\, human and capital resources’ scarcity and constraints being felt now mo re than ever\, data is potentially a critical feedstock for economic devel opment and driver for knowledge generation. This talk focuses on how data\ , together with technological development\, have and will continue to brin g about deep sociological and economic impacts. These impacts are analysed through a technological lens aimed at stimulating discourse around the ro le of data in society.\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributio ns/2077/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2077/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Digital Twin in Industry: Enhanced safety and performance in a erospace\, mining and industry DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T115000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T120000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2078@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Martin Cook (University of Johannesburg)\nOne of the hallmarks of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is the “ubuntu” of data : instead of focussing on individual sources of data\, we rather understan d each data source in the context of a broader\, coherent picture. The who le becomes more valuable than the sum of its parts. This is a key concept underlying digital replicas of real-world systems\, called “digital twin s”. The digital twin concept is explored through three examples: an aero plane\, a nuclear reactor and a mine. Instead of interacting directly with the real-world system through individual sensor readings\, the paradigm s hifts to interacting with the digital twin itself. The benefits of this ap proach include greatly increased information richness and accuracy\, fault tolerance\, scenario planning and ability to optimise.\n\nhttps://events. saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2078/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2078/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Discussion DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T122000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T130000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2079@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg)\nDiscussi on based on the Speakers' inputs (Session III)\n\nhttps://events.saip.org. za/event/171/contributions/2079/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2079/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Achieving Water Security in the 4IR: Possibilities for South Afric a DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T121000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T122000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2080@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Anthony Kaziboni (UJ)\nThe Forth Industrial Revoluti on (4IR) is dawning on South Africa. There are debates on whether it is go ing to bring about positive change or the opposite – an increase in soci al problems\, social strife\, poverty and inequality. South Africa is the 30th driest country globally. Against the backdrop of climate change and i ncreased variability in rainfall patterns globally as a result of global w arming\, there has been a sharp decline in rainfall in Southern Africa. Wa ter scarcity in South Africa been compounded human induced factors. This p aper interrogates the technologies that come with the 4IR and how they can be employed to improve water management\, access and provision in South A frica. I argue that if these 4IR technologies are embraced and employed\, we stand a better chance at achieving water security.\n\nhttps://events.sa ip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2080/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2080/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Nexus of Energy\, Water\, Food\, Waste : 4IR Contributions DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T120000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T121000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2081@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Pathmanathan Naidoo (UJ)\nGiven the reference\, Unit ed Nations Sustainable Development Goals\, Agenda 2030 : Transforming our World\, the Department of Mechanical Engineering Science has interest in promoting solutions that will stimulate new economic development and new j obs in the age of Industrial Revolution 4.0. A focus is to explore the g ains from the nexus of energy\, water\, food\, waste and transport value c hains when embedded in Industrial Revolution 4.0 technologies\, business m odels and societal values. The aim is to maximise circular economics\, min imize environmental impact and to deliver new business models of economic development and job creation. A sharp focus is to bring forward machine d ecision making in the delivery of sustainable and resilient solutions of i ntegrity and value to customers and society.\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za /event/171/contributions/2081/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2081/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Virtual Persons: Rethinking Human Value DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T063000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T064500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2087@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Emma Ruttkamp-Bloem (University of Pretoria)\nThe fi rst of the 2018 EU guidelines for ethical AI states “AI should not tramp le on human autonomy. People should not be manipulated or coerced by AI sy stems\, and humans should be able to intervene or oversee every decision t hat the software makes”. The thinking behind this guideline is the Kanti an notion that humans have intrinsic worth\, and should therefore always b e the best final arbiters in considering the impact of decisions on humans . Are such views justified in an age where humans are not necessarily the only rational beings anymore\, and also do not have the best history of be neficial moral decision-making? In the age of 4IR\, we need to rethink our reasons for framing guidelines such as the above\, especially\, I argue\, if they are built on assumptions of notions of personal identity giving h umans the upper hand. In order to commence this ‘rethinking of humanity ’\, I consider the arguments of writers such as Asaro\, Moor\, Allen and Wallach for identifying levels of artificial morality as a way in which t o formulate a positive contemporary response to the well-known 1991 articl e by Cole in which he defends the potential mental abilities of algorithms with his notion of ‘virtual persons’.\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/e vent/171/contributions/2087/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2087/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The relevancy of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the South Afr ican National Defence Force: Adapt or be hacked DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T091000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T093500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2082@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Kyle Bester (Stellenbosch University)\nThe 4th Indus trial Revolution (4IR) has advanced various aspects of human life is rapid ly altering the way individuals communicate with each other in the work pl ace. This study focused on the qualitative exploration on how the advancem ent of cybersecurity may influence the behaviour of military officers and the manner in which they interact with changing technology in the workplac e. Exploring the views and perceptions of cybersecurity and how threats ar e scrutinised among military officers is considered to be vital when produ cing knowledge in an emerging research area. The securitization framework was used to indicate how participants securitize an issue within the milit ary context\, particularly when viewing the 4IR as an agent that advances technological innovation in the workplace and demands social acceptance. E xploring the views and perceptions of military officers from an organizati onal psychology perspective necessitated that the researcher explore this emerging topic from a qualitative method of inquiry and highlighting a sit e of knowledge which has often been left unengaged in mainstream psycholog y. This study employed non-probability purposive sampling and selected 20 participants enrolled in a senior officers’ course at one South African Military Tertiary Institution. Findings point towards the notion that secu ritizing an issue such as cyber-attacks has an impact on threat perception and behaviour when interacting with others through cyberspace.\n\nhttps:/ /events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2082/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2082/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Kinship obligations\, capital and forms of belonging among Africa ’s farming communities in the Fourth Industrial Revolution DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T141500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T144500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2083@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Phefumula Nyoni (UJ-Ali Mazrui Centre for Higher Edu cation Studies)\nThis study is an investigation of kinship influences on w omen smallholder farmers’ practices in rural spaces. This study is an on going study conducted within a context were livelihoods are increasingly g etting linked to the capitalist economy which has proved to be going throu gh rapid transformations largely linked to the features of the Fourth Indu strial Revolution (4th IR). A study that focuses on kinship influences on women farming practices is essential when one looks into the resilience of customary forms or organisation within the current neoliberal setting whe re the dictates of the 4th IR are looming large. Instead of such forms of organisation being pushed to the periphery they have come to be at the cor e of defining socio-economic relationships. In this regard\, the study wil l seek to establish forms of relationships that kinship assists to shape a s women engage in their farming activities. This is especially with respec t to how the kinship obligations act as an enabling or constraining form o f agency within the whims of Victor Turners concept of Liminality. Whilst methodologically\, the broader study is set to draw from in-depth intervi ews and observations this paper is a result of the initial phase which dra ws from empirical literature.\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/171/cont ributions/2083/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality Protea Auditorium URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2083/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Making Afro-ethics Computational DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T070000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T071500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2084@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Samuel Segun (University of Johannesburg)\nArguably\ , research in computational ethics and particularly any attempt at composi ng an ethical scheme for machines or autonomous intelligent systems will r equire three steps. First\, identifying and adopting an ethical system\, w hich will be compatible with a top-down\, bottom-up or hybrid approach to computation. Second\, schematizing this ethic in analytic form and third\, developing appropriate syntax and a utility function for the development of an ethical algorithm. In this talk\, I consider the underexplored ethic al system common to peoples of sub-Saharan Africa\, which I have christene d ‘Afro-ethics’. I show in this talk that the nature of Afro-ethics\, unlike deontological or consequential ethics\, is unstructured and makes t he problem of tractability more evident. For lack of space and time\, I ad dress the first two steps of creating an ethically computational framework for artificial intelligent systems. These are identifying the primary fea tures of Afro-ethics and schematizing these in analytic form.\n\nhttps://e vents.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2084/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2084/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:With great access comes great responsibility:Proposing a Cybersecu rity implementation framework for South Africa DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T093500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T100000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2085@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Anna-Marie Jansen van Vuuren (University of Johannes burg)\, Joey Jansen van Vuuren (Tshwane University of Technology)\nSouth A frica is one of the African nations with the highest rate of internet acce ss to the internet. Despite this rapid spread of mobile phones and interac tivity\, the country’s government has been slow in implementing a defini te cyber strategy. With more South Africans gaining access to the internet \, the risks of citizens’ exposure to cyber threats are rising. The Inst itute of Risk Management South Africa has that cyberattacks were amongst t he ten highest ranked risks threatening the country. The large number of S outh African citizens growing up without regular or sustained exposure to technological devices and broadband internet access makes them vulnerable to online exploitation. This may in turn lead to the country itself being more exposed to security breaches and potential international cyberattacks . Within this paper the researchers argue for the importance of implementi ng a strong cyber awareness strategy in South Africa. The paper situates t he country within its unique African context\, by explaining strategies an d frameworks that have been developed internationally\, and how they could be applied to the country. They conclude by recommending that for South A frican and African citizens to protect themselves against online threats\, they need adequate training in cybersecurity awareness.\n\nhttps://events .saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2085/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2085/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:On The Unique Personhoods Of Robots DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T071500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T073000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2086@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Mpho Tshivhase (University of Pretoria)\nThe existen ce of these humanoid robots forces us to think about or rethink the issues concerning rights\, citizenship\, and personhood. There is something quit e different about robots in relation to persons. I am particularly interes ted to test the plausibility of considering the uniqueness of robots. My a im is to consider the radical distinction of robots. I will test the uniqu eness of robots against my theory of procedural uniqueness. Given that my view of uniqueness is founded on persons\, it is necessary for my discussi on of the uniqueness of robots to be preceded by a discussion of personhoo d with the aim to reveal whether robots can have the status of personhood. The question regarding the possibility of robots attaining personhood sta tus is one that assumes that robots can develop moral status and thus able to take accountability for moral actions. Understood in this way\, it wou ld imply that robots would have the capacity to grasp the concept of moral responsibility so much so that they would be able to understand moral reg ard for other robots\, humans\, and animals. While legal personhood can be granted to robots in the same way that it is granted to historical buildi ngs and corporations\, it is unclear that robots can be persons in the way that thinkers such as Kant and Menkiti and others conceive of it.\n\nhttp s://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2086/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2086/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The rise in the staging of sacred intercessions by Traditional Hea lers on digital spaces’’ DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T114000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T115000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2088@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Thandile Ntumba (none)\nUkuhlola is an exercise of i nquiring about one’s well-being from the ancestors through consulting a traditional healer who then acts as an intermediary between the enquirer a nd his/her ancestors. Lately TV shows like Umoya and YFM with Lloyd Radebe radio programme have been broadcasting these consultation sessions. There has been also a significant number of Traditional healers interpreting dr eams and offering consultation session through social media platforms and websites. This case study will explore how the practice of African traditi onal healing consultation has moved from being a very confidential sacred spiritual practice to something aired on a public platform. The paper will look at the motive of putting what is understood as sacred on public plat forms for public consumption and entertainment. The paper will seek to exp lore possible reasons for this new trend from the perspective of both heal ers and clients. It will further interrogate the authenticity of this prac tice. The analysis will be from narrative interviews and participant obser vation. The study aims to uncover the impact of this social innovation on spirituality's sustainability\, on whether these healers have overstepped the boundaries that are regarded as spiritual moral values in trying to fi t in and keep up with the fast-paced developing society.\n\nhttps://events .saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2088/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2088/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Personhood\, Animals And Robots In African Philosophy DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T064500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T070000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2089@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Motsamai Molefe (University of Fort Hare)\nThis essa y considers the moral status of robots in the light of the idea of personh ood salient in African philosophy. Specifically\, I aim to consider whethe r robots can be objects of moral concern. To do so\, I will first consider the place and status of animals in the light of personhood. I will consid er moral reasons offered by the ethics of personhood to exclude animals fr om the moral community. I will proceed to consider whether robots can have moral status in light of personhood. I will conclude by observing that ro bots will be excluded from the moral community on more or less the same re asons that animals are excluded.\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/171/c ontributions/2089/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2089/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Reanimating Archives In The Now: Frankensteinian Logics\, Inherita nces And Fictive Commensurabilities DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T084500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T090000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2090@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Kharnita Mohamed (University of Cape Town)\nImaginar ies of the human have shifted over time with\, and made possible new epist emes\, politics\, methodologies and ethics. As each new ‘turn’ takes e ffect\, the attempt to keep up with quests for recognition across inequali ties\, forms of life and worldings\, can leave one feeling quite dizzy. Th e expansion of ontological imaginaries frequently animates the archive tow ards a politics for the present and / or future. The archive is frequently read towards a politics and new sets of relations: to insert new subjects (or worlds)\, recover them\, dispute their rendering\, or to delegitimise the scope of the archive. What remains\, irrespective of the mode of huma n and the form of the political that is emergent\, is a relation to the ar chive that appears to be paradigmatic. Given different imaginaries of the human across time and space\, I want to present some questions about tempo ral (and ontological) equivalences and the ontological remainders that are carried across when we are mining the archive to animate our texts. In th is paper\, I will propose that Frankenstein as a metaphor is useful to exp lore the excisionary logics of knowledge production which sutures together ontological imaginaries and produces fictive historical contiguities.\n\n https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2090/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2090/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Space Applications: How The Use Of Satellite Technology Will Promo te Access To Data And Information In The Fourth Industrial Revolution DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T133000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T134500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2092@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Ruvimbo Samanga (Space Generation Advisory Council)\ nThe 4th industrial revolution is going to be driven by three key ages\, a rtificial intelligence\, digitization and most notably the Space age. It i s this last field especially that has formed the bulk of my research and h ow Space Applications can promote sustainable development on the African c ontinent especially though the use of satellite technology. Given rapid te chnological advances many fields\, including the law and humanities\, are evolving to keep up with a world that is constantly looking for effective and more efficient ways to conduct business. Take for example the prolifer ation of satellite technology for internet coverage to increase access to information to individuals in remote areas such as Rwanda and most recentl y Ghana have done. This is all with the broader aim not only to establish Africa’s technological footprint but also to encourage the younger gener ation to gain a better appreciation of how important it is to integrate in to the global community and often the only way to do so is access to impor tant data on the rapidly changing trends in modern sectors. Artificial int elligence and digitization are also pertinent to the extent that they coul d potentially eliminate the need for human intervention in the coming year s\, and the future generation in its teachings must be informed of the con sequences and the preemptive steps to be taken to ensure that in a technol ogically driven world they will still find relevancy and an opportunity to contribute to different sectors and career fields. I hope to give insight on space law\, a highly niche area of the law and how it interplay’s wi th the other drivers of the 4th industrial revolution and how collectively each should be a fundamental part of educational curricula. Now that “r obots” have and will replace many of the functions currently conducted b y humans how do we stop the next generation of researchers\, students\, in dustry experts from becoming obsolete\, lazy or simply failing to engage w ith what is a novel but extremely complex development in modern society.\n \nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2092/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality Protea Auditorium URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2092/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Anti- Anti- Anti-Humanism: A Critique Of Human Origins Research In South Africa DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T090000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T091500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2093@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Eric Worby (University of the Witwatersrand)\nIn a t ime when liberal\, universalist values are apparently in regression across the globe\, should anthropology abandon its flirtation with post-humanism and anti-anthropocentrism? Should it instead be vigorously reasserting it s historical role in defending the qualities that distinguish the human sp ecies from others\, while arguing for the universality of those qualities across members of that species? I am sympathetic to the political reasonin g underlying such a call in our current context. Yet here I want to urge c aution against taking a naïvely sanguine view of some invocations of huma n unity and ‘humanism’ that have been constitutive of the discipline o f anthropology\, notably in relation to paleoanthropological research into ‘human evolution’ and ‘human origins’. In the South African conte xt\, such research has had an unusually influential – and sometimes deep ly pernicious - role in relation to debates concerned with race\, inequali ty and human difference over the past century. My paper will suggest that the effort to rehabilitate the ethical reputation of paleoanthropology dur ing the late Apartheid and post-Apartheid period\, grounded as it is in th e invocation of common human origins in Africa and specifically in the ‘ Cradle of Humankind\,’ can paradoxically serve to shore up both national chauvinism and white apologetics. While this need not derail a revival of the ‘humanist’ impulse of anthropology per se\, it should give us suf ficiently cause to be wary of the uses to which such a revival might be pu t.\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2093/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2093/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Online Church: The Impact Of Technology And Religion In The Digita l Age DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T140000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T141500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2094@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Tsholofelo Masetshaba Mosala (N/A)\nThe concept of r eligion in anthropology\, is understood to be a sort of cultural script- a strong framing narrative for daily life in many parts of the world. The digital technology has make it into the social settings and mirrors new so ciocultural realities. Today\, church sermons can be lived-streamed\, down loaded online and congregants can actively participate from the comfortabl e of their homes. The power of the internet space has become a cultural g ame changer\, infusing both religion and technology into one space. The st udy sets out to investigate the experiences of users who surf the cyberspa ce\, the different religious outcome between television viewing and intern et. The purpose is to describe the behavioural patterns and the socio-econ omic backgrounds of participates. The study argues that techno-religion as a social reality excludes the underprivileged thereby placing digital tec hnology in question.\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions /2094/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality Protea Auditorium URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2094/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Why In The Fourth Industrial Revolution Are Miracle Churches Attra cting So Many People? DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T134500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T140000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2095@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Maria Frahm-Arp (UJ)\nIn 2013 machine learning took off as deep learning – the ability of computers to teach themselves new concepts and ideas – became a reality. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is a revolution unlike any we have seen before because it ushers in a wor ld in which machines can continually learn making it possible for them to make intelligent decisions based on the data they collect. Put differentl y not only can machines do the same manual work that people do ie plough a field of corn\, they can also solve problems\, diagnose diseases and ofte n more accurately then people calculate outcomes. This reality makes man y people uncomfortable and people are beginning to ask what does it mean t o be human? In this paper I explore how the rise of grass eating\, petrol drinking\, doom-spraying pastors that have been dominating our headlines since the 2015 is not because South Africans are somehow unique or more su perstitious than other nations but rather that this phenomena echoes the r eactions we have seen at the advent of the previous three Industrial Revol utions in various parts of the world. This paper compares the religious p henomena we are currently seeing to the religious expressions we saw durin g the previous three Industrial Revolutions. It then unpacks why at this moment in South Africa’s history we are witnessing the particular religi ous reaction to the Fourth Industrial Revolution that we currently see and what the socio-political implications of this might be for South Africa.\ n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2095/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality Protea Auditorium URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2095/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Discussion DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190902T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190902T161500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2096@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Alex Broadbent (University of Johannesburg)\, Jane D uncan (University of Johannesburg)\nDiscussion based on the Speakers' inpu ts\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2096/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2096/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Discussion DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T100000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T110000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2099@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Pier Paolo Frassinelli (University of Johannesburg)\ nDiscussion based on the Speakers' inputs (Session VII)\n\nhttps://events. saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2099/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2099/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Discussion DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T144500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T153000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2100@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Kammila Naidoo (University of Johannesburg)\niscussi on based on the Speakers' inputs (Session IV)\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.z a/event/171/contributions/2100/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality Protea Auditorium URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2100/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Discussion DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T091500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190903T103000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2101@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Joost Fontein (UJ)\nDiscussion based on the Speakers ' inputs (Session II)\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contribution s/2101/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2101/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Opening Remarks DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190902T151500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190902T152500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2102@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Sarah Mosoetsa (University of the Witwatersrand\, an d CEO – National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences)\nOffi cial Opening Ceremony\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contribution s/2102/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2102/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Opening Remarks DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190902T150500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190902T151500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2103@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: René Smith (Durban University of Technology\, and S outh African Humanities Deans’ Association (SAHUDA) President)\nOfficial Opening Ceremony\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/21 03/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2103/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Towards An Inclusive 4IR For South Africa Impact On Labour\, Youth And Communities In SA DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T074500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190904T080500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T005608Z UID:indico-contribution-171-2104@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Ashraf Patel (Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD))\n The advent of the 4IR within elite WEF formations\, is continuation of Cas tells’ critical theorisation of ‘informational capitalism and ‘ sp ace of flows’ as the highest forms of new imperialism ( David Harvey\, 2 013). Even progressives within mainstream institutions\, such as Professor Joseph Stiglitz (2009) have come to acknowledge the information power sy mmetries - and possibilities and applying ‘Knowledge for Development ‘ discourse\, albeit within reformist agenda of World Bank\, suggesting th at knowledge society discourse has varying perspectives\, experiences and impacts. The paper seeks to bring out these robust discourses such as the capitalism and network society thesis (Castells\, 1998)\, Surveillance ca pitalism (Zuboff\, 2018)\, Future of Work ( Brynjollefsen\, 2013\, ILO\, 2 018)\, Additive manufacturing and innovation (UNIDO\, 2018) and global so cial justice campaigns regarding the social internet ( CRIS\, APC 2005).\n \nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2104/ LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality Protea Auditorium URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2104/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR