Conveners
Session III: Space, Design, and Ecology
- Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg)
Dr
Wesley Doorsamy
(University of Johannesburg)
03/09/2019, 13:30
Plenary
Speaker
From a technological perspective, each of the previous industrial revolutions could be characterised according to some unique features. While the Fourth Industrial Revolution is characterised by a confluence of technologies, data 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...
Mrs
Thandile Ntumba
(none)
03/09/2019, 13:40
Plenary
Speaker
Ukuhlola is an exercise of inquiring about one’s well-being from the ancestors through consulting a traditional healer who then acts as an intermediary between the enquirer and 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
Martin Cook
(University of Johannesburg)
03/09/2019, 13:50
Plenary
Speaker
One of the hallmarks of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is the “ubuntu” of data: instead of focussing on individual sources of data, we rather understand each data source in the context of a broader, coherent picture. The whole becomes more valuable than the sum of its parts. This is a key concept underlying digital replicas of real-world systems, called “digital twins”. The digital twin...
Prof.
Pathmanathan Naidoo
(UJ)
03/09/2019, 14:00
Plenary
Speaker
Given the reference, United 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 jobs in the age of Industrial Revolution 4.0. A focus is to explore the gains from the nexus of energy, water, food, waste and transport value chains...
Mr
Anthony Kaziboni
(UJ)
03/09/2019, 14:10
Plenary
Speaker
The Forth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is dawning on South Africa. There are debates on whether it is going to bring about positive change or the opposite – an increase in social problems, social strife, poverty and inequality. South Africa is the 30th driest country globally. Against the backdrop of climate change and increased variability in rainfall patterns globally as a result of global...
Prof.
Simon Connell
(University of Johannesburg)
03/09/2019, 14:20
Plenary
Discussion
Discussion based on the Speakers' inputs (Session III)
