No less than 500 youth delegates are expected to showcase technological innovations at the Free State Fourth Industrial Revolution Summit scheduled to take place on the Bloemfontein campus of the Central University of Technology (CUT), Free State, next week.
The event will be held for a second time on 21 and 22 July, following the success of the maiden summit in 2019.
At the media launch at the Premier’s House in Bloemfontein held today (15/07) parties expressed optimism about achieving the desired goal of unlocking opportunity.
Dr Mafole Mokalobe, acting deputy director general of the Free State government, said the benefits of the summit would be far-reaching.
“We feel quite strongly all these technologies and advantages we accrue from the process are extremely important. We feel quite strongly to partner with the university and a number of other stakeholders as we go along,” said Mokalobe.
Prof. Alfred Ngowi, acting vice-chancellor and principal of the CUT, said significant strides in terms of implementation have been made since the first event. He said with the forthcoming summit they planned to unlock even more opportunities.
“People should not be afraid of change, but rather equip themselves with the Fourth Industrial Revolution skills set that will keep them relevant in the workspace,” he said.
