Past Events

C4IR Monthly Talks (Ms Teams)

November 1, 2023

8th Biennial CSIR Conference 2022

November 2, 2022

The 8th Biennial Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Conference took place on 2 and 3 November 2022 at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria under the theme ‘Harnessing research, development and innovation for a robust South African economy’.The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution South Africa hosted a session titled, “Open data for economic growth. Open data has been a cornerstone of the smart city movement for many years. Smart city technologies depend on open data from city authorities and urban services for much of their core functionality. But the need for open data extends beyond functionality, to the …

AI Expo Africa 2022 4IR Smart Tech Trade Show & Conference

September 19, 2022

The 5th edition of AI Expo Africa 2022 took place on 19 and 20 September 2022 at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa – your gateway to 4IR trade in the Africa region. The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution South Africa had an exhibition stand which focused on and the application of 4IR technologies in business and the start-up ecosystem driving the 4IR industry in Africa. The C4IR SA Centre Head delivered a keynote address under the Innovation and Strategy session titled “Boosting Industry 4.0 for Small and Medium Enterprises”. He was also part of the panel discussion on …

UKZN Computer Science Industry Talk Series 2022 Techtalk with CSIR

September 9, 2022

Title: UKZN Computer Science Industry Talk Series 2022 Techtalk with CSIRDate: 21 September 2022Time: 11:15-13:00 (UTC+02:00) Harare, Pretoria.Link to register: https://ukzn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtfuiqrzorE9GSHk2EWY_nC3tNdcHPALm6 …

The Digital Transformation Expo 2022

September 5, 2022

C4IR SA 2022 Digital Transformation Expo was held on the 05 September 2022 at the CSIR ICC. The purpose of the event was to raise awareness amongst SMMEs about the importance of adopting IoT technologies, demonstrate capabilities and real practical examples of implemented use cases of IoT, how they work, what value they create and how the deployment of emerging technologies can make the Fourth Industrial Revolution more tangible for SMMEs.   There were two panel discussion sessions chaired by Ms Harsha Desai, Associate Director Strategy Consulting, Deloitte. The first panel discussion was titled “Digitalisation VS Automation Case of Africa …

Upcoming Events

AI Expo Africa 2023

November 2, 2023

Sandton City Convention Centre, Johannesburg 2-3 November 2023 The C4IR South Africa is pleased to announce we will be presenting talks and exhibiting at AI Expo Africa 2023, Sandton City Convention Centre, Johannesburg 2-3 November 2023. …

The Digital Transformation Expo 2023

August 28, 2023

CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa 19 to 20 September 2023 “The Covid-19 global pandemic represents a severe and unexpected exogenous shock to the South African economy, in the context of already weak economic performance.” – The South African Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan. The Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan indicates that recovery from this shock should not just focus on what was, but also on what is next in terms of transformation. South African digital transformation priorities in the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) era are captured in the White Paper on Science and Innovation and the Presidential …