SA will become part of a network alongside centres in San Francisco, Beijing, Tokyo, Mumbai and other affiliates in the UAE and Colombia
The World Economic Forum and government have set into motion plans to launch a centre in SA to help create regulatory framework for technological advancements.
“SA is joining a global network that has already been established. The goal is to work with government, policy makers, business, civil society and academics to prepare forward looking policies,” head of the Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Global Network Murat Sönmez told Business Day on Tuesday.
The network looks at developing data policies that are effective at promoting innovation and also protecting the public as well as ensuring artificial intelligence is ethical, for example.
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