#INTERVIEW: World Economic Forum announces new Centre for Industry and Technology based at University of Pretoria

28/01/2025 19 min
#INTERVIEW: World Economic Forum announces new Centre for Industry and Technology based at University of Pretoria

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Episode Synopsis

GUEST: Professor Francis Petersen is the Vice-Chancellor andPrincipal at the University of Pretoria. The World Economic Forum is set to launch four new Centres forthe Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR), including C4IR South Africa,which will be hosted at the University of Pretoria (UP).The Forum announced the signing of agreements for the four new Centreson 23 January 2025.C4IR South Africa, which will be formally known as the South AfricanCentre for Industry and Technology, will be run in collaboration withleading South African academic institutions and will advance the nation’s

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