The Faith Mangope Technology and Leadership Institute gives people the opportunity to KNOW more and DO more, and therefore be able to BE more. The 4th industrial revolution is also referred to as the next great frontier, for good reason, as it will create more opportunities, once we overcome our challenges, of having new skills in automation, digitisation, and information technology, without forgetting soft skills, or referred to as POWER skills.
We must always remember that the key objective of Industry 4.0 is to be faster and to drive manufacturing to be more efficient, with the main technology used in the context of Industry 4.0, is cyber-physical systems. This will forever change the way in which economies relate to each other in the global market. Currently, the 4th industrial revolution is underway at various stages across the world, and while countries like Germany, China, India, and US are just a few who lead the list, I affirm that we will NOT be left out of the global village. We need to fly South Africa and Africa’s flags high when it comes to running the 4th industrial revolution race, which is a marathon and not a sprint.
Faith Mangope is a young woman who has MADE opportunities for herself. She has embraced challenges and overcome them with education, class, and sheer determination. As a young black leader, she is a point of pride for South Africa, and adding this institute to her long list of achievements, is an indicator of the global change agent she is. She personifies the statement of : ‘girl child, you can be everything and anything you want to be.”
I am proud to endorse and support this institute as it purports my own vision of the empowerment of women and youth in the era of the 4th industrial revolution.”
PINKY KEKANA –
DEPUTY MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS