Dr Ntsibane Ntlatlapa has devoted more than 20 years to the research of technology development and we uncovered why it’s important for you to be involved in 4IR. He is the head of C4IR, a South African government initiative, which has entered into an affiliation agreement with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to focus on accelerating the adoption of transformative technologies and effective regulation in the 4IR era. In this episode, we explore the challenges that developing countries may face in the acceleration and adoption of digital technologies, and the Head of C4IR helps us to understand the complexities of the implementation of the strategy from the Presidential Commission for 4IR. We discuss: • interest in telecommunications and frequency spectrum• World Economic Forum and C4IR • connecting industry to a network of players • understanding ownership and control of the network infrastructure • leaders in the development of innovative technologies • and much more...