Charles Molele
Ramaphosa said the governing party was planning a major overhaul of the education policy to prepare young people with the new technological and digital advances in order to master the demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
“We have a massive plan to roll out ICT in our schools. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is upon us … We will scale up skills development for the youth in all these areas. The ANC government will ensure that our education curricula at all levels prepares learners to be active participants in the technological change that the global economy is experiencing,” Ramaphosa said.
“We will scale-up skills development for the youth in data analytics, the internet-of-things, blockchain and machine learning. A social plan will be designed to address retraining and support for workers displaced by new technologies. Government will open up opportunities for young people to develop new software and applications, devices and
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