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Fourth industrial revolution and rural development: a catalyst connect between rural and urban development

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Advances in technology have opened our minds to new possibilities and breakthroughs. It is in light of this that the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4iR) and rural development must be linked to livelihoods of how our world will be in the not so distant future. Are our rural areas ready to embrace the 4iR in the same way as the urban areas? In the eve of the COVID-19, a coronavirus pandemic, which has taken the world by storm, there is dramatic shift in the way we live �� a shift to technological connectivity to interact with each other through social distancing which came with 4iR inventions.

Source: Human Science Research Council SA

DOI: 10.14749/32377230

Author: Human Sciences Research Council

Language: English

Topic: Economic Development and Digital Transformation

Subfield: General Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: green

Funder: Human Sciences Research Council

OpenAlex ID: W7162118374

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