INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT THINK TANK (IDTT)
Year 2
DIGITAL INDUSTRIAL POLICY
POLICY BRIEFS
Machinery, Equipment and Electronic Control Systems: Leading Reindustrialisation in Southern Africa
Repositioning the Future of the South African Automotive Industry
Technological Developments and the ‘Industrialisation of Freshness’ in Fresh Fruit Supply
Practical Implications for the South African Food Processing Industry
Repositioning the Future of the South African Chemicals Industry
Repositioning the Future of the South African Clothing and Textile Industries
Digital Disruptions in the Yellow Metals Industry: The Role for Government Response
An Effective Online Retail Strategy Will Allow SA to Catch Up with Big Guns
Talk of a Fourth Industrial Revolution is Almost Meaningless Without Cheaper Data
Leveraging Technologies to Boost Exports in the Fruit Industry
OVERVIEW
Advances in technologies are disrupting production processes in unprecedented ways across industries around the world. These changes are bringing new opportunities for improving productivity and competitiveness in various sectors but are also bringing new challenges. A large focus of year 2 has been on developing a Digital Industrial Issues Paper following the hosting of a Colloquium. In addition, a series of industry studies taking account of technological changes has been produced.