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The promise and challenges of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR)

Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases (2023) 13(1) 2-15
DOI: 10.1177/20438869211056938
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Abstract

The fourth Industrial Revolution is upon us. Yet not many students understand its evolution or impacts. This teaching case looks at socio-technical evolution from 1IR (First Industrial Revolution) to 4IR (Fourth Industrial Revolution). The teaching case concludes by exemplifying 4IR’s promises and perils with a mini case on how 4IR that quietly helped the COVID-19 vaccine development can also pose cyberthreats and erode privacy.

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Datta, P. (2023). The promise and challenges of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR). Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases, 13(1), 2–15. https://doi.org/10.1177/20438869211056938

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