South Africa in the era of Industry 4.0: An Insightful Investigation

Pavitra Dhamija ()
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Pavitra Dhamija: LM Thapar School of Management, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Scientometrics, 2022, vol. 127, issue 9, No 1, 5083-5110

Abstract: Abstract Science and technology are one of the essential elements to ensure innovation. Innovative developments significantly contribute towards strategic growth initiatives in every nation. The Government in South Africa is sincerely considering science and technology from a strategic perspective to leverage and optimise the national and international resources. Other segments including higher education sector, non-profit organizations and political set-ups also realize the requirement of mentioned strategic initiative. The adoption of Industry 4.0 by South Africa has provided a huge possibility of academic as well as industrial research across sectors (aerospace, construction, defence, infrastructure, logistics, manufacturing, mining, petrochemical-oil and gas, pharmaceutical, public sector, software technology and telecommunication). The real benefits of Industry 4.0 are realised when its performance is reviewed systematically, which is presented in the form of predominant clusters or themes. Hence, this paper provides influential insights for Industry 4.0 developments (past, present and future) in South Africa. The research focuses on the existence of Industry 4.0 in combination with varied primary and (Industry 4.0, internet of things, digitization and cyber physical systems) secondary keywords (industrial internet of things, business integration, cloud computing, virtual reality, mobility, standards, architecture). The paper considered 19,101 articles extracted from Scopus database over the past 10 years. The statistical tools, BibExcel and Gephi are used to draw inferences and visualizations in the form of top contributing authors, keywords, countries followed by clustering. The use of citation analysis through PageRank provide most promising information in this area.

Keywords: Industry 4.0; Internet of things; Bibliometric mapping; Systematic review; South Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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