Nairobi, Sept. 17 -- Africa is sitting on a well of potential that if tapped could lead to substantial growth and development along with a complete transformation of the continent. The largest share of this potential lies within the dawning of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) across the continent.

With a rapidly growing youth population, a growing need for new skills, and high levels of unemployment, there is an imperative to accelerate digital transformation across all of Africa's industries and sectors. But, through the power of technologies such as Cloud, AI and machine learning, digital transformation will also allow the continent to reap the many benefits that 4IR presents, including securing a share of the digital economy which...