scholarly journals Entrepreneurship, Education and the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wim Naudé
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution

scholarly journals Meeting the Needs of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) in Entrepreneurial Education in Malaysia: The Government’s Role

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanim Kamaruddin ◽  
Rosilah Hassan ◽  
Norasmah Othman ◽  
Wan Mimi Diyana Wan Zaki ◽  
Sarmila Md Sum
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Entrepreneurial Education ◽  
Industrial Evolution ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
Policy Promotion ◽  
Industry Policy

Entrepreneurship education holds great value for all students of science, technology, mission work, social work, healthcare, and education. It also serves as a great incubator for the types of creative, innovative ideas of our students and the global needs in the 21st century where combining entrepreneurship syllabus and exposure of the fourth industrial revolution is essential. This study explores the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) as an opportunity to change models of innovation-driven entrepreneurship for the better, and create an environment that makes entrepreneurship more inclusive, while maximizing the Fourth Industrial Revolution’s benefits to the society and minimizing the risks that come with it. The role of Malaysian government in enhancing entrepreneurial education must therefore recognize the fourth industrial evolution and its impacts that must be compatible with Malaysia’s industry policy. Promotion of entrepreneurial experimentation within an appropriate entrepreneurial education ecosystem will provide entrepreneurs with smart government support that invests in entrepreneurial skills in Malaysia. This article assesses (i) fourth industrial revolution impact on entrepreneurial education; (ii) new expectations arising from impacts of fourth industrial evolution in Malaysia: method in teaching and learning; (iii) government’s role in supporting entrepreneurship education and finally (iv) entrepreneurial education reforms in Malaysia.

scholarly journals Developing 4IR Engineering Entrepreneurial Skills in Polytechnic Students. A Conceptual Framework

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 2636-2642 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) which is technological driven has brought a lot of opportunities those with entrepreneurial mindset as most of the skills demanded in the 4IR are entrepreneurial. This calls approaches that can lead to the development of engineering entrepreneurs that can drive the 4IR. To this effect, this study explored experts’ opinions on the most relevant entrepreneurial skills for the 4IR engineers as well as the best teaching methods to be adopted for the teaching of entrepreneurship education in Nigerian polytechnics. A two-round Delphi interview was used to arrive at 19 entrepreneurial skills with experts’ consensus of Wa = 0.821 and 8 innovative teaching methods with experts’ consensus of Wa = 0. 925. The results from the findings were used to develop a conceptual framework for the development of 4IR Entrepreneurial skills.

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