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DESIGN EDUCATION/AFRIKA /4TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Hosted by University of Johannesburg & Inscape Education Group

The 2021 DEFSA Design Education conference will be streamed live from 5 to 7 October 2021 from UJ Arts Centre.

Conference Theme

The First Industrial Revolution used water and steam power to mechanize production.

The Second used electric power to create mass production.

The Third used electronics and information technology to automate production.

Now a Fourth Industrial Revolution is building on the Third - the digital revolution that has been occurring since the middle of the last century.It is characterized by a fusion of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical, digital, and biological spheres. (Klaus Schwab (2016) Founder and Executive Chairman, WEF)

The COVID-19 pandemic has visibly impacted every sphere of life. The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and its impact on design education can similarly be viewed through the lens of this global pandemic.

The unique context of Afrika adds further layers to this lens. In past DEFSA conferences, design educators would reflect the conference theme on their particular context, lived experience, and specific design discipline. To encourage this self-reflection and forward-thinking, the 2021 DEFSA Conference addresses the past, present and future of design education while considering the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the context of Afrikan scholarship.

DEFSA is the Design Education Forum of Southern Africa. We are a non-profit organisation that provides a platform for academics in the design education sector to engage in research, best practice and networking. DEFSA is not an education provider or a registration body and is therefore not required to be registered with SAQA (South African Qualifications Authority). Membership to DEFSA is attained as an institution or as an individual. Individual members are categorised as Professional Individual Members or Student Individual Members.

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