Human Rights and the Fourth Industrial Revolution in South Africa

✍ Scribed by Rachel Adams

Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Year: 2021
Tongue: English
Leaves: 204
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Explores the human rights implications of Fourth Industrial Revolution–related technologies in South Africa, as well as current and emerging regulatory frameworks and policies.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
List of figures and tables
Abbreviations and acronyms
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
1 The 4IR in South Africa: Development, unemployment and inequality
2 Data governance in South Africa: Cybersecurity and the right to privacy
3 Predictive policing and digital justice
4 Bias, discrimination and the digital divide
5 Internet rights and responsibilities: Freedom of expression and hate speech
6 Socioeconomic rights in the 4IR: Transparency, accountability and the role of non-state actors
7 The way forward
Endnotes
Glossary
References
About the authors
Index

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