By FAUSTINE NGILAMore by this AuthorIt beats me that the world had to wait for a deadly virus to adopt technology on a massive scale and change business models. While the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) was already happening, with big tech global companies being the drivers, most governments, organisations and companies were still stuck on traditional thinking patterns, which they loved because of convenience. The convenience of going to workplaces, the responsibility of taking children to school, the faith of attending religious services, the pleasure of travelling across the world for global conferences, the contentment of accumulating bank notes and the hobby of visiting malls for shopping were all erased from human brains. DIGITAL ECONOMYThree months after Covid-19 began sweeping through the world, a New World Order has been birthed, where contact between persons is prohibited, transport across borders banned, mass gatherings dreaded and workplaces no-go zones. I see the virus as a catalyst that will propel the digital economy to greater heights, even after it has been contained.

Source: Daily Nation April 10, 2020 19:52 UTC