The Digital Transformation Agenda: Leadership & Strategy In The 4IR
Vulindlela Ndlovu is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the University of
Zimbabwe. He is a past President and council member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe. He is a
former managing director of BancABC Zimbabwe and of Lufuno Capital Partners, where he worked on private equity and
consulting assignments in Africa and worked with Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF) in promoting the SEAF Global
Vintage Flexible Fund. He is a former partner at KPMG Zimbabwe, where he started the KPMG Corporate Finance practice
in Zimbabwe in 1997.
A new world with a continuously growing population
By 2050, it has been estimated that the population over the age of 60 will reach nearly two billion. The challenge comes in both ways – First is on how to provide care to a larger population and also on how to address conditions associated with aging such as reduction in mobility, decline in visual and auditory acuity, and changes in cognitive processes.
Accessing services locally and using resources efficiently will become increasingly important in order to meet this demand. Medical technologies, such as telemedicine will make it easier and more efficient for patients to monitor their health data and reduce their dependence to hospitals. This means, better treatment and lower costs.
At the same time, robotics and drones can make it easier to support aging individuals in receiving caregiving services and assisting in monitoring and medicine intake.
Cited: Serge Bernasconi https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/role-medical-technology-4th-industrial-revolution-serge-bernasconi/