{"id":85732,"date":"2026-02-25T16:21:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T16:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/rsti-eseparc-draft-blueprint-for-new-eswatini"},"modified":"2026-02-25T17:59:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:59:11","slug":"rsti-eseparc-draft-blueprint-for-new-eswatini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/rsti-eseparc-draft-blueprint-for-new-eswatini","title":{"rendered":"RSTI, ESEPARC DRAFT BLUEPRINT FOR NEW ESWATINI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong> <\/span><b>\u201cThe National STI Policy and the Combined 4IR and 5IR Strategy are more than administrative documents; they are the architectural drawings for a new Eswatini.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p>These were the remarks of Dr Rejoice Maseko from the Department of Research, Science, Technology and Innovation (RSTI) during the validation workshop of the draft Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy and the combined Fourth and Fifth Industrial Revolutions strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Maseko said the workshop marked the culmination of a year-long consultative process. \u201cWe are not here by accident. Your presence today is the result of a journey that began a year ago when we engaged many of you to understand how Eswatini can best position itself in a rapidly shifting global economy,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She explained that her department, working closely with Eswatini Economic Policy Analysis and Research Centre (ESEPARC), had spent months consolidating stakeholder input, global best practice and national priorities into the draft documents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have moved beyond the \u2018what\u2019 and the \u2018why\u2019 and are now firmly focused on the \u2018how\u2019,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>In shaping the policy framework, Dr Maseko said they drew inspiration from renowned scientist Marie Curie, who observed that nothing in life is to be feared but understood. By crafting these policies, she noted, government seeks to replace fear of digital disruption with confidence in digital empowerment.<\/p>\n<p>She explained that while the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) introduces advances such as artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, the Fifth Industrial Revolution (5IR) places emphasis on ensuring technology serves humanity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn our drafting process, we recognised that technology must serve humanity, not the other way around. We are looking at a future where high-tech automation works hand in hand with the human spirit to solve pressing challenges \u2013 from food security in our fields to the quality of care in our clinics,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Maseko stressed that the validation workshop was about shared ownership. Stakeholders were urged to interrogate the draft, refine its provisions and ensure the strategies are practical, scalable and inclusive.<\/p>\n<p>Quoting American inventor Thomas Edison, she added: \u201cThe value of an idea lies in the using of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said the ultimate goal is to ensure that once launched, the policies are embraced as truly national frameworks owned by every educator, farmer, entrepreneur and technician in the Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Eswatini<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. \u201cThe National STI Policy and the Combined 4IR and 5IR Strategy are more than administrative documents; they are the architectural drawings for a new Eswatini.\u201d These were the remarks of Dr Rejoice Maseko from the Department of Research, Science, Technology and Innovation (RSTI) during the validation workshop of the draft Science, Technology [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":85731,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,9],"tags":[249],"class_list":["post-85732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-miscellaneous","tag-eswatini"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - 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