88. 如果非洲要继续走在转型的轨道上，重夺失去的成果，就必须把重点放在数字技术的智能使用上。工业 4.0 在实现非洲包容及可持续工业化方面具有巨大的变革潜力。通过有效利用工业 4.0，非洲国家可以从疫情中崛起，拥有更具韧性的经济、更强大的公共卫生系统和更包容、更公平的社会。应特别关注将创新生态系统形成制度，该生态系统须有精心制定的监管框架，通过促进科学、技术、工程和数学，对基础设施、数字技能以及包括对年轻人在内的社会经济包容性进行投资。
88. If Africa is to stay on the transformation track and recapture lost gains, it is imperative to focus on the smart use of digital technologies. Industry 4.0 holds an immense transformative potential for achieving Africa’s inclusive and sustainable industrialization. Through the effective use of Industry 4.0, African countries can emerge from the pandemic with more resilient economies, stronger public health systems and more inclusive and equitable societies. Particular attention should be paid to the institutionalization of an ecosystem of innovation with well-calibrated regulatory frameworks, investment in infrastructure, digital skills and socioeconomic inclusion, including of young people, through the promotion of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.