The state of the nation address (Sona) again highlighted that the government has the right economic recovery plan but not the financial resources to deliver on it. With time running out, harnessing the power of the digital sharing economy could provide the much-needed solution.

Forus (https://www.forus.co.za/) Digital Exchange founder Sonny Fisher advocates adopting a modern-day equivalent of the inclusive and co-operative approach used by multilateral institutions post World War 2, namely the digital capabilities of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR)...