Socio-technical Transitions and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: The need for an integrated analysis

The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Socio-technical Transitions each evidence links to sustainability and sustainable development. This is apparent in their inherent capabilities and contributions to the transition of modern societies and their systems to more sustainable states. Despite this, it is observed that their integration is largely at miss in academic literature. This paper, therefore, presents an inquisition into the need to integrate Socio-technical Transitions and the Fourth Industrial Revolution.