Rwelamila, P D

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P. D. Rwelamila is a Professor of Project Management and Procurement Systems at the University of South Africa Graduate School of Business Leadership (GSBL), ‘B’ Rated researcher by the South African National Research Foundation (NRF) as an Internationally acclaimed researcher. Joint coordinator: CIB - W107: Construction in developing countries; past President: South African Council for Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP). He is a Fellow CIOB (UK), Corporate professional member of MAACE (USA), MAIC (USA) and MIPPM (USA). Named as the world's second-most cited researcher in projects procurement systems (2005 - Arizona State University - USA). 

Use of automation and artificial intelligence as a sub-set of knowledge management domain in architectural organisations in South Africa

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Architecture & Built Environment

The purpose of this paper is to publish research findings on the use of automation and artificial intelligence as a sub-set of knowledge management domains in architectural organisations in South Africa. Automation and artificial intelligence are two aspects that the fourth industrial revolution deals with, and automation may drastically change the way humans work.

For this paper, research data was collected by means of a qualitative research study. Consisting of 14 semi-structured interviews. The paper presents a discussion and research on the use of automation and artificial intelligence in the service architectural organisations provide.

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