| No | 4IR readiness assessment items | Some sources |
| ST1 | Developed policy for the 4IR | [1] [20] [25] |
| ST2 | Developed strategy for the 4IR | [2] [10] [13] [14] [17] |
| ST3 | Established Governance structure to oversee implementation of the 4IR Strategy | [13] [23] |
| ST4 | Organisational readiness in the 4IR | [10] [11] [14] |
| ST5 | Government has a National Plan for the 4IR | [5] [23] |
| ST6 | Government has a Commission to spearhead the 4IR | [5] [23] |
| ST7 | Existing awareness campaign for the 4IR | [14] [18] |
| ST8 | The budget allocated for adopting 4IR technologies | [13] [23] |
| ST9 | Leadership made efforts to translate the digital vision down to all levels of the organisation | [1] [11] [13] |
| ST10 | Willingness to act as stewards of the 4IR development | [11] [23] |
| ST11 | 4IR has created innovation & value chain in an organisation | [11] [17] |