Protecting citizen data requires a cyber-aware public service

As South Africa’s government prepares for the Fourth Industrial Revolution by digitising government services, and key economic centres continue to adopt smart city technologies, the risk – and potential consequences – of cyberattack is growing by the...

DCDT, Huawei partner on women’s skills

Huawei South Africa has partnered with the Department of Communication and Digital Technologies to deliver a tailor made 5G course for the department’s women staff. The training is an extension of the DCDT’s Women’s Month initiative that aims to...

Calling all African edtech innovators

The Mastercard Foundation Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning in ICT has issued a request for proposals (RFP) inviting growth-stage, educational technology (edtech) innovators to apply for an opportunity to grow their ventures while contributing to improving...

The state of digital transformation for insurers

Some consider financial services firms to be at the forefront of innovation when it comes to digital transformation initiatives. Although the emergence of fintechs have resulted in incumbents transitioning into a technology-centric environment even faster than before,...

Applications open for edtech incubation

Attention all African edtech startups aiming to improve educational outcomes on the continent: applications to take part in the fourth cohort of Injini’s incubation programme are now open. The first round of applications opened on Monday, 14 October 2019 and...

Self-service coming to a store near you

JSE-listed Altron’s subsidiary Altron Bytes Managed Solutions (Altron BMS) has become the only South African company accredited to provide NCR self-checkout solutions to retailers. NCR FastLane Self-Checkout (SCO) is a retail offering that allows customers to...