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 shift towards digital education

Education has long been a topic of debate on the country’s agenda, with calls for increased funding and improved curriculums being among the many reasons that the sector is constantly brought under the spotlight. And, as digital technology continues to change...

Vilnius prepares children for future jobs

It is expected that by 2020, Europe will have a shortage in the ICT sector of around one million employees. Therefore, EU countries are developing strategies to engage future developers from the youngest age – besides offering a future career in programming,...

Cloud is key to democratising education

Much of the discussion around emerging technologies centres on their benefits to business, and their knock-on effect for advancing global economies, and in South Africa, the conversation will often redirect to focus on the skills shortage. By Gomedi Makhongoana,...

The Learning Resource: The Software Developer

This is one job that will put you in high demand no matter where you live, or want to live, in the world. If you were a trained software developer right now, in South Africa, you’d find your job prospects to be more than a little awesome. In fact, you’d probably be...

Alternative education solutions in a changing world

Unemployment is a growing problem in South Africa, with recent figures from Stats SA, claiming the unemployment rate has increased to 29% in the second quarter of 2019, up from 27,6% in the period before. “The youth are facing a crisis with regards to...