Pressure mounts on universities to continue their digital journeys
No discussion about cloud computing would be complete without acknowledging the forced digitisation in the tertiary education sector brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. However, all of this rapid digitisation occurred at the “front end”, if you will. The next great...
Why schools and universities should be printing in-house
While some of our schools and colleges, particularly private schools, are becoming digitised, with digital black boards and tablets in class, there are still many day to day school essentials that simply have to be printed, for security and prosperity. For example,...
SA needs impactful corporate investment to secure future of STEM education
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is fuelling the global economy and creating new employment opportunities as advances in technology rapidly transform how we live, work and communicate. As South Africa rides this wave of innovation and looks at how to future-proof the...
Future of Education summit explores digital future
The past few years have shown that the traditional approach to education is unsustainable, with technology opening up new platforms for learner engagement. On Friday 29 July from 10h30am to 15h30, prominent academics and business leaders will engage with this year’s...
Drive student success through digital transformation
Today, higher education is at a pivotal moment. Schools and universities across the region and globally, are in the middle of a significant shift in educational models, delivering both unique learning models and student campus experiences through digital...
Holiday bootcamps let kids learn to code
Edtech startup Mindjoy is offering artificial intelligence (AI) bootcamps during the school holidays to help 11- to 15-year-olds come to grips with the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and what it means for their future. The holiday bootcamps are based on an...
Public private partnerships key to driving education technology in SA
While there has been much interest in online and hybrid learning over the past few years, actual implementation has lagged behind and this was made painfully obvious during the recent spate of lockdowns. By Joran Molapo, CEO of Vastratech Based on observed successes,...
Argantic helps Saheti School enter the cloud
Saheti School has partnered with Argantic to assist with its digital journey by moving to the cloud and eradicating all paper processes. The school's mission is to provide excellence in education and believes digital transformation is key to achieving this. Saheti has...
Future-ready businesses will prioritise top-to-bottom upskilling
As technological innovations accelerate the transformation of all aspects of our society, the shift to a digital-only world has made digital proficiency a must for today's jobs. By Zuko Mdwaba, area vice-president of Salesforce South Africa Despite the increased...
Educators need help with the cloud
There's no shortage of comment about how the pandemic fast-tracked digitisation, where companies that may have been delaying the inevitable had their hands forced by the biggest black swan event in living memory. By Esther Matshego, senior specialist: licensing...
Primary school embraces SA-born edtech solution
A Thembisa-based primary school has become the first in the country to embrace the e-learning platform specifically developed for pupils in South Africa by local edtech business, Odin Education. Coinciding with National Youth Month celebrations, the full Grade 5...
The evolving role of school IT departments as education changes
Not long ago, school IT departments were merely seen as a branch of school operations that provided support and maintenance for hardware and software. However, with over 1,2-billion children globally1 affected by school closure during Covid-19, school IT departments...