SA must put jobs at the centre of its AI future

South Africans are embracing AI, but turning that appetite into economic opportunity will require trained educators, reliable Internet, affordable access, recognised skills pathways, scaling of existing financing models, and investment in the country’s own languages,...

SA’s data centre boom starts to raise questions

South Africa’s rapidly expanding data centre sector is highlighting a fundamental gap in how the country plans and regulates major digital infrastructure: there is no comprehensive public record of how many facilities are operating, where they are located, or how much...

CFOS play an outsize role as AI scales enterprise-wide

As AI becomes more integrated into enterprise operations and decision-making, chief financial officers (CFOs) are taking on a larger role in shaping enterprise priorities around AI, helping turn strategy into execution, and determining how investments and capital...

In Scotland, NASA scientists search for clues about Mars’ past

This summer, NASA scientists headed to the Scottish Highlands to follow up on last year’s announcement of potential biosignatures on Mars and prepare for future research. The rocks and cliffs of Scotland’s Stoer formation offer a combination difficult to find on...

New malware steals passwords under the guise of AI

A new ongoing malware campaign that exploits the growing popularity of AI tools by disguising itself as an AI voice generator has been discovered by Kaspersky. The malware uses GitHub to store password-protected archives as the final payload. This payload contains...

Apple trails in AI patents; Google leads with 870

Big tech firms are scooping up most of the AI patent rights - but Apple is falling behind its counterparts with a notable gap. According to Stocklytics.com, Apple pegged 142 patents to its name in 2023, less than a quarter of Google's total patents. The site's...

Complex environments a top security challenge in META

The cost of securing increasingly complex environments was ranked second in the top challenges IT leaders in META say their businesses are facing in 2021. With digitalisation, remote work and cloud usage growth, this complexity may impact organisations' visibility of...

Number of malicious shopping websites surges

Check Point Research (CPR) reports a record-breaking amount of malicious websites related to online shopping in the run-up to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The pandemic has resulted in a clear change in habits, and shopping is no different, with most people moving to...

The future of innovation is digital …

Delivering innovative digital products can help businesses satisfy customers and create stronger competitive differentiation. Organisations that can then take the next step and transform their software innovation to into value engines will spawn additional business...

New portal will promote made-in-SA products

A new online platform showcasing South African technology will be launched this week by the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies. The DigiTech portal will list products from South African companies, including SMEs and entrepreneurs, says Mininster of...

Fraud Week targets pandemic-fuelled schemes and scams

How much does fraud cost businesses and individuals each year? A 2019 study by consultancy Crowe put the annual global figure at more than $5-trillion - and that was before Covid-19's upheaval created a perfect climate for fraud. According to the Association of...

Flash calling threatens operators’ revenue

A new study from Juniper Research has revealed a new threat to network operator revenue through flash calling. Flash calling authentication leverages mobile voice networks to authenticate a user or transaction via an originating phone number. The last few digits of...

Laws fail to address online abuse of women and girls

Online sexual exploitation and abuse (OSEA) of women and girls is increasing at an alarming rate across Africa and globally, but national and international laws are failing to effectively address the challenge because they are not keeping pace with advancing...

The importance of ESG to corporate value creation and stakeholders

New research from IDC shows that environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues have become a CEO-level topic for organisations worldwide. In a recent global survey, nearly three quarters of respondents considered ESG factors to be very important for the...

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Training in statistics, data mining

BI and analytics specialist BITanium has launched a series of statistics and data mining courses aimed at helping enterprises maximise their returns on analytical tools. Dr Tracy Dunbar, director of BITanium, says BITanium has noted a growing need in business to...

Municipal bill payments made easy

Revolutionising business requires three primary ingredients: innovation; collaboration; and vision. The recent merger of Bytes Technology Group (BTG) and Altech, and the subsequent establishment of the Technology Multimedia Telecoms (TMT) Division of Altron, has...

Intuate becomes OpenSpan reseller

South African owned integrated solutions specialist, Intuate Group, has signed an agreement to become a reseller for OpenSpan, Inc., a global provider of worker optimisation, activity management and automation solutions, headquartered in North Atlanta, Georgia, USA....

Océ launches PRISMAproduction update

Océ South Africa, a leader in digital document management and delivery, has announced a new version of Océ PRISMAproduction, its fully automated high performance workflow and output management system for commercial, book, direct mail and transactional printing. Océ...

Coping with summer’s power supply issues

According to Eben Owen, Enterprise and Solutions manager for South Africa at Schneider Electric, the threat of power surges, spikes and lightning during the South African summer, makes it critical to have reliable power protection in the home or business. “Although...

Trend Micro security predictions for 2014

Global security software vendor Trend Micro has released its security predictions for 2014 which profiles 8 predictions in high level security areas, as well as highlighting emerging security challenges from the Internet of Everything (IoE) and Deep Web and the...

Software AG launches innovation contest

Software AG's University Relations department has announced its first Innovation World 2014 Idea Contest for universities worldwide. The company has invited faculty members and students from universities everywhere to develop a concept describing the idea and a...

Oracle wins award for Ponelopele School

Oracle won first place in the Education/Training/Skills development category in the annual American Chamber of Commerce Stars of Africa 2013 Awards for the Ponelopele Oracle Secondary School. The award was presented at the annual Awards dinner in Sandton on 28...

A fifth of BYOD projects to fail by 2016

Gartner has this week predicted that by 2016, a fifth of enterprise bring your own device (BYOD) projects will have failed as businesses are enforcing mobile device management (MDM) policies that are too restrictive.  The analyst firm claims that many employees are...

Alcatel-Lucent, Injaz partner on education

Alcatel-Lucent accompanies Injaz Egypt and Injaz Al Maghrib in Morocco to support together educational development programmes in Egypt and in Morocco. Injaz organisations aim is to prepare middle schools, high schools and university students to enter the workforce as...

Cloud Solution Architect

Join Africa's leading banking institution at the forefront of digital transformation as a Cloud Solution Architect. Based in the vibrant business district of Sandton, this role offers the perfect blend of innovation and tradition, with a hybrid working model that...

Systems Coordinator

A specialist warehouse and distribution company has an exciting opportunity for an experienced, customer service-oriented Systems Coordinator in Gauteng.The Systems administrator is responsible for the upkeep, configuration and reliable operation of computer systems...

Agile Master (Advanced) 2589 TT

Supports multiple Feature Teams in complex Products / Sub-products up to Domain level.Provides key insights into the evolution of Agile KPIs in complex Agile Teams to improve efficiencies at an organisational level.Contributes significant value in relevant CoPs...

DevOps Lead at Parvana Recruitment

Client Details:Our client is a leading provider of telco, payments, retail software - they have a global client base with a strong R&D focus. They are great believers in continuous improvement and fast adapters to new tech and constantly changing business needs....

Developer – C# (MASTER) at Parvana Recruitment

Parvana Responsibilities: Deliver code that is functional, understandable, maintainable and testable. Work closely with analysts, documenters and testers. Automated testing of features developed. Deliver technical documentation as and when required. Act as a mentor to...

Cloud Solution Architect – Gauteng Sandown

Join Africa's leading banking institution at the forefront of digital transformation as a Cloud Solution Architect. Based in the vibrant business district of Sandton, this role offers the perfect blend of innovation and tradition, with a hybrid working model that...

Systems Coordinator – Gauteng

A specialist warehouse and distribution company has an exciting opportunity for an experienced, customer service-oriented Systems Coordinator in Gauteng.The Systems administrator is responsible for the upkeep, configuration and reliable operation of computer systems...

Agile Master (Advanced) 2589 TT – Gauteng Pretoria

Supports multiple Feature Teams in complex Products / Sub-products up to Domain level.Provides key insights into the evolution of Agile KPIs in complex Agile Teams to improve efficiencies at an organisational level.Contributes significant value in relevant CoPs...

DevOps Lead at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town

Client Details:Our client is a leading provider of telco, payments, retail software - they have a global client base with a strong R&D focus. They are great believers in continuous improvement and fast adapters to new tech and constantly changing business needs....

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