How can SA plug the ICT skills gap?

Kathy Gibson reports from the IITPSA Workforce Conference – While South Africa records the highest unemployment rate in the world, there is still a dire shortage of critical IT skills. Presenting the IITPSA IT Skills Survey, Lehlohonolo  Mokenela, MD of Africa...

Is talent debt depleting your institutional knowledge?

Organisations cutting costs through workforce reduction to weather tough conditions may be trading a visible saving for an invisible liability that will cost them far more later, warns Advaita Naidoo, Africa MD at executive search firm Jack Hammer Global. “Globally,...

In 2027, AI could account for 20% of all business tech spend

In the coming year, CIOs and CISOs will face growing pressure to realise returns on their AI investments in infrastructure, security, digital sovereignty, and emerging technologies, according to Forrester’s 2027 technology and security predictions. Additionally, with...

Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

Banks are racing toward a future where AI no longer merely informs key credit, treasury, and risk decisions – it makes them autonomously. Yet AI governance is not keeping pace with adoption, according to new AI risk research by FT Longitude, SAS and Microsoft. Even as...

Robust growth predicted for smart cities market

The global smart cities market size is expected to reach $3,728,3-billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 25,8% from 2023 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research which says the market growth can be attributed to rapid favourable government initiatives...

New experimental antenna tracks deep space laser for NASA

An experimental antenna has received both radio frequency and near-infrared laser signals from NASA's Psyche spacecraft as it travels through deep space. This shows it's possible for the giant dish antennas of NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN), which communicate with...

Government tech trends for 2021

Gartner has identified the top 10 government technology trends for 2021 that have the potential to accelerate digital innovation and optimise or transform public services. Gartner's top 10 strategic technology trends for government this year arise from the challenges...

Phishing attacks increase 12x over 5 years

Analysis from Atlas VPN reveals that phishing in the US soared over 12-times in the last five years, hitting a record 241 342 complaints in 2020. The data was provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) branch, Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3), which...

After one year of Covid-19, SMMEs are reeling

The future of South Africa’s small business sector looks bleak one year on from when the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country. New research from the BeyondCovid Business Survey indicates that 26% of SMMEs report being forced to close their doors - 7% permanently, with...

Urgent action needed as work trends shift

Business leaders should resist the urge to see hybrid work as business as usual - rather, it will require the rethinking of long-held assumptions. This is among the main findings from Microsoft's first annual Work Trend Index, titled "The Next Great Disruption is...

Almost half of companies won’t track workers’ vaccine status

Almost half (48%) of large global organisations will not track the vaccination status of their employees, according to a Gartner survey of HR leaders in mid-March. Only 8% of survey respondents reported that they will require employees to show proof of vaccination....

High-demand engineering roles absent from draft Critical Skills List

Employers whose business depends on imported engineering skills must submit their comments on the new draft Critical Skills List no later than 16h00 on 31 March 2021. This is the word from Marisa Jacobs, MD of Xpatweb, who says: "Holders of critical skills visas based...

Countries back standards for protecting tourists

More than 100 countries, alongside international organisations and leading business groups have agreed to adopt harmonised standards for assisting tourists caught up in emergency situations. The Committee for the Development of an International Code for the Protection...

SA users aware of online privacy issues

Almost a fifth (18%) of online users in South Africa always give apps and services permission to access their microphone or webcam, according to a global study of 15 000 people conducted by Kaspersky. However, overall awareness of webcam security is promisingly high,...

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