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...

Regional AI set to reach $166,33bn by 2030

The MENA artificial intelligence market size is expected to reach $166,33-billion by 2030, projected to grow at a CAGR of 44,8% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. Various cities in the MEA region are actively embracing AI to build...

Sodium-ion batteries will diversify energy storage industry

Sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries are being developed due to their potential costs, safety, sustainability, and performance characteristics over traditional lithium-ion batteries. These batteries can be made with widely available and inexpensive materials, with sodium...

The cost of a forgotten password

According to a report in the New York Times, a German-born programmer - Stefan Thomas - has two guesses left to figure out a password worth, as of this week, about $220-million. If he remembers the password, he will be able to unlock a hard drive that contains the...

Politics fuels online harassment in US

Roughly four-in-10 Americans (41%) have personally experienced some form of online harassment, with half of this group citing politics as a reason they think they were targeted, This is according to a recent Pew Research Center survey which adds that while the overall...

Hackers turned sights on blockchain in 2020

Blockchain hackers stole nearly $3,78-billion in 122 attacks throughout 2020, according to researcher from Atlas VPN, and the attacks that occurred last year alone account for almost a third (33%) of all time hacks aimed at blockchain projects. Ethereum (ETH) DApps...

Pat Gelsinger appointed as new Intel CEO

Industry veteran Pat Gelsinger has been appointed as the new CEO of Intel, effective 15 February. Gelsinger, who succeeds Bob Swan, will also join the Intel board of directors upon assuming the role. Gelsinger has racked up more than four decades of technology and...

Financial services industry goes digital

A digital transformation is taking place within the industry, with half of respondents (50%) in a new Nutanix study reporting that Covid-19 caused them to increase their investment in hybrid cloud. Nutanix's third annual Enterprise Cloud Index Report mesures financial...

What are the top risks for businesses in 2021?

The Covid-19 pandemic, emerging digital threats, climate change and the US China relationship are among the top five risks for business in 2021, according to specialist global risk consultancy ControlRisks. Underpinning these risks, the danger of missing the rebound...

PC market ends 2020 on a high, with 25% Q4 growth

Worldwide PC market growth accelerated in the last quarter of 2020, as shipments of desktops, notebooks and workstations increased by 25% from a year ago to reach a record 90,3-million units. These latest numbers from Canalys exclude tablets. Ongoing strong demand in...

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