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...

New cross-platform threats come to light

Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has uncovered the emergence of three cross-platform threats and reveals three new strategies being employed by cybercriminals using the FakeSG campaign, Akira ransomware, and AMOS macOS stealer in its latest...

These are the risks to guard against in 2024

While the past year will be remembered for some incredibly destructive events, the tech industry managed a show of some resilience, wrapping up ahead of expectations - although not without its own surprises. "Most industry players entered 2023 with fairly low...

Intel debuts four new processor families at CES 2021

At CES 2021, Intel introduced new processors for business, education, mobile and gaming computing platforms. "Only Intel has the breadth of products spanning multiple architectures; the large, open ecosystem; sheer scale of manufacturing footprint; and deep technical...

Massive increase in malicious file detection in 2020

In 2020, a global average of 360 000 new malicious files were detected by Kaspersky per day - an increase of 5,2% when compared to 2019. This was influenced mostly by a large growth in the number of Trojans (malicious files capable of a range of actions, including...

PC shipments see 10,7% leap in Q4

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 79,4-million units in the fourth quarter of 2020, a 10,7% increase from the fourth quarter of 2019, according to preliminary results by Gartner. For the year, PC shipments reached 275-million units in 2020, a 4,8% increase from 2019 and...

AR/VR/MR market expected to hit R30bn by 2030

By 2030, IDTechEx predicts the augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR) market to be over $30-billion. With Covid-19 limiting physical interaction, virtual communication and interaction will be the norm for many years to come. Although seen...

SA-made innovation effective for oxygen delivery

A simple, portable and cost-effective device that delivers consistently high levels of oxygen to Covid-19 patients and helps keep their lungs from collapsing has been formally licenced. The South African invention, named OxERA (Oxygen-Efficient Respiratory Aid), is...

Tesla stock skyrocketed over 740% in 2020

Tesla has achieved meteoric growth in market value and stock price in 2020. Over the 12-month period, its market cap increased by over $500-billion year-to-date (YTD). According to the research data analysed and published by Stock Apps, Tesla's stock price rose from...

New materials will drive smart city development

Smart cities are now much more ambitious. That means new materials are their biggest enabler, with information and computer technology dropping to an important support role. This is according to a new IDTechEx report, "Smart Cities Emerging Materials Markets...

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