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 BCX report offers strategic insights for SA businesses

Looking to guide businesses by evaluating their innovation strategies and shedding light on the dynamic landscape of digital transformation in South Africa, BCX - in collaboration with EY-Parthenon - has unveiled its Digital Innovation Index Report 2023. "Digital...

High-end firewalls drag down network security market

The $4-billion market for high-end firewalls suffered its third consecutive quarter of year-on-year (YoY) declines which brought down the entire network security market to single-digit YoY revenue growth after eleven straight quarters of double-digit growth. This is...

CFO 4.0 crucial to digital transformation agenda

The role of the modern chief financial officer (CFO 4.0) within the manufacturing sector will be crucial as the industry shifts towards increased digital transformation in the 'new normal'. A new study from Syspro, conducted in October 2020, assessed the sentiment...

Surprising growth for MEA monitors

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC monitors (PCM) market saw shipments increase 12,8% year on year (YoY) in Q3 2020 to total 1,1-million units. That's according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC), with the firm's recently published...

SA’s healthcare workers under severe work-related stress

There is a pressing need to prioritise career satisfaction of the younger generation of South African healthcare professionals in order to deliver current and future care needs. This is one of the findings from Philips South Africa's Future Health Index (FHI) 2020...

Lenovo leads in Q3 PC shipments

Remote working and distance learning amid the coronavirus outbreak continue increasing global demand for PCs and laptops. After a sharp fall in the first quarter of 2020, global PC shipments have grown in the last six months, despite the effects of the Covid-19...

Bitcoin miners rake in $353m in October

Bitcoin network fees reached $42,9-million in October 2020. That was 12% of the miners' total revenue in that month, the highest percentage since January 2018. Total revenue reached $353-million, up 8% from September. According to the research data analysed and...

Unicorns surge to 500, worth $1,5trn

In 2013, when the term unicorn emerged, only 40 private companies had a valuation of $1-billion in the world. Since then, the number of these financial giants surged, rising to a new record in 2020. According to data presented by BuyShares.co.nz, the number of unicorn...

Enterprise software set for decline

Enterprise application software revenue to decline 2,2% to $237-billion in 2020, according to the research data analysed and published by Stock Apps. A Gartner report states that the global enterprise application software industry is set to drop by 2,2% in 2020 to...

October shows a clearer picture of take-home pay numbers

South Africa's salaries improved by 3% year-on-year in real terms in October 2020, according to the latest BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI). With most of the volatile period for salaries paid over the Covid-19 period nearing an end, a clearer picture of...

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