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...

General counsel should focus on sourcing and recruiting

Only 38% of company boards of directors have high levels of director quality and positive social dynamics, according to a survey by Gartner, which surveyed 92 general counsel (GC) to provide GC with unique benchmarking information about the corporate governance...

Six ways cybercriminals prey on unwary consumers

While SA consumers are generally alert to common cyber scams such as fake e-commerce sites, there are many other ways cybercriminals could compromise consumers' digital security and financial well-being. This is the warning from committee members of the cybersecurity...

Logicalis Asia buys stake in iZeno

Datatec subsidiary Logicalis Group has acquired a 65% interest in iZeno, a specialist in digital transformation solutions based in Singapore. iZeno has a team of 85 skilled employees who have delivered, implemented and optimised enterprise solutions to more than 300...

Social media giants make an effort to curb fake news

Companies such as Facebook, Alphabet (Google), Twitter and Amazon are actively advertising to hire personnel to tackle new-age cyber propaganda, including 'fake news', 'election interference', and 'disinformation'. GlobalData's Job Analytics platform highlights the...

Building automation systems on growth path

According to a new research report from IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the installed base of connected building automation systems in Europe and North America reached an estimated 20,5-million systems in 2019. This includes building systems that are connected to the...

VPN becoming a commodity in the digital era

Sugar once used to be so valuable people locked it in a safe and only the privileged knew how it tasted. Likewise, VPN (virtual private network) is a tool developed in 1996 - originally created for a safe file transfer between offices of big corporations and military...

Tech giants see double-digit growth

Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft revenue grew by 35%, 17% and 13% respectively during the first nine months of 2020. On the other hand, Alphabet's (Google) revenue increased by 9% and Apple's revenue was up by 4% during the same period. According to research data...

Digital skills key to tackling youth unemployment

So far this year, 3-million jobs have been lost. By the end of June, the youth labour force participation rate had dropped a staggering 12 percentage points to just below 16%. If job losses persist, we will have lost a decade's worth of job growth in just six months....

Channelwise Awards: make your voice heard

Voting in the Channelwise Awards has been extended to midnight on Wednesday 11 November. Resellers who vote in the online survey not only make their voices heard, but stand a chance of winning great prizes, There are weekly Uber Eats vouchers to be won, as well as a...

Supply chain leaders need to adapt

The coronavirus pandemic has put chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) under pressure to adapt and prepare their networks for an uncertain future, says Gartner. During the opening keynote of the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo, taking place virtually in the Americas...

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