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...

5G router and gateway sales gain momentum

More than 5,6-million cellular routers and gateways were shipped globally during 2022, at a total market value of approximately $1,4-billion. Annual sales grew at fast rate than shipments at a rate of 19%, reflecting strong customer demand in a constrained supply...

Finance organisations lag in AI implementation

Most finance organisations have yet to adopt AI, despite optimistic leadership views towards the technology, according to a survey by Gartner. The survey of 130 finance leaders and 91 associates in administrative support functions in June 2023 revealed that 61% of...

Be aware of remote working risks

Most corporate employees are still using remote working tools to help beat Covid-19, according to a recent survey by human resources consultant 21st Century. However, South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) cautions work from home employees that...

IT spend slowed in 2020, but pickup forecast for 2021

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3,8-trillion in 2021, an increase of 4% from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. IT spending in 2020 is expected to total $3,6-trillion, down 5,4% from 2019. "In the 25 years that Gartner has been forecasting...

Fraudsters exploit employees’ social networks

There are several web services that employees of small and medium businesses most frequently access while working, including YouTube, Facebook, Google services and WhatsApp, with some of these applications being the most exploited by cybercriminals as a springboard...

EOH reports sustained improvement

EOH Holdings has reported an improvement of between 70% and 76% to the previously reported total headline loss per share in a trading statement for the 12 months ended 31 July 2020. The group generated both positive EBITDA, before normalisation adjustments, and...

Electoral Commission warns of a job scam

The Electoral Commission of South Africa has issued a warning to the public about fraudsters using an online job advertisement in the name of the organisation to obtain personal information from unsuspecting job-seekers. The Commission warns that the advertisement...

Cyber crime costs industry up to $8trn a year

Cyber crime is costing businesses worldwide between $4-trillion and $8-trillion annually and has the potential to grow 20-fold over the next few years. This is the message from cyber protection company Acronis CEO and founder Serguei Beloussov speaking at the Acronis...

IDC outlines roadmap to recovery

Kathy Gibson reports from the virtual IDC CIO Summit - The world has largely weathered the Covid-19 storm and is ready to start feeling its way to the new normal. That's the word from Crawford Del Prete, president of IDC, who believes that organisations are now...

Intel powers first satellite with AI on board

As ubiquitous as artificial intelligence (AI) has become in modern life -- from boosting our understanding of the cosmos to surfacing entertaining videos on your phone -- AI hasn't yet found its way into orbit. That is until 2 September, when an experimental satellite...

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