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...

Weak passwords still doing the rounds

In 2023, "admin" was the most common password among South Africans. This is according to the fifth annual NordPass study, which uncovered the 200 most common passwords worldwide and compared among 35 countries. It also explored what passwords people use for different...

Global energy transition under pressure

Near-term headwinds will hinder the energy and metals sectors' energy transition efforts in 2024, according to a new S&P Global Market Intelligence report. The newly published 2024 Commodities outlook: Near-term risks abound for energy transition, critical...

Cancer researchers discover a new organ in the brain

Researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute recently discovered a previously-unknown organ buried deep in the human brain. Radiation oncologist Wouter Vogel and oral and maxillofacial surgeon Matthijs Valstar were studying a new type of scan as part of their...

Cyber protection essential in a world of pervasive IT

By Kathy Gibson - Cyber protection is becoming the new imperative as organisations around the world realise that the plethora of security tools and data protection protocols they've got running are doing little to protect them from being attacked or losing valuable...

Energy transition in the digital age

Kathy Gibson reports - No economy can thrive without extensive and reliable energy - and digitalisation can help to ensure that it delivers. The energy industry is currently transitioning, at the same time as digital disruption is becoming mainstream. "We are...

Microsoft aims to make Azure the preferred platform in space

Microsoft aims to make Azure the platform and ecosystem of choice for the mission needs of the space community with its new Azure Space offering. According to Tom Keane, corporate vice-president: Azure Global at Microsoft, the space community is growing rapidly and...

Bold action will improve government performance, trust

Governments around the world lag their private sector counterparts in digital transformation, especially when it comes to delivering positive customer experience (CX). This is according to a new report from Forrester which shares insights to help governments...

SMBs see benefits from digitalisation

Small and medium businesses (SMBs) continue to digitalise. This is one of the key findings from the Alibaba.com US B2B Small and Medium Business (SMB) Survey, according to which SMBs have accelerated their pivot to digital since January 2020. According to the survey...

APTs, hacking for hire the top threats in Africa

Despite research showing an overall decrease in certain malware families and types in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in H1 2020 (36% decrease in South Africa, 26% decrease in Kenya and a 2,7% decrease in Nigeria), the human cyber threat remains rife. Africa is not immune to...

Skills, focus on the bigger picture needed for recovery plan to succeed

In his Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan of 15 October 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa once again placed the emphasis on infrastructure development, job creation, energy security, debt reduction and the fight against corruption. By Nicolaas van Wyk, CEO of the...

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