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...

Last chance to vote for 2023’s top vendors and distributors

At midnight tomorrow (16 November), voting will close for the 2023 survey for this year's Channelwise Awards - the most sought-after and prestigious independent awards in the South African IT distribution channel. We're giving channel players an extra 24 hours to cast...

Fast cyberattacks hinder effective defender response

Telemetry logs were missing in nearly 42% of the attack cases studied by Sophos, according to its Active Adversary Report for Security Practitioners. In 82% of these cases, cybercriminals disabled or wiped out the telemetry to hide their tracks. The report covers...

Education, awareness key for parents

New social media are constantly emerging, attracting kids and leaving the parents out of the picture - and bringing new dangers that parents could prevent if they stay educated and up to date. According to the "Responsible Digital Parenting" survey, 43% of South...

SMEs battle to find the right tech talent

Two-thirds (67%) of South African small businesses struggle to source the right tech talent. But, despite struggling to hire, only 14% planned to upskill their existing team members to help close tech skills gaps. This is according to research Xero, which found that...

Alternative economy proposed for SA

An alternative economic strategy for South Africa could see GDP doubling in 10 years, 10-million people moving out of poverty, and unemployment cut by two-thirds to 12% by 2030. This strategy, proposed by Dr Nthabiseng Moleko and Professor Mark Swilling, seeks to...

African financial markets have improved resilience

Despite disruption from the Covid-19 pandemic, financial markets in Africa are proving robust with innovators such as South Africa and Mauritius leading the way. This is according to the 2020 edition of the Absa Africa Financial Markets Index. Now in its fourth year...

Double-digit growth forecast for 3rd Platform tech

Internet of Things (IoT) is set to enjoy increased spend after the pandemic, along with other 3rd Platform technologies that are expected to see double-digit growth. To bring more insight to technology spending across and within industries, International Data...

Another quarter of double-digit growth for PCs

As the global pandemic rages on and many countries around the world enter the second wave of COVID-19 infections, continuity of business and online schooling remain at the forefront of every economy. This led to double-digit growth in the traditional PC market,...

Girls4Tech STEM programme reaches 1m girls

Mastercard's signature science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programme, Girls4Tech, has reached its initial goal of educating 1-million girls. The programme has a new ambition to reach 5-million girls by 2025. The programme, which launched in 2014,...

Time to reimagine business is now

Kathy Gibson is at Fujitsu ActivateNow – It is time to reimagine how our businesses and societies can be better. That’s the overriding message from Takahito Tokita, CEO and chief digital transformation officer of Fujitsu, talking to delegates at the company’s virtual...

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