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...

Building modern services demands a solid foundation

Kathy Gibson reports from VMware Explore - The technology hype today is all around artificial intelligence, data mining and advanced analytics. But what makes all these advances possible is a rock-solid platform foundation. The continued development of VMware Cloud...

Ethical approaches needed for AI in Africa

As artificial intelligence (AI) uptake surges, it is important to consider ethics in AI development and deployment, to avoid risks such as bias, discrimination and exclusion. This is according to speakers in a webinar hosted by the Institute of Information Technology...

Cloud strategies to fuel innovation across Africa

Organisations across sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly leveraging multiple cloud deployments to achieve digital transformation. The shift is one of the key findings in World Wide Worx's new Cloud in Africa 2020 report, which surveyed technology decision-makers in...

AI, IoT set to change customer experience

Accelerated by Covid-19, emerging digital technologies, especially AI and IoT, are fundamentally changing the consumer journey in the consumer product market. A new report from Lux Research, "The Digital Transformation of the Consumer Journey", outlines how companies...

Nzimande unpacks SA’s plan to reach Covid-19 population immunity

With limited vaccine manufacturing capacity around the world, South Africa will have to prioritise its own requirements in the interest of securing access to a vaccine as a matter of national security. This is according to Minister of Higher Education, Science and...

AI tipped to drive post-Covid growth

A Gartner poll of business and IT professionals reveals that 24% of respondents' organisations increased their artificial intelligence (AI) investments and 42% kept them unchanged since the onset of Covid-19. Growth - namely customer experience and retention, and...

Server shipments to EMEA show Q2 decline

International Data Corporation's (IDC) EMEA Server Tracker shows that in 2Q20 the EMEA server market reported a year-on-year (YoY) decrease in vendor revenues of 5,8% to $3,9-billion and a YoY decrease of 6,9% in units shipped to around 470 000. When viewing the EMEA...

Directors expect Covid to change business models

Digital transformation has received a boost in the wake of global Covid-19 disruption. A new survey from Gartner finds that 69% of boards of directors (BoDs) accelerated their digital business initiatives, and almost half anticipate changing their organisations'...

UNWTO harnesses AI to boost tourism employment

The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) is to work with California-based Eightfold.ai to help connect tourism jobseekers with employers and so drive the global recovery of the sector. The new partnership will see UNWTO harness the power of the Eightfold Talent...

UC&C market delivers strong growth

Worldwide unified communications & collaboration (UC&C) revenue grew 25,1% year over year and 12,4% quarter over quarter to $11,5-billion in the second quarter of 2020 (2Q20), according to the latest International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly...

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Senior C#.Net Developer (CPT Hybrid) – Western Cape Tokai

ENVIRONMENT:PLAY a pivotal role in strategic projects & initiatives as your coding expertise as a Senior C#.Net Developer is sought by a fast-paced Investment Firm based in Tokai. You will design, develop, and test applications based on the .Net framework and C#,...

Data Engineer at Capitec Bank Ltd – Western Cape Stellenbosch

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Control Systems Engineer – Western Cape Somerset West NU

Automation Engineer / Systems Engineer / Control Systems Engineer required to join a dynamic industrial automation solutions provider. You will work with a team of experienced and skilled automation engineers. We desire an engineer with 2+ years' experience in...

Intermediate SQL Developer – Gauteng Pretoria

Responsibilities/Tasks:Develop complex T-SQL queries, Stored Procedures and Triggers.Assist in the design of the relational database architecture for new development projects.Develop new / alter existing SQL objects based off a set of requirements.Troubleshoot SQL...

Intermediate Data Scientist – Gauteng Johannesburg

Are you ready to join a company that places value of efficient solutions? Are you a soon to be Data Guru? Check out the requirements below to see if you qualify for this exciting venture! Our client is a technology solutions partner, with specialist services for...

IT Security Specialist – Remote Remote

Our client in the Information Technology sector, based in Bryanston (Johannesburg), is looking to employ an IT Security Specialist.Requirements: LPIC (Essential).Fortinet NSE 6 (preferable).CCSA/CCSE (Advantageous).8 -10 years in same / or similar role....

Business Analyst

Would you like to work for a leading provider of insurance software solutions throughout the African continent, and who is committed to delivering unique solutions to their clients!!My client is looking for a Business Analyst who understands business processes, can...

Senior UX Designer

We are seeking a UX Designer to join our dynamic team at iOCO. What you'll do:Understand product specifications and user psychologyConduct concept and usability testing and gather feedbackCreate personas through user research and dataDefine the right interaction model...

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