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...

Sam Bankman-Fried trial is test for crypto

The trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX, kicks off in Manhattan this week. According to Nigel Green, the CEO and founder of deVere Group, it represents an opportunity to bolster trust, boost adoption, and purge the cryptocurrency sector of unscrupulous...

Fak’ugesi Awards celebrate digital creativity

In a vibrant awards ceremony that illuminated the 10th-anniversary celebrations of the Fak'ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival, the Fak'ugesi 2023 Awards for Digital Creativity unveiled the winning projects spanning Animation, Video Games, Visual Arts, Music,...

Technology key in shaping an uncertain future

Kathy Gibson is at Deloitte Tech Trends Africa - There has never been a time when the role of the technology leader has been so pivotal in shaping the future of organisations. That's the word from Kevin Govender, CIO programme leader at Deloitte Consulting Africa,...

Covid-19 demands business strategy reset

As the phases of the Covid-19 pandemic progress, business leaders must reset their strategy and build resilience, according to Gartner, Inc. It is crucial for senior leaders to make strategic decisions that will lead them to a renewed future state. Gartner refers to...

New standard enables next-generation video compression

The new Versatile Video Coding (VVC) standard advances the state of the art of video compression and has unprecedented application versatility. It has the flexibility to enable emerging applications such as 360-degree omnidirectional immersive multimedia, remote...

SARB expected to hold interest rates steady

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets again on 21 to 23 July to discuss policy matters. By Lullu Krugel, chief economist for PwC Strategy& Africa, and Dr Christie Viljoen, PwC Strategy& economist The central bank lowered...

Bolt launches new low-cost category

Ride-hailing platform Bolt has launched a new low-cost category called Bolt Go, which aims to be the cheapest ride-hailing service in South Africa. The addition of the new low-cost category, with fares approximately 20% less than regular Bolt rides, is expected to...

Pandemic tempers growth in AR/VR spend, but outlook is positive

Growth in worldwide and European AR/VR spend will decline in 2020 compared to the pre-Covid-19 forecast scenario according to the June release of the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) Spending Guide. Marked...

Digital transformation key for legal tech

International Data Corporation (IDC) has published new survey results that explore the current buying trends and preferences for legal technology software within the e-discovery, contract life-cycle management, and enterprise legal management markets. "Legal...

Healthy growth for insurance telematics policies

The number of insurance telematics policies in force on the European market reached 12,8-million in Q4-2019, according to a new research report from Berg Insight. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 28,2%, this number is expected to reach 44,5-million...

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