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...

SMEs are optimistic about 2023

From surviving to thriving in the post-Covid world, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa are projecting similar or increased revenues in 2023. These are the findings of the second edition of the Mastercard Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (EEMEA)...

Inventory correction drives PC monitor market down

The global PC monitor market remained steadfast in its efforts to manage inventory levels amidst a significant drop in demand during the second quarter of 2023 (2Q23). According to the latest findings from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly...

Construction equipment telematics to double by 2024

The global installed base of active construction equipment (CE) OEM telematics systems reached almost 3,4-million units in 2019, according to new research from Berg Insight. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15,6%, the active installed base is...

UK has no coherent strategy for engaging Africa

The House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee has slammed the lack of a coherent UK strategy to its engagement with Africa saying the "strategic approach" launched in 2018 does not live up to its name, and is just a collection of broad ideas with...

Unexpected comet puts on a show

A comet visiting from the most distant parts of our solar system is putting on a spectacular nighttime display. Named Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE, the comet made its once-in-our-lifetimes close approach to the Sun on 3 July 2020, and will cross outside Earth's orbit on...

Retail shifts are now unstoppable

Digital transformation (DX) in the retail sector is accepted as essential and is now unstoppable. According to a new global study by Fujitsu, more than two-thirds of retailers in nine countries see DX as essential to retail technology, and only 7% disagree. With...

Covid-19 drives up livestreaming, e-sports popularity

International Data Corporation (IDC) and Esports Charts have released a joint report detailing the apparent effects of the Covid-19 outbreak and pandemic on Amazon's Twitch platform and on esports tournament streaming generally. The report, The COVID-19 Pandemic's...

Light at the end of the tunnel for Africa

African private sector activity continued to recover in June, but a PwC survey shows that "business as usual" will take more than six months after the pandemic ends. By Lullu Krugel, chief economist at PwC Strategy& Africa, and Dr Christie Viljoen, PwC...

Oracle brings the cloud on-premise

Oracle has announced Oracle Dedicated Region Cloud@Customer, a fully-managed cloud region that brings all of Oracle's second-generation cloud services, including Autonomous Database and Oracle Cloud applications, to customer datacentres. With this offering,...

Pandemic exposes Internet shortcomings

The rapid outbreak of Covid-19 has affected the world in numerous ways, ranging from an economic halt to social distancing. As governments imposed lockdowns, many had to adapt to the new reality of all-things-online. The surge of users shifting their focus to the...

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