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...

Public cloud services to reach $1,35trn in 2027

Worldwide spending on public cloud services is forecast to reach $1,35-trillion in 2027, according to the latest update to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Software and Public Cloud Services Spending Guide. Although annual spending growth is expected...

Intel demos future-generation Xeon

Intel has provided the first in-depth look at its next-generation Intel Xeon product lineup, built on a new, innovative platform architecture. The platform marks an important evolution for Intel Xeon by introducing processors with a new Efficient-core (E-core)...

Vehicle crime returning to pre-lockdown levels

While South Africa experienced a significant drop in vehicle crime during the national lockdown, activities are returning to normal levels as country restrictions are being lifted. Tracker data, recorded from the company's 1,1-million installed vehicle base, reveals a...

Desktop monitor demand surges but supply dries up

Sales of monitors through Western Europe's (WE) distributors grew by a record +35% year-on-year in March 2020 contributing to an overall +18% increase for the first quarter, according to the latest data published by Context. Monitor sales, particularly to business...

Home workers wait for cyber protection

According to a recent Kaspersky global report, "How Covid-19 changed the way people work", three-in-four (73%) employees working from home have not yet received any specific cybersecurity awareness guidance or training designed to keep themselves secure from risks....

Covid-19 accelerates digital workforce transformation

In response to Covid-19, workforces are rapidly adapting to a 'new normal', and it could be here to stay as this period is reshaping the workforce and repositioning digital transformation priorities. "Flexible schedules, working from home and opting for virtual...

‘Flattening the curve’ was intended for the virus, not the economy

Business for SA (B4SA) has called for South Africa to proceed quickly to lockdown level 2, lest deeper and longer-lasting harm be caused to an already crippled economy. By Chris Hattingh, project manager and researcher at the Free Market Foundation According to Hilary...

SA student team wins Ford Enactus Covid-19 grant

A South African student team from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) has been selected as one of 14 Enactus teams globally to receive a grant through the Ford Motor Company Fund's Covid-19 College Challenge for their innovative community projects. From...

Multi-cloud combats data silo issues

Data analytics is complicated by the fact that information is still commonly stored in various systems including the cloud, making it hard for companies to leverage it as a key way to create more value. A new study from Forrester Consulting, commissioned by Oracle,...

Celestial pyrotechnics when galaxy clusters collide

Several hundred million years ago, two galaxy clusters collided and then passed through each other. This mighty event released a flood of hot gas from each galaxy cluster that formed an unusual bridge between the two objects. This bridge is now being pummeled by...

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