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...

Load shedding delays 5G deployment

South African telecommunications companies have been given five years to deploy 5G networks across the country, including its rural areas. This will help to reduce the cost of data, enable affordable, high-speed internet access for all, and accelerate the advancement...

BRICS Summit a clarion call for collaborative solutions

As leaders from BRICS nations conclude their annual summit the issue of collaborative technological use has become increasingly important. In a world reliant on digital innovation, these nations have a unique opportunity to harness the transformative power of...

IT spend set to decline even more

Worldwide IT spending is now expected to decline 5,1% in constant currency terms this year to $2,25-trillion, as the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to drive down some categories of tech spending and short-term business investments. A new update to...

SA consumers move to contactless payments

In South Africa, the number of contactless transactions grew 13-times in March 2020 compared to March 2019 in the grocery and pharmacy categories, where many day-to-day essentials are being purchased. As South Africa imposed necessary restrictions on social distancing...

10m daily malware infections in April

During April there have been over 400-million detected malware infections, which makes over 10-million cases per day. This month, the educational field experienced the largest number of malware attacks. In April, the number of global infections worldwide was...

Vehicle sales almost at a standstill

April new vehicle sales were effectively dormant as South Africa endured its first full-month of lockdown. With dealerships closed, businesses forced to work remotely and endure their own commercial challenges, and consumers stuck at home, traffic was at all-time low,...

ITU Innovation Challenges aim to rethink digital value chains

The Covid-19 pandemic demonstrates the positive impact of innovation but also reveals the uneven distribution of technology's benefits. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) points out that communities with access to technological innovation are more...

Crisis drives need for new hiring strategies

Most organisations (86%) are incorporating new virtual technology to interview candidates due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In response to the uncertainty created by the pandemic, 82% of organisations anticipate a decline in external hiring across the next three months,...

Global UC&C revenue grows 17,7%

Worldwide revenue for the unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) market reached $38,8-billion in 2019, representing year-over-year growth of 17,7% according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Unified Communications & Collaboration...

Cashless ATM for SASSA grants launched

The SA Post Office (SAPO) has launched the first of its cashless ATMs that will serve as additional payment points for South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) social grants. The ATM is located within the premises of Kagiso Trading in Bojanala Local Municipality,...

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