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...

More than 1m investors hold Bitcoin

The world's largest and most expensive cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, made a comeback this year. The renewed institutional interest in cryptocurrency sent Bitcoin surging to a new 12-month high, with its price jumping above $31 300 in June. Although BTC lost some of its...

AI in precision medicine set to reach $14,5bn by 2030

The global artificial intelligence in precision medicine market size is expected to reach $14,5-billion by 2030, exhibiting a CAGR of 35,8% during the forecast period according to a new report by Grand View Research. The increasing demand for digital healthcare and...

Covid-19 set to slow world growth in 2020

The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus Covid-19 is expected to weaken China's growth sharply in the short-term, causing global disruption. This is according to Orxford Economics, which points out that optimism about 2020 bringing relief for world trade and...

Apple, Samsung dominate smartphone top 10

Apple's iPhone XR was the world's most popular smartphone in 2019, easily outshipping all other models. Apple shipped 46,3-million iPhone XR smartphones last year, more than doubling the 23,1-million units in 2018, according to Omdia's Smartphone Model Market Tracker...

Ransomware threat still alive and well

Ransomware continued to be a mainstay cyber threat last year, according to Trend Micro's 2019 security roundup report. The report details details the most important issues and changes in the threat landscape to provide businesses with insights into best practices and...

What to look for in the budget

The South African economy is in crisis and the annual budget today (26 February) will provide the most important indication of whether the catastrophe will deepen. Independent statistician Garth Zietsman, on behalf of the Free Market Foundation (FMF), examines what he...

SA SME Fund to commercialise university tech innovation

Corporate South Africa, through its investment in the SA SME Fund, is enabling the commercialisation of technology innovations developed by South African universities through its R150-million investment into the University Technology Fund (UTF). This is the first...

WASPA invites board nominations

South Africa's Wireless Application Service Providers' Association (WASPA) says nominations are open for four of its seven 2020/2021 board member positions. While nominees do not have to be affiliated with a WASPA member, WASPA members in good standing elect the...

AI used to develop new antibiotic

Using a machine-learning algorithm, MIT researchers have identified a powerful new antibiotic compound. In laboratory tests, the drug killed many of the world's most problematic disease-causing bacteria, including some strains that are resistant to all known...

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