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...

Companies look to increase cybersecurity budgets

Over the years, cyber attacks and data breaches became one of the biggest risks in the business sector, compromising sensitive data and causing a massive financial hit to companies and organizations worldwide. According to data presented by TradingPlatforms.com, the...

Double-digit growth forecast for enterprise edge

International Data Corporation's (IDC) Worldwide Edge Spending Guide estimates that spending on edge computing will reach $24-billion in 2021 in Europe. It expects spending to continue to experience solid growth through 2025, driven by its role in bringing computing...

SA improves on corruption index

South Africa has slightly improved its ranking on Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, coming in at number 61, with a score of 44. To put this into perspective, top-rated Denmark has a score of 91, while bottom-rated Somalia scores just 8. In...

Record revenue for Apple as iPhone sales dip

Apple has reported the slowest year-on-year growth for iPhone sales since the iconic device was first launched. However, the company still boasts an impressive profit of $18,4-billion. Apple sold 74,8-million iPhones during the last quarter, which is less than 1% more...

SA ranks 30th for innovation impact

South Africa ranks 30th in how its domestic policies support worldwide innovation, according to an analysis released by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a global technology policy think tank. The findings come in a new report assessing 56...

$2bn earmarked for digital transformation

Worldwide spending on digital transformation (DX) technologies will grow to more than $2,1-billion in 2019 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16,8% over the 2014-2019 forecast period. According to the new Worldwide Digital Transformation Spending Guide from...

Parents don’t protect kids online enough

Despite almost half (47%) of parents in South Africa believing that the threats facing their children online are increasing - from cyberbullying to inappropriate content - not much more than a third (38%) guides their children by talking to them about the potential...

African leaders seek strategic partners

The only thing that worries Africa's political and economic leaders about disruptive revolutions in industry, energy, trade and education is that they won't be fast or big enough to keep up with growing demand for them. "More than a century after Edison invented the...

EMEA PC market contracts by 18,2%

PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) reached 20,8-million units in the fourth quarter of 2015 -- an 18,2% decrease year on year, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). After a strong shipment push of devices under Microsoft's Bing...

Mixed interim results for Datatec

Datatec has published in interim management statement, detailing revenue growth of 1,8% to $5,1-billion for the period from 1 March 2015 to 31 December 2015. As an international group with operations in over 60 countries, Datatec continues to benefit from its diverse...

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