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...

Gaming monitor shipments up 116%

Gaming hardware orders and shipments set record highs in 2020 as people were forced to stay indoors and find alternative forms of entertainment. According to data presented by Safe Betting Sites USA, an estimated 18,4-million units of gaming monitors were shipped in...

Nigeria leads mobile app market growth for Africa

A booming African mobile app market is being propelled by a growing fintech space, a rise in "super apps" and the Covid-19 pandemic among other factors. AppsFlyer has launched a report with Google that analysed over 6 000 apps and 2-billion installs across South...

Jury is out on digital benefits

Even as digital media users spend more time online than they sleep, only every second user thinks it has improved their quality of life. This is according to more than 5 000 digital media users from Brazil, China, Germany, South Africa and the US. Paradoxically,...

Renewable energy to drive new revolution

Far from being a romantic dream, renewables are central to meeting the energy demands that the Fourth Industrial Revolution will bring. Clean energy now accounts for more than half of all new energy supply, says Fatih Birol, executive director of the International...

Device shipments to grow as spend declines

Worldwide combined shipments of devices (PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones) are expected to reach 2,4-billion units in 2016 , a 1,9% increase from 2015, according to Gartner - but end user spending in constant US dollars is expected to decline 0,5% for the...

Public cloud spending will double by 2019

Worldwide spending on public cloud services will grow at a 19,4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) - almost six times the rate of overall IT spending growth - from nearly $70-billion in 2015 to more than $141-billion in 2019. IDC's new Worldwide Semi-Annual Public...

Telkom puts up R1m for e-sports prizes

Telkom has launched the new Telkom Digital Gaming League (DGL), previously known as the Do Gaming League. The new league will include a Masters programme for elite Multi Gaming Organisations (MGOs) with prize money totalling R1-million in cash. Telkom has been...

Which are the best employers in Africa?

Microsoft and DStv are among the technology companies that made it into the list of the top 100 companies to work for in Africa. In the first ever employee-driven survey ranking the 100 best companies to work for in Africa, Procter and Gamble took the top spot, with...

Drones employed in new film project

Emirates and Boeing have partnered together to sponsor 'View from Above', one of the largest aerial filming projects ever conducted using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones. Filming was conducted in 18 destinations on five continents including...

Tips to save businesses money in 2016

As businesses prepare for a tough year ahead due to the current unpredictable economy, struggling consumers and resource constraints, more emphasis should be placed on cost-cutting initiatives as well as saving for future business needs. That's according to Elize...

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