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...

Investment in future of work set for growth

Total European investment in future of work (FoW) transformation will surpass $145-billion in 2021. According to the Worldwide Future of Work Spending Guide published by International Data Corporation (IDC), published for the first time in June 2021, one-third of...

Saffers plan to spend more on post-pandemic events

What South African miss most about pre-lockdown life includes the roar of a soccer match coming to life at a stadium, the electric energy of a jam-packed, sold-out concert, and the heavy base of a vibrant club scene. These insights from new research conducted by Epson...

First single-digit growth year for smartphones

According to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, 2015 will be the first full year of single-digit worldwide smartphone growth. IDC predicts worldwide smartphone shipments will grow 9,8% in 2015 to a...

IAB opposes parts of new cybercrime bill

Since its release, the Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill has come under intense scrutiny for being too general in its approach. As its members are deeply affected by the provisions in the bill, the IAB SA has prepared substantial submissions for consideration by...

Big data can help SMEs over the festive season

Small businesses should be following the lead of their larger counterparts by harnessing the power of big data to better understand customer buying trends, in order to increase profitability during busy holiday periods. Yudhvir Seetharam, head of analytics for FNB...

Servers see global growth in Q3

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, vendor revenue in the worldwide server market increased 5,1% year over year to $13,4-billion in the third quarter of 2015 (3Q15), the sixth consecutive quarter of year-over-year...

Unemployed graduates could get their own businesses

Thirty young graduate garage developers from Khayelitsha and Gugulethu are competing in the MTN SA Foundation Community App Challenge in partnership with mLab for the best apps in the education and health categories. The challenge is aimed at empowering young...

Swift takes on emerging fintech startups

Innotribe, Swift's innovation arm, will expand its programme to support innovation in emerging fintech ecosystems, such as Africa and Latin America. Innotribe will also launch a new initiative that challenges the Swift community to actively collaborate and develop...

Broadcasting Amendment Bill under fire

Opposition parties are up in arms about a Bill tabled on Friday by Minister of Communications Faith Muthambi that would give the government complete control over the public broadcaster, the SABC. The Broadcasting Amendment Bill would remove Parliament's role in the...

SA’s IT spend to top $26,6bn in 2016

IT spending in South Africa will top $26,6-billion in 2016 as organizations increasingly embrace digital transformation initiatives in a bid to streamline their costs and bolster their flexibility. This is according to International Data Corporation (IDC), which has...

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