ICT vital for service delivery

ICT vital for service delivery

Governments in the 21st century cannot deliver services effectively without proper technology support. This is among the conclusions from a research study, “The potential use of cloud computing in the South African government environment” conducted by the research...

ICT, skills sustain each other in Africa

ICT can develop skills, which in turn can develop the ICT sector, in a “benefit cycle” that can propel Africa into the mainstream knowledge economy. But more effort is needed to get this wheel rolling, says Ayanda Dlamini, business development manager at LGR...
Kenya, Oracle partner on ICT

Kenya, Oracle partner on ICT

The Information Communication Technology Authority (ITCA) in Kenya has signed a memorandum of understanding with Oracle to raise the level of technical understanding and IT skills required to underpin the development of e-government services in the country. Based on...

Solar-powered labs bring IT to Africa

As the new school year starts, learners and teachers at Umhloti Primary School in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal, will join the global tech savvy community, learning to adapt to the modern tools thanks to their new solar-powered PC lab. giveITback, in partnership with...

Insurers to spend more than $1bn on ICT

Global insurers will increase IT spending to almost $101-billion in 2015, a year-on-year increase of 4,4% compared to 2014, with rigorous investments in technologies to boost efficiencies and innovation. This was unveiled in the recently published report by IDC...