The second colloquium on telecoms pricing got under way in Midrand today.
Government and the ICASA are jointly putting weight behind telecoms reform.
Several South African government Web sites were defaced during the past few days and a security expert warns they could be attacked again soon.
A conference focusing on African government ICT strategies will be held in Johannesburg next month.
Microsoft SA, YES to equip 300 000 youth with AI skills
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Several US federal agencies have opted to use Psion Teklogix`s 7535 handheld computer with RD7950 integrated UHF RFID reader.
PSICT Forum - Digital literacy and leadership for public service excellence
InfoSpeed has created a Web-based employment equity database and reporting tool.
PPPs to fast-track digital transformation
Hosted in partnership with ITWeb Brainstorm and BCX, a Public Sector in ICT Forum event took place at Protea Fire & Ice in Menlyn on 17 August. Attendees could benchmark with industry leaders who have entered successful PPPs and engage in meaningful conversation to foster change in the digital journey of both the public and private sector. #ppp #digitaltransformation #bcx
Access to ICT by the disabled was a talking point at the Pamoja 2005 conference this week.
Deputy communications minister Roy Padayachie has met his Brazilian counterpart for talks on SA`s high telecoms costs.
The South African government faces benefits and challenges in the implementation of open source software, says the Meraka Institute.
Mapping the digital transformation journey
MTN and Microsoft partnered with Brainstorm magazine in hosting three executive roundtables at The Saxon on 21 June. The conversations that took place focused on the digital transformation journey for the public sector, enterprise and SME markets. #mtn #microsoft #digitaltransformation
SA is to host the SADC disability conference this week in preparation for the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS).
Gilat Satellite SA has called for SA to look at introducing more technology to the election process.
The City of Cape Town has successfully moved its Oracle back-end infrastructure across to SUSE Linux on inexpensive commodity hardware, says Novell SA.
ICASA and the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have held a three-day meeting to discuss regulation.
