Collaboration, clarity and coherence are required from all stakeholders, as ICT is the primary tool to enable and support the kind of lockdown currently in force.
Telkom partners with the CSIR and Institute of Communicable Diseases to develop a coronavirus track and trace system.
The industry seeks legal counsel over Eskom’s plan to curtail operational wind farms, with the utility citing reduced demand in relation to COVID-19.
This week’s National Tender Bulletin sees the State IT Agency making the most of new budgets.
Microsoft SA, YES to equip 300 000 youth with AI skills
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The companies unveil an online platform that makes it possible for patients to access a professional without having to travel to the healthcare facility.
PSICT Forum - Digital literacy and leadership for public service excellence
It’s taken over a year, but the merger of the communications and telecoms ministries is finally effective, starting today.
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
The ambitious provincial cyber security project has been incurring irregular expenditure unabated over the last four years.
SA’s third biggest mobile operator will, by 1 May, launch a free lifeline package capped at 250KB per day.
The health minister refutes claims that 5G technology played a role in the conception or spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Twelve wind farms currently under construction are not classified as essential services and will be part of the national lockdown, says SAWEA.
The South African government leans on mobile technology as it enters a new phase in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
The UN agency aims to significantly scale up support in all countries to help children continue their learning while keeping schools safe.