Broadband is key to technologies that promote greater equity, and broader social and economic participation, says finance minister Tito Mboweni.
This week’s National Tender Bulletin sees government looking to leverage external intellectual capital.
McKinsey research demonstrates that digitisation and automation in South Africa are likely to result in a net gain in jobs, rather than a loss, as widely feared.
The investment focuses on three key areas: job creation, skills and talent development, as well as national cyber security.
Microsoft SA, YES to equip 300 000 youth with AI skills
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The company will pay a record amount for allegedly illegally collecting personal information from children without their parents’ consent.
PSICT Forum - Digital literacy and leadership for public service excellence
What sort of IT systems will be required to ensure the success of the NHI project?
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
Deputy minister in the presidency Thembi Siweya hints the Chinese multinational will soon start manufacturing cellphones in SA.
The World Economic Forum on Africa promises to shine light on Industry 4.0, as Africa looks to capitalise on the opportunities brought on by the next digital revolution.
Competition in the telecoms sector is expected to intensify as corporates prepare for ICASA’s imminent introduction of non-geographic number porting.
Professor Jane Duncan of the University of Johannesburg seeks answers regarding private camera networks around Johannesburg.
The Gauteng Department of Education, Honeywell and Melisizwe partner to equip schools with key skills needed to pursue careers created by the fourth industrial revolution.
Sipho Maseko slams National Treasury’s view in the country’s telecoms sector as ‘incoherent, ill-thought-out and chaotic’.