It is no secret that SA's ICT industry does not have adequate skills, says Patrick Monyeki.
Education funding should rather be used for initiatives that work, says the DA.
Modifications and adjustments to the progress of the project are necessary while prototypes are being developed, says the DST.
Politicians attack the regulator's poor financial controls and the lack of urgency to rectify the crisis.
Microsoft SA, YES to equip 300 000 youth with AI skills
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In this World Wide Wrap: Obama dismisses outsourcing fears, G4S sparks outsourcing price war, and Language barrier hinders TelstraClear.
PSICT Forum - Digital literacy and leadership for public service excellence
In this World Wide Wrap: BlackBerry maker under surveillance, Mark/Space intros GoGadget, and Hacker unshackles Kinect from Xbox
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
In this World Wide Wrap: Space station to get RFID, Costa Rica deploys RFID for elections, and Novatel to capture M2M market.
In this World Wrap: Simplilearn debuts MS e-learning, programme boosts ICT competencies, and massive response to ICT training.
The respected communications committee chairman bid farewell yesterday, leaving a sense that an important era has ended.
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
They came, they saw, and they are convinced they conquered with ISDB-T. The Japanese, that is.
It will be about a month before the third Siphiwe Nyanda investigation will be completed, says the Public Protector's office.
In this World Wide Wrap: OK Labs' virtualisation preferred, Microsoft pushes Windows 7 migration, and CIOs don't trust virtualisation.
In this World Wide Wrap: KMSG pens US reseller deal; Hypersoft's SME project commended; and SmartBear releases free PM tools.