The Gauteng Department of Education opens a new specialisation school, focusing on research and innovation, in Ga-Rankuwa, Tshwane.
The Public Sector ICT Forum details how SA’s legislation falls short of enabling innovation and empowerment.
The Film and Publication Board-spearheaded body will foster collaboration and information-sharing among regulators of the South African digital economy.
Prepaid meters operating on obsolete technology will cease to provide electricity from 24 November 2024, says the utility.
Microsoft SA, YES to equip 300 000 youth with AI skills
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What started as an impending energy crisis more than a decade ago has morphed into what can only be described as akin to an irrevocable catastrophe, says Prof Bismark Tyobeka, principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University.
Even as the science, tech and innovation ecosystem’s research capacity expands, it’s faced with an aging workforce.
South African National Parks leads this week’s top tenders, with requests covering software, hardware and telecoms.
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 state-owned infrastructure provider draws first blood in the legal matter over Eskom disconnecting its fibre-optic cables.
The ruling may create a precedent that will inadvertently shield some public institutions from investigations, says the unit.
Most cyber security teams are under-staffed and struggle to apply firewall policies, according to a report from Indusface.
Cabinet finds the communications department’s permanent director-general in Nonkqubela Thathakahle Jordan-Dyani.