The Gauteng Department of Economic Development wants to turn the province into Africa’s automotive powerhouse.
This is the first time a South African organisation has been fined under the country’s data privacy law, the Protection of Personal Information Act.
South African competition authorities give the deal the thumbs up, but the transaction faces hurdles in other countries.
A total of 1.5 million households qualified for government-subsidised set-top boxes, with over 1.25 million of those installed across all provinces, to date.
Microsoft SA, YES to equip 300 000 youth with AI skills
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Properly registered online schools could be the answer to some of SA’s educational challenges, say education experts.
The board joins the Global Online Safety Regulators Network, in its effort to be a trusted African online content regulator.
The mobile app is updated with artificial intelligence software to make it easier to identify road defects and potholes.
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
Mandela Bay Development Agency CEO Anele Qaba engaged with key sectors in his quest to build partnerships and collaborations.
Inconsistent power supply and high data costs are among edutech’s key obstacles in Africa, according to Vodacom research.
The European Commission provides R82 million funding for low-income member states to develop AI ethics legislation.
Making available an additional 500MHz of bandwidth essentially triples the spectrum available for connectivity, says ISPA.