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IITPSA thought leaders urge greater skills development focus, following SONA 2025

In his recent State of the Nation address, president Cyril Ramaphosa committed to investing in digital public infrastructure to give South Africans access to government services.

2024 IITPSA ICT Skills Survey to focus on GenAI, changing ICT skills demand

The survey, on the state of ICT skills demand and supply in SA, has gone live for survey input.

Renowned software engineer Prof Barry Dwolatzky dies

Professor Emeritus Barry Dwolatzky passed away this morning after a brief illness.

South Africa’s ICT skills gap narrows marginally

While SA has seen a slight improvement in the ICT skills gap over the last two years, the struggle to fill tens of thousands of vacancies in the sector persists.

More SA firms plug ICT skills gap with overseas recruits

The number of local ICT firms looking for talent overseas has increased dramatically, finds the ICT Skills Survey.

Borderless world of work threatens SA IT skills base

The growing work-from-anywhere trend could further erode SA’s IT skills base, as offshore opportunities beckon.

SA ICT sector navigates pandemic unscathed; skills gaps remain

This emerged in the 2021 ICT Skills Survey, carried out by Wits University’s JCSE in partnership with the Institute of Information Technology Professionals SA.

Struggle to fill thousands of ICT vacancies persists in SA

While the local ICT sector has adapted to the changes caused by the pandemic, the industry continues to struggle to fill tens of thousands of ICT vacancies.

ICT skills research reveals SA’s gig economy is far off

SA has yet to shift to a fully-fledged gig economy, which relies heavily on digital, creative, analytical and ICT skills, finds the 2021 ICT Skills Survey.

How has COVID-19 affected SA's ICT skills shortage?

ICT professionals are reminded to take part in the ICT skills survey, conducted by the Joburg Centre for Software Engineering and the IITPSA.

Pandemic impact in the spotlight in 2021 ICT Skills Survey

In this year’s survey, organisations will also be asked how the COVID-19 pandemic affected skills availability, and what impact the pandemic has had on workforces.

COVID-19 crisis fast-tracks demand for software, data science skills

The pandemic has propelled IT skills demand, as local companies increasingly hire software developers, data warehouse experts and IT support technicians.