Vodacom ready to help drive digital literacy in Africa

The software giant has upskilled thousands of students and educators in digital skills since 2015, via its blended learning programme.

SqwidNet has challenged South African entrepreneurs to use technology to solve everyday challenges in the next round of their IOT Entrepreneurship Programme.

The city’s e-library services require public votes in order to win the UN’s global information society award.

The World Economic Forum’s social mobility index shows SA’s tech access ranks 69th, with an overall poor country ranking of 77th out of 82 nations.

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A forensic investigation into the e-government department’s specialised ICT skills programme results in the suspension of two senior managers.

The education department stalls on coding and robotics curriculum, planning to kick-start the pilot only at the beginning of the second term.

The opportunity for digital transformation to create employment will be discussed at ITWeb’s Digital Economy 2020 summit.

By fostering private-public partnerships like this, which provide the skills and funding to tackle SA's ECD challenges, we can ensure that every child receives a solid grounding.

The governing ANC puts skills development on its list of priorities, to equip youth with skills for the changing world.

A significant part of the corporation's transformation agenda involves educating students in 4IR and ensuring that they are better prepared for the new, digital world, says Stanton Pillay, CEO of iTMaster.

Virtual intelligence educational platform Ms Zora will be introduced in 70% of SA’s 24 000 government schools by 2023.