The fifth industrial revolution is expected to enhance human capabilities and enable greater collaboration between humans and machines.
The partnership brings together UVU Africa’s expertise in ecosystem building, entrepreneurship and skills development with C4EC’s global network of support for system orchestrators.
South Africa’s ICT skills gap is further exacerbated by ‘skills recycling’ and the shortage of teachers in STEM disciplines.
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on 26 November.
Entelect's involvement has deepened over the years, progressing from bronze to silver sponsorship of the GirlCode hackathon.
The companies have teamed up to bring enhanced automation and local expertise to South Africa, supporting enterprise growth and operational efficiency.
An IT and robotics programme has been introduced for students with learning challenges at Sparrow Schools.
The four start-ups graduated from the inaugural cohort of the Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator programme.
Datacentrix has teamed up with Experian and IntegralisIT Consultancy to support LIV Cape Town with the establishment of a computer learning centre at the non-profit's ECD Centre.
By making online coding accessible on a smartphone, codeX creates a more inclusive path to careers across the digital economy.
Sixty percent of these jobs are empowerment positions, with 88% of new jobs going to the country's youth.
As many young South Africans remain without work, Harambee forges a multi-stakeholder initiative that targets one million new job opportunities by 2026.