The new professional CIO certification will help businesses identify the most suitable person to fit the role of CIO, say ICT experts.

South African CIOs can now be assessed and qualify for a level seven globally-recognised accreditation, the Pr.CIO.

The Institute of Information Technology Professionals SA has appointed a new leadership team.

The ICT skills survey will analyse the approach to filling the ICT sector’s need for skills.

ICT mismanagement or failure can cause chaos, impacting economies, businesses and daily life, says Tony Parry, CEO of IITPSA.

Carolynn Chalmers, Admire Gwanzura, Rimmon Kisten and Dr Kiru Pillay were elected to the board for the first time.

Ten IT professionals, students, teachers and scholars were honoured by the organisation at a gala awards dinner in Port Elizabeth on 23 May.

SA's IT industry professional body has stepped up its membership, accreditations, skills development programmes and ambitions.

Carel du Toit has been named one of 10 IT Personality of the Year finalists for 2016.

Voting is now open for IITPSA's 2016 IT Personality and Visionary CIO awards, presented by the IITPSA in association with ITWeb, Gibs and Gartner Africa.

In the spirit of community empowerment, the female Powell Tronics employees will join the mentor movement in the next few months.

In SA, IITPSA is the recognised professional body for the ICT sector, but this does not prevent other enterprises from offering their own spurious designations that have no foundation, says Adrian Schofield, a Vice-President of the IITPSA.