Phase two of Cell C’s cyber safety programme will equip 80 high schools with online safety awareness education.

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

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

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

The education department targets 1 000 schools to pilot its coding and robotics curriculum, as it looks to equip learners with the necessary skills to thrive in a digital society.

The improvement of learner performance in government schools with digital tools, as opposed to those that function without these smart devices, is called into question.

The Department of Basic Education will trial the curriculum starting January 2020, in Grade R-3 and Grade 7.

DBE has identified a need to replace SA-SAMS with a modern, Web-enabled, cloud-based technology platform.

Connectivity is key to leveraging digital technologies in education, says Vino Govender, executive: Strategy, Mergers and Acquisition and Innovation for DFA.

The agency opens its first coding and software development academy in the Free State, as it steps up efforts to mainstream ICT in SA's education system.

The Closed-loop Learner Network promises to place 20 000 fully-resourced e-learning tablets in the hands of Free State learners this year.

The curricula, set to be implemented next year, will prepare learners for the fourth industrial revolution.