The local SME is appointed to run Accenture SA’s entire connectivity network nationwide.

The three-year programme is aimed at skilling disabled learners and creating a more inclusive labour force.

The organisations develop a programme to equip South African youth with skills needed for the fourth industrial revolution.

The company sees huge demand for cloud services, six months after launching its local Azure data centres.

Accenture has identified new cyber crime operating models and evolving relationships in the underground economy.

While local firms race ahead with the latest technologies, they fail to keep up with the security risks posed by these innovations, says Accenture.

Human resources departments will face future stumbling blocks in managing the human-machine relationship, says IDC's Ranjit Rajan.

Accenture will open an applied intelligence studio to develop the latest digital solutions to help local mining companies solve their analytical problems.

Machine learning, robots and artificial intelligence are expected to replace two out of every three jobs in the global banking sector, says Forrester.

Digital technologies can generate more than R5 trillion in value for SA in the next decade, according to a new Accenture report.

Imposing a tax on robots will not offset the social costs implied by automation, says the Department of Science and Technology's Rasigan Maharajh.

The Global Citizen Festival over the weekend drew big commitments from tech companies to improve the lives of people in Africa.