Ruan Schoeman, a grade 12 homeschool learner from Midrand, was awarded a gold medal as this year’s top performer – his second consecutive gold in the event.
One of the challenges in STEM education is that many of the female students are lost early in the education system, says IITPSA’s Senele Goba.
Woman president to lead IITPSA
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The Information Technology Professionals South Africa closes off Women’s Month by appointing a woman to the top post of president and board chairperson.
While SA has seen a slight improvement in the ICT skills gap over the last two years, the struggle to fill tens of thousands of vacancies in the sector persists.
Joburg joins forces with the local ICT industry body, to boost ICT sector and digital skills development across the city.
The University of Johannesburg vice-chancellor and principal professor is named IT Personality of the Year at the 2021 IITPSA President’s Awards.
SA’s team for the International Olympiad in Informatics have emerged with a bronze medal and one award after the global event.
With agile now mainstream, testers are crucial throughout the software development process, and should be more assertive, according to the IITPSA webinar.
Industry body IITPSA points to the ICT brain drain and slow ICT skills development as threats to the country’s fourth industrial revolution progress.