Articles about digital skills

Collaborative initiative to power digital skills, innovation

The Technology Innovation Agency and MICT SETA partner to strengthen digital skills and advance economic growth across SA.

Collective X commits R50m to drive digital jobs in SA

The NPO will co-invest with employers to create work opportunities that connect digital skills training with real employment.

Tech, skills mismatch debilitates SA’s public service

A study of the public service workforce’s skills and competencies uncovers limited technology proficiency and an HR system that is poorly utilised.

CAPACITI develops talent pipelines for SMEs

By training and mentoring young professionals in high-demand digital skills, CAPACITI empowers unemployed youth and provides SMEs with the skilled talent they need.

e-Kasi Care to compete in global tech challenge

The team behind the medical solution will represent South Africa at the Huawei Tech4Good Competition in China.

SA falls behind in digital readiness

South Africa is one of the countries least prepared for the global digital revolution, according to the Emerging Digital Powerhouse Index.

The talent equation for digital success

The constant digital evolution pushes organisations to move beyond traditional recruitment practices to embrace strategic workforce planning.

Learning Curve gets a recruiter’s view of AI and digital skills in the African job market

Rather than job displacement, AI and digital skills are shifting the focus of human labour towards more strategic, creative and problem-solving tasks.

Innovation Hub, Ergo boost Gauteng’s digital skills

The organisations team up to train 50 unemployed youth in mobile device repairs, data annotation and graphic design.

5IR: A business imperative for education overhaul

While the 5IR provides opportunities for companies to upskill staff, this process should start way before the youth enter the workforce.

Huawei readies second phase of ICT talent development

The firm’s digital talent initiative will train an additional 150 000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa in the next three years.

Initiative empowers NCape youth with digital skills

Digify Africa opens applications for its free upskilling programme, in an effort to spur participation in the gig economy.