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Partnering key to tackling IT skills gaps

With its young and tech-savvy population, South Africa should be leaps and bounds ahead of many countries when it comes to the IT economy. But there’s a very real IT skills gap – and all stakeholders need to throw their weight behind this massive challenge. A...

How to alleviate the IT skills crisis

The Channelwise/CompTIA round-table discussion ended with some valuable advice about how to tackle South Africa’s IT skills shortages. Employers must take skills development more seriously: Businesses increasingly rely on technology, so IT training cannot be a...

Meet the round-table participants

These are the training industry experts who shared their thoughts in the Channelwise/CompTIA round-table discussion on the state of IT skills in South Africa. Loraine Vorster is the vice-president: sub-Saharan Africa at CompTIA She is passionate about skills...

Microsoft puts AI skills in the spotlight

Innovation is the fuel of the future, with new artificial intelligence (AI) tools set to increase productivity, save time, and allow us to come up with new ways to save the planet. By Kathy Gibson At its recent AI Skills Day, Colin Erasmus, chief operating officer at...

SA must act now to compete globally

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is no longer a future concept or a speculative technology. It is here now, rapidly reshaping industries and rewriting the rules of competitiveness. By Ntsako Baloyi In South Africa, the potential for generative AI to drive...

Are SA children ready to tackle the future world of work?

We often speak of South Africa’s youngest citizens as tomorrow’s leaders – the future innovators, decision-makers and drivers of change. But are we truly investing in that future? According to the thrivebyfive index, which measures whether South African children are...

SMEs can use AI without losing the human touch

South Africa is rapidly embracing artificial intelligence (AI), with adoption rates surpassing those of many developed nations. Recent data indicates that over 60% of South African workers regularly use generative AI, outpacing countries like France, the UK, and the...

GenAI could transform core functions

NTT Data has introduced new data that shows manufacturing organisations worldwide are increasingly turning to generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to establish smart factories, spur innovation, improve productivity, build resilience and gain competitive...

SA’s AI future hinges on skills development

By Ntsako Baloyi – The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way businesses operate, how consumers interact with technology, and even how governments deliver services. Across industries – from banking, media, telecoms, mining and...

Huawei enables alternative AI solutions

Kathy Gibson reports – Artificial intelligence (AI), with its ability to drive productivity and competitiveness, has become a critical geopolitical battleground. With US sanctions preventing China from accessing some of the high-powered chips and chipsets required to...

Data-driven decision making in the hospitality industry

The rise of big data, analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally reshaping the hospitality industry, enabling hotels and resorts to refine their operational and marketing strategies. This is according to Renee Hill, MD of the IIE School of Hospitality...

AI is key to digital defence

We are on the precipice of an unprecedented shift that is reshaping the cybersecurity industry and how organisations tread through the digital landscape. Morné Louwrens, MD: advisory at Marsh Africa, and Prejlin Naidoo, digital partner from Oliver Wyman In 2024,...

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