Harnessing new technologies in the new context
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is having an impact not just on our economies, but also on our societies and personal lives.
Afrika Tikkun, Maharishi acquire T-Systems ICT Academy
The T-Systems ICT Academy, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, headquartered in Germany, has been acquired by Afrika Tikkun and the Maharishi Invincibility Institute, to broaden access to digital skills training to disadvantaged youth across South Africa.
Call for SA gig economy to improve labour practices
Fairwork, a non-profit organisation focused on uplifting the global digital economy, has introduced an initiative that seeks to support fairer working conditions for South Africa’s platform workers.
Absa hunts for digital collaborators across Africa
Absa Group, one of the largest financial service providers in Africa, will strengthen efforts to grow its digital partnerships ecosystem across Africa with the appointment of HYBR and SystemicLogic, which will help the bank identify potential collaboration partners.
Bytes.za – Issue 4 – September 2021
The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies Report
New 4IR strategy envisions Gauteng as ‘Silicon Valley of Africa’
The Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) has unveiled its 4IR Growth and Digitalisation Strategy, which seeks to provide fully-digital public services to citizens and position the province as the “Silicon Valley of Africa”.
DigiLink incubator creates new pathways for unemployed youth into the tech economy
South Africa has approximately 66,000 digital jobs available, 60% of which are suitable for first-time, entry-level workers. This skills shortage not only effects local companies in their fight for digital talent, but because of it South Africa ends up outsourcing this digital work and expertise to other countries, which translates into an estimated lost export revenue for South Africa of about R8,5 billion every year.