SA poised on the edge of a widening digital divide - IT-Online
1 day ago · In an exclusive interview with IT-Online, Angela Wamola, GSMA head of sub-Saharan Africa, points out that South Africa’s connectivity rate is 54% – exactly double that of the rest of Africa, which still languishes at 27% of people connected. But we are standing at the point now where we could either act purposefully to start closing the ...
Digitalisation could help Africa to thrive - IT-Online
1 day ago · Nov 12, 2024. Kathy Gibson reports – Africa lags much of the world in connectivity and access to the digital economy – and its people are missing out on opportunities as a result. It’s no secret that the continent is falling behind on its sustainable development goals (SDGs) and is on track to meet just 10 of the 144 SDGs by 2030.
AWS looking for next wave of SA software innovators
1 day ago · Nov 12, 2024. Amazon Web Services has opened applications for its Equity Equivalent Investment Program (EEIP) in South Africa, targeting cloud-native 100% Black-owned software companies, and representing the culmination of the company’s seven-year, R365-million commitment to fostering digital innovation and economic transformation in the country.
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5 days ago · Dell adds AI experiences to the modern workspace. Nov 8, 2024. Dell Technologies is bringing a comprehensive portfolio of AI PCs and workstations to the modern workplace. “From running complex AI workloads on workstations to using day-to-day AI-powered applications on laptops, the AI PC will be an important investment that pays...
Collaboration key for African connectivity - IT-Online
1 day ago · Collaboration key for African connectivity. Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom – Africa is a land of opportunity, gifted with young people with great passion. Mohamed Madkour, vice-president: ICT strategy and marketing at Huawei, shares that Africa’s development in terms of connectivity has been impressive, but there is still a lot of work ...
The Internet's evolution in SA - IT-Online
Nov 5, 2024 · The Internet’s evolution in SA. Over the last decade, South Africa has witnessed a dramatic transformation in its digital landscape. By David Coleman, chief product officer at Frogfoot Networks. The country has made significant strides, with mobile networks now reaching almost every corner of the nation – according to GSMA Intelligence ...
Shaping the future of SA's ICT sector - IT-Online
Jul 9, 2024. South Africa’s ICT sector is poised for significant growth and innovation, driven by a powerful force: our youth. With approximately 54% of tech professionals in the country under the age of 35, we face a critical strategic question. By Morwesi Ramphenyane, chief administration officer at Openserve.
Expanding the digital economy vital for SA’s overall ... - IT-Online
Jun 30, 2023. Growing South Africa’s digital economy has been a major policy pillar for the country’s government for some time now. It’s a key driver of economic growth around the world, with the global digital economy growing at 2,5-times the pace of its traditional counterpart. Additionally, reports from the World Economic Forum (WEF ...
Ransomware hits more than half of SA companies - IT-Online
May 9, 2022 · Ransomware hits more than half of SA companies. Sophos’s new State of Ransomware 2022 report shows that 51% of South African organisations surveyed were hit with ransomware in 2021. Forty-nine percent of the organisations that had data encrypted paid the ransom to get their data back, even if they had other means of data recovery, such as ...
How software decisions can reduce business costs - IT-Online
Nov 29, 2021 · How software decisions can reduce business costs. Nov 29, 2021. The IDC forecasts that South Africa’s IT spend will be $12,78-billion (R197-billion) in 2021, an increase of 5,2% over the previous year. One of the biggest contributors to this figure is software and cloud spend, which has grown exponentially since the start of the pandemic.