Partnering will help to grow skills
Around the world, 3-billion unskilled and semi-skilled workers are jobless, with a mammoth 1,5-billion new jobs required. South Africa, like many emerging countries is facing a major talent shortage, with the latest Talent Shortage Survey 2013 from Manpower Group...Survey aims to define skills gaps
It’s well-known that there are major skills shortages in South Africa but, as the country is about to embark on a massive infrastructure build, it’s vital to understand exactly what skills we have, and where the gaps are. The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)...Counting the real cost of cyber-attacks
The cost, frequency and time to resolve cyber-attacks has risen for the fourth consecutive year, according to Ponemon Institute research for HP Enterprise Security Products. The 2013 Cost of Cyber Crime Study found that the average annualised cost of cybercrime...SA contestant aims for Samsung island prize
South African Jo Cranshaw is one of the eight global contestants still in line to win their own island in Samsung’s online, competition series, SOS Island: Survival of the Smartest, which combines live programming, online video streaming and social media. The original...Disruption will go beyond IT, says Gartner
Gartner’s top predictions for IT organisations and IT users for 2014 combine several disruptive topics – digital industrial revolution, digital business, smart machines and the Internet of things – that are set to have an impact well beyond just the IT...