SMMEs URGED TO GO DIGITAL20210526095655
SMMEs URGED TO GO DIGITAL
The government’s much-anticipated Digital Economy Master Plan has been finalised and the state is currently engaging various stakeholders to develop...
IT’S TIME FOR DISRUPTION IN FINANCIAL SERVICES20210423093824
IT’S TIME FOR DISRUPTION IN FINANCIAL SERVICES
An economic boom across the globe is expected in 2021 following the mass devastation wreaked by the Covid-19 pandemic. While South Africa’s economic...
SA ON TRACK TO REACH GBS JOB TARGETS20210413092102
SA ON TRACK TO REACH GBS JOB TARGETS
The creation of 6459 additional jobs due to the government upscaling its support for its Global Business Services (GBS) incentive in the last quarter ...
SA’S DIGITAL ECONOMY PLANS HANG IN THE BALANCE AS REGULATOR, INDUSTRY FAIL TO FIND COMMON GROUND20210331151830
SA’S DIGITAL ECONOMY PLANS HANG IN THE BALANCE AS REGULATOR, INDUSTRY FAIL TO FIND COMMON GROUND
The government’s much vaunted plan to quickly licence high demand spectrum HDS) for digital communication is hitting multiple snags, as various arms...
OPERATION VULINDLELA: GOVERNMENT’S LATEST BID TO END SA’S ECONOMIC MELTDOWN20210317132222
OPERATION VULINDLELA: GOVERNMENT’S LATEST BID TO END SA’S ECONOMIC MELTDOWN
The government’s special unit, Operation Vulindlela, which was set up to help boost the country’s economic recovery believes that if its five prio...
PLAN IDENTIFIES FOUR ‘BIG BETS’ FOR SA’s DIGITAL ECONOMY20210129144436
PLAN IDENTIFIES FOUR ‘BIG BETS’ FOR SA’s DIGITAL ECONOMY
South Africa’s latest plan for the digital economy has identified four crucial elements which must be present if the country plans to move into the ...
SA’S DIGITAL ECONOMY PLAN FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS20210122075859
SA’S DIGITAL ECONOMY PLAN FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
South Africa, which has been struggling to enter the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) space and match its counterparts, finally has an overall plan ...
GOVT POLICIES MUST ADAPT FOR THE DIGITAL ECONOMY20190917092510
GOVT POLICIES MUST ADAPT FOR THE DIGITAL ECONOMY
The pressure is mounting on South Africa and across the globe for the youth to be more involved in policy making as countries scramble to deal with th...
SA TO HARNESS TECH REVOLUTION TO CREATE JOBS, ACCELERATE GROWTH20190612144151
SA TO HARNESS TECH REVOLUTION TO CREATE JOBS, ACCELERATE GROWTH
President Cyril Ramaphosa may have only mentioned the phrase Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) twice in his State of the Nation Address last week, bu...
WORLD BANK WARNS IT CAN’T BE BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR AFRICA20190521080025
WORLD BANK WARNS IT CAN’T BE BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR AFRICA
The World Bank believes that by harnessing the digital revolution, Africa stands a much greater chance at eradicating poverty....