Game theory and its application in Bitcoin: An IITPSA KZN Chapter Blockchain SIG Event, 29 June 2021 16h30 – 17h30 Game theory is a way of thinking about strategic interactions between self-interested actors. Bitcoin is well known for its use of cryptography and the immutable blockchain but game theory also plays a subtle but important […]

Improving Traceability in Food Value Chains through Blockchain Technology, An IITPSA Eastern Cape Chapter Event Jaco Maas is the General Manager of Shift DX, a next-generation digital agricultural platform business. Growing up on a farm on the West Coast of South Africa gave him a love for the land and the potential it holds. Stellenbosch […]

_   AGM NOTICE This is a notice of the 2020 / 2021 Annual General Meeting of members of the Gauteng Chapter of IITPSA NPC (Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa) - (a Non Profit Company in terms of the Companies Act 71 of 2008), registration number  1958/001036/08, which will be held online, via […]

Performance Engineering - Shift Left and Right Application Performance Engineering has always been an important aspect of ensuring excellent user experiences, however traditional performance testing activities cannot keep up with the cadence of DevOps pipelines. Applying a "Shift Left and Right Performance Engineering approach" ensures performance bottlenecks are identified early and performance tests reflect real usage […]

  The future of humanity in the smart technology era The smart technology era brings with it advantages to humanity unimagined before. The way we educate our children and manage our wellbeing could be revolutionised over the next few decades. However, a growing darkness prevails over our innovations. How smart will computers get, and what […]