South Africa’s Haroon Meer to keynote DevConf 2023
Tech company founder and CEO, Haroon Meer, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at DevConf 2023. DevConf is Southern Africa’s largest conference for software developers and professionals and is taking place this year in Cape Town on 23rd of May and Pretoria on...
IITPSA President urges fast-tracking of ICT in education
The President of the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA), Admire Gwanzura, has called for more urgency in the introduction of ICT education in schools, saying children in Africa are falling behind those elsewhere in the world....
How to get into IT – IITPSA experts point the way
South Africa is crying out for IT skills, and for young people considering careers in the sector, there are many paths they can take to ‘get into IT’. This is according to experts participating in a webinar hosted by the Institute of Information Technology...
65 years of leadership and development in the ICT profession
2022 marks the IITPSA’s 65th anniversary, a significant milestone that underlines our ability to adapt and thrive in an ever-changing environment. When the Computer Society South Africa - CSSA was first formed in 1957, Fortran was brand new, COBOL was only introduced...
CIOs move towards becoming business value drivers
CIOs move towards becoming business value drivers The CIO role is evolving beyond that of being a technical problem solver, to becoming a strategic business value driver. However, CIOs themselves need to take the lead in entrenching themselves as agents of change for...
IITPSA names 2022 IT Personality, Visionary CIO and Brilliance in IT Award winners
IITPSA names 2022 IT Personality, Visionary CIO and Brilliance in IT Award winners The Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) has named the winners of the South African IT sector’s most prestigious awards for 2022. The awards...
Top future programmers shine at 2022 Programming Olympiad awards
PRESS RELEASE: Top future programmers shine at 2022 Programming Olympiad awards The South African Computer Olympiad (SACO) and the Institute of information Technology Professionals (IITPSA) have announced the winners for the 2022 national Programming Olympiad, a...
IFIP moves into engagement mode at General Assembly
IFIP moves into engagement mode at General Assembly The International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) is set to become more interactive and valuable for its member societies and their members around the world. So says Moira de Roche, Vice-president of...
SA ICT employers, practitioners look to global skills markets
SA ICT employers, practitioners look to global skills markets The number of South African employers reporting they are recruiting ICT skills overseas has increased dramatically in the past year – up from 38% to over 50%. This is a key finding in the 2022 JCSE-IITPSA...
Cybersecurity as important as physical security to protect the ‘crown jewels’ of business
Cybersecurity as important as physical security to protect the ‘crown jewels’ of business Cybersecurity is possibly even more important than locks, vaults and walls in protecting the modern business. This is according to members of the Institute of Information...
