What a truly ethical South African digital society could look like if viewed through the lens of Africanfuturism
Josine Overdevest, MD of Flying Cows of Jozi and chair of the IITPSA Social and Ethics Committee, imagines what a truly ethical South African digital society could look like if viewed through the lens of Africanfuturism. A new perspective that causes you to ask: ‘what...
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...
IITPSA names 2022 President’s Awards finalists
IITPSA names 2022 President’s Awards finalists The Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) has announced the finalists for this year’s annual IITPSA President’s Awards. The awards, which have recognised the local IT industry’s leading...
A wealth of opportunities in digital forensics and incident response careers
Digital forensics and incident response skills are interlinked and increasingly in demand, offering the right candidates varied and interesting careers.This is according to Veronica Schmitt, co-founder of the DFIRLABS Digital Forensics and Incident Response practice,...
SA brings home bronze medal from IOI 2022
Team South Africa’s Minkyum Kim from Reddam House Durbanville has earned a bronze medal at this year’s International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) in Indonesia. 349 contestants from 88 countries took part in IOI 2022 in Yogyakarta in Indonesia last week, participating...