IITPSA partners with DevConf, an exclusive conference dedicated to South African developers
The Institute of Information Technology Professionals of South Africa (IITPSA), has partnered with DevConf, an exclusive conference dedicated to South African developers, means that once again software developers can gather in person to network, and be inspired by a...
IITPSA partners with DevConf 2022: South Africa’s Mandla Magagula to keynote DevConf 2022
Blockchain expert, Chief Digital Officer and coding academy co-founder, Mandla Magagula, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at DevConf 2022. IITPSA has partnered with DevConf, South Africa’s community organised gathering for software developers and...
IITPSA President’s Awards 2021 winners announced!
At an upbeat virtual awards event held on Tuesday 12 April 2022, the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) announced the winners of the 2021 IITPSA President’s Awards. Since 1979, the IITPSA President’s Awards have been a South...
Open doors for learners with the potential to thrive in the worlds of IT- register your school for the IITPSA Talent Search
Careers in Information Technology (IT) are interesting, rewarding, and offer opportunities in a wide range of sectors. However, the global IT industry has skills shortages in many specialisations, meaning a skills pipeline of young IT professionals is urgently needed...
Pushing for NLP for Africa
Pushing for NLP for Africa The Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology that makes engagement across digital channels simple and intuitive for English language speakers is still not serving millions of people who speak African indigenous languages. This is...
SA leans toward dystopian tech future unless moves are made soon
SA leans toward dystopian tech future unless moves are made soon South Africa could face a dystopian technological future, unless moves are made to harness technology for societal good now. This is according to Johan Steyn, chair of the Institute of Information...
SA Computing Olympiad stars hold their own in international competition
SA Computing Olympiad stars hold their own in international competition South Africa’s team for the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI2021) have emerged with a bronze medal and one award after the global event. IOI2021 is a prestigious international...
Women in IT kicks off with advice to ‘own your space’
Women in IT kicks off with advice to ‘own your space’ The Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) Women in IT (WIIT) chapter celebrated its relaunch and the launch of its new website with a special Women’s Day webinar on personal and...
Response to the COVID 3rd Wave and adjusted Level 3
Response to the COVID 3rd Wave and adjusted Level 3 We do hope you are as well as can be expected in these challenging times. We are all critically aware of the challenges and losses we are facing, in view of the 3rd Wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in South...
Response to the COVID 3rd Wave and adjusted Level 4
Response to the COVID 3rd Wave and adjusted Level 4 28 June 2021 We do hope you are as well as can be expected in these challenging times. We are all critically aware of the challenges and losses we are facing, in view of the 3rd Wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in South...