The evolving demands of the ever-discerning consumer continue to give impetus to the private and public sector to offer customised digitisation solutions that meet their needs, David Mphelo, general manager for public sector at MTN Business, told delegates at the Public Sector ICT Forum in Johannesburg.
Mphelo said that as the industry is battling with the full implementation of the IT buzzwords that were conceptualised decades ago such as Big Data and Cloud as the back-end system that supports the complete adoption of these solutions often lags behind.
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Tshimologong, the recently launched digital innovation hub in Johannesburg's inner city, has received millions in contributions from reputed multinationals and South African ICT companies, reports ITWeb. Ten strategic founding partners have ploughed upwards of ZAR 5 million each into the newly built precinct, which plans to incubate high-tech startups, commercialise research and develop high-level skills among students, working professionals and unemployed young people.
Cathy Smith, MD at Cisco Systems Southern Africa explained why the global IT company is championing the establishment of Tshimologong, along with the likes of Microsoft, IBM, Telkom, MMI Group and Teraco/KMJ Services. Smith said that the need for skills is particularly important to Cisco and that this influenced the decision to back the project.
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Plans are afoot to have all 4m citizens of Johannesburg connected to free Wi-Fi within five years.
Plans are afoot to have all 4m citizens of Johannesburg connected to free Wi-Fi within five years.
Zolani Matabese, head of broadband for the City of Johannesburg, said a thousand hotspots for access to the Internet would be installed around the municipality by year-end.
Tshimologong, the recently launched Digital Innovation Hub in Johannesburg's inner city, has received millions in contributions from reputed multinationals and South African ICT companies.
Ten strategic founding partners have ploughed upwards of five million rands each into the newly built precinct which plans to incubate high-tech startups, commercialise research and develop high-level skills among students, working professionals and unemployed youth.
Gauteng's Department of e-Government has partnered with the Step Up 2A Start Up programme, to increase ICT skills and develop young entrepreneurs to grow the sector in townships in the province.
Step Up 2A Start Up is an entrepreneurial initiative of the National Youth Development Agency that aims to inspire entrepreneurship and wealth creation.
Read more: ZA: Gauteng e-govt aims to develop ICT entrepreneurs