WordPress is the most popular content management system (CMS) in the world, but Joomla dominates when looking at South African government websites.
Recent research by BuiltWith shows that 63% of the world’s top million websites are powered by WordPress.
Joomla is second with 11% and Drupal third with 9%.
"Information and communications technology is a pre-condition for socio-economic development and national competitiveness. However, a shortage of key skills is a huge constraint," says Sandra Burmeister, CEO of Landelahni Amrop
The 2012 Telecommunications Survey carried out by Landelahni Business Leaders was conducted using data from public institutions such as Stats SA, the Department of Labour and the World Economic Forum. It further included a sample of 18 South African companies.
This is according to industry players, who also point out that there are no specific degrees or diploma courses in SA for telecommunications engineers.
“Virtually every higher education institution in this country offers some kind of information technology training. Add to this the wide range of internationally recognised and accredited IT qualifications that are provided by vendors and manufacturers of IT systems,” says Graeme Victor, CEO of Du Pont Telecom.
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At a Parliamentary portfolio committee meeting last week, members asked when the smart card would become a reality. The department said announcements will be made soon since the current green ID book is not sufficient to match new technologies and transactions under the IT modernisation project.