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Why you should consider studying AI and Machine Learning
We’ve entered an age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and while many people are still getting used to the idea of AI, education institutions have already started a rollout as part of the curriculum. For years, we’ve adapted to the traditional way…
How PrepAway training courses help you in passing IT certifications exams?
IT certification exams are difficult to crack. That is why most of the candidates opt for different ways to pass the certification exams, such as practice sets, braindumps, Exam Testing Engine, study guides, books, self-study, and tutorials. These tutorials or…
Five ways you can learn computer coding
Fact: Did you know that by 2020, 80 percent of all jobs will be related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)? By then, Africa would also have added 122 million younger people to its workforce, the most of any…
Africa Code Week empowers teachers in Ghana
More than 560 teachers took part in this year’s Africa Code Week (ACW) Train-the-Trainer workshops over four days in Accra and Kumasi as part of this year’s efforts to drive 21st century skills development among African youth. Now in its…
University of Pretoria launches new tech business incubator
The University of Pretoria has launched the TuksNovation, a new high-tech business incubator which will initially support postgraduate students within the different faculties as well as industry to create high-tech business startups and employment opportunities. “We have ramped up our…
UCT launches a new Massive Open Online Course geared towards fintech
UCT has launched a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) examining the rise of fintech companies, the technology that enabled them and the regulation needed in an emerging market environment. The four-week course is being offered on Coursera, an online learning…
Education solutions for the growing transformation in technology
A society lead by technology is rapidly transforming the way the youth use and digest digital transformation, both socially and on an educational level. As part of Acer Africa’s commitment to bring e-learning into the classrooms, together with the University…
South African learners use AI and Robotics to solve community problems
STE(A)M educational company, I-Innovate has brought another 21st Century learning programme to South Africa to open up opportunities in our under-served school communities for learners to develop the talents and skills that are critical in this Digital Age. This term,…
Bitcoin-funded charity in Africa? Yes, says Paxful
Paxful, the global crypto-marketplace, launched #BuiltWithBitcoin to encourage the cryptocurrency sector to contribute funds for humanitarian projects. The International non-profit organization, Zam Zam Water, is the implementation partner for the program. Paxful has always believed in the potential of bitcoin to…
AIMS launches African Master’s in Machine Intelligence
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) has announced the launch of a one-year intensive African Master’s in Machine Intelligence (AMMI) in partnership with Facebook and Google. The master’s will begin this September at the AIMS-Rwanda campus in Kigali. “Machine…
Digital teaching for Maths and Science in rural schools
Two South African schools joined a virtual network of Mathematics and Science teaching when they were added to the highly acclaimed Ligbron e-learning system. Pupils at Jabavu and Thubalethu high schools in Alice and Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Cape…
Supporting the “Next Generation” in rural development, – IFAD
Ahead of his address to the Group of Twenty (G20) Ministers of Agriculture Meeting this week, Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), offered the institution’s full support for efforts to increase the…
Changing the world of coding one #GirlCoder at a time
Youth marketing pioneer Student Brands has strategically partnered with NPO GirlCode ZA to spread the message of nurturing female involvement in the tech space to students nationally in the run up to the GirlCode 2018 hackathon. This year’s GirlCode ZA…
Afrika Tikkun hosts its first ICT Academy
On Friday, 20 July 2018 Afrika Tikkun hosted its first Information Communication Technology (ICT) Academy launch in partnership with Think Tank under the theme ‘let’s tackle the ICT skills shortage’. The launch event was opened by Group Executive of Partnerships…
Schneider Electric expands education training collaboration with DHET
Schneider Electric South Africa, specialists in energy management and automation, has signed a statement of intent with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to expand their Access to Education training collaboration. Schneider Electric South Africa’s Access to Education focus…
Smart Technology Centre appointed technology partner to KidZania
Smart Technology Centre has been appointed the Preferred Technology Partner for South Africa’s flagship KidZania franchise launching in Johannesburg. Smart Technology Centre (STC), an enterprise managed service provider will be responsible for the turnkey planning, procurement, implementation and support of…
