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Technology is reshaping, not replacing, human value

Automation is freeing people to focus on areas that truly require human intelligence in the form of creativity, innovation, empathy and problem-solving

Ikamva Digital, a digital skilling platform co-developed by Microsoft Elevate and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), was officially launched on Tuesday at Microsoft South Africa’s headquarters in Bryanston, Johannesburg. (Flickr)

Microsoft launches AI partnership to empower TVET educators and students

The initiative is supported by the department of higher education and training, underscoring the government’s commitment to digital transformation in education, alongside a…

On AI itself, Pope Leo calls for technological projects that protect what he describes as the grandeur of humanity. He warns against reducing people to measurable outputs, predictive profiles or behavioural categories.

The mirage of AI: South Africa’s reality check on the tech ‘utopia’

Automation, driven by artificial intelligence, threatens jobs for low-skilled and semi-skilled workers and these groups are also subjected to higher interest rates and…

Digital fluency, which refers to the ability to select and use the appropriate digital solutions to achieve a desired outcome, will be the number one skill required to advance in the workplace. (John McCann/M&G)

The skills needed to survive automation

There are five core skills needed to help navigate the changing world of work in a creative and effective manner

(John McCann/M&G)

Khaya Sithole: Tax fails; a few get richer, more get poor

The Covid-19 pandemic created wealth for some, including internet entrepreneurs, and poverty for many

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Cooper, the grocery assistant with AI, gives concierge service

The coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated that there is not a part of our lives that will not be affected by the technologies of the fourth industrial revolution.

Digitalisation and automation will help with health and safety issues in South Africa’s mining industry.  (Russell Scott, Tyrone Bradley/Red Bull Content Pool; Anglo American)

Digging deep

Automation is unstoppable, but if we’re strategic about its implementation, it presents major opportunities

In order to embed digital into the DNA of any organisation, a radical mind and cultural shift is required.

Don’t forget the human

Change elicits fear at first, but if it adds value we must learn to embrace it

Professor Tshlidzi Marwala

C-Suites and Business 4.0 helps businesses prepare for 4IR

The digital revolution may actually create jobs, which is good news for a struggling South Africa

(John McCann)

Eish, robot: Automation is eating jobs

‘Premature deindustrialisation’ is relegating more and more of our workforce to the service industry

Platinum mines push for automation, despite costs

Three years of labour upheaval and a political push for safety and better wages have set in motion a drive to mechanise platinum mines.