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Incorporating AI into Workforce Planning: Optimising Skills for the South African Workforce of the Future – Part 2

Incorporating AI into Workforce Planning: Optimising Skills for the South African Workforce of the Future – Part 2

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping workforce planning, offering South African organisations a pathway to address unemployment, skills shortages, and inefficiencies. With an unemployment rate of 33% and a youth unemployment rate exceeding 60% (Stats SA,

The Future Was Supposed to Be Unknowable – Until AI Started Getting It Right

The Future Was Supposed to Be Unknowable – Until AI Started Getting It Right

Can artificial intelligence predict the future?A new wave of AI-powered prediction tools is beginning to challenge one of our oldest assumptions: that the future is inherently uncertain. After correctly forecasting the Bitcoin spike and achieving over 80% accuracy

How AI can help address SA’s unemployment and inequality challenges

How AI can help address SA’s unemployment and inequality challenges

By Rowen Pillai, CEO of LeanTechnovationsSouth Africa currently grapples with one of the world's highest unemployment rates, standing at a staggering 31.9% in 2024, with youth unemployment exceeding 60%. This challenge is compounded by deep-seated

NTT DATA Unveils Smart AI AgentTM Ecosystem, Revolutionizing Industry Solutions with Intelligent Automation and Strategic Alliances

NTT DATA Unveils Smart AI AgentTM Ecosystem, Revolutionizing Industry Solutions with Intelligent Automation and Strategic Alliances

NTT DATA, a global leader in digital business and technology services, today announced a comprehensive enterprise-grade Smart AI AgentTM Ecosystem with industry-specific solutions to help clients transform their business. The company also announced a patented plug-in solution

Lenovo Unveils New Data Storage Solutions to Accelerate IT Modernisation for the Age of AI

Lenovo Unveils New Data Storage Solutions to Accelerate IT Modernisation for the Age of AI

Lenovo announced its largest storage portfolio refresh in company history, unveiling new Lenovo Data Storage Solutions that prepare enterprise IT for the age of AI with better efficiency, performance and scalability. Ushering in a new

What Does Agentic AI Mean for Cybersecurity?

What Does Agentic AI Mean for Cybersecurity?

AI agents will change how we work. But without the right protection, they are soft targets for criminals.If you've ever felt frustrated booking trips, finding troubleshooting information, coordinating complex supply chains, or managing any elaborate

A ‘Complete Revolution’ in manufacturing: NTT DATA research reveals   GenAI’s transformative potential and impact on core functions

A ‘Complete Revolution’ in manufacturing: NTT DATA research reveals GenAI’s transformative potential and impact on core functions

Despite clear opportunities to improve efficiency and bottom-line performance with GenAI, lack of usage policies and essential guardrails leave most manufacturers at risk. NTT DATA, a global leader in digital business and technology services, today introduced new

Unlocking AI potential for South African SMEs: How corporate ESD funds can fuel growth-generative innovation

Unlocking AI potential for South African SMEs: How corporate ESD funds can fuel growth-generative innovation

South Africa stands at a pivotal moment, where the transformative power of AI intersects with the urgent need for economic revitalisation. While AI holds immense promise, particularly for the SME sector, realising its potential requires

Beyond the algorithm: AI in executive search

Beyond the algorithm: AI in executive search

Artificial intelligence has spent the past two years reshaping every industry, and recruitment is no exception. In conversation, it is described as a game changer as it steps in to manage the finding, evaluating and

New NTT DATA Report Exposes the AI Responsibility Crisis: 81% of Business Leaders Call for Clearer AI Leadership to Avoid Risk and Support Innovation

New NTT DATA Report Exposes the AI Responsibility Crisis: 81% of Business Leaders Call for Clearer AI Leadership to Avoid Risk and Support Innovation

AI's Breakneck Growth is Outpacing Governance—Executives Struggle to Balance Innovation with Accountability and Ethics, Raising Red Flags for the Future of AI AdoptionNew research from NTT DATA Inc., a global digital business and IT services leader,