South Africa’s ICT skills gap is further exacerbated by ‘skills recycling’ and the shortage of teachers in STEM disciplines.
South Africa’s ICT skills gap is further exacerbated by ‘ skills recycling ’ and the shortage of teachers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics .
“This has created intense competition for digital skills in SA and has led to companies vying for a limited pool of digital resources by enticing talent with higher salaries,” Hloni Mokenela, MD of Africa Analysis SA, told ITWeb during an interview. The high cost of digital resources also prompted many companies in SA to outsource their technical needs to countries with lower costs, such as India, a major global digital outsourcing hub, it says.
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