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BusinessTech reports that new survey data shows that South Africa faces a growing Information and communications technology (ICT) skills crisis of immense proportions.
A Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) ICT Skills Survey has found that the percentage of corporates recruiting skills from overseas has more than doubled over the past two years, from only 12% in 2014 to 26% this year. “In retail and distribution, with a specific focus on consumers, there are simply not enough skilled people with the technical savvy to understand the differences in the latest technology,” said Werner Joubert, product country head at Asus. But it is at corporate level where there is a real skills crisis at almost every ICT level, which has a dire effect on South African businesses. According to the 2016 survey – released in July – 71% of businesses stated that the skills gap was at the least having a major effect, while as many as 29% said it was a threat to their viability.
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