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Kirlidog, Melih; Vyver, Charles Van der; Zeeman, Malie; Coetzee, Wilma

doi:10.1177/0266666916671984

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“…Recently, digitisation changed the way organisations perceive the importance of ICT skills in the labour market [4]. Especially as ICT careers are the most crucial professions around the world, the high demand for ICT professionals in the labour markets has shown that there is a shortage of skilled ICT professionals in South Africa [2,18]. Information and Communication Technology careers include software development, information technology (IT) audit, IT infrastructure and architecture, IT change management, database development, system design, business analysis, ICT network support and other technical skills in high demand in organisations [2,19].…”

Section: Ict Skills Required For the Labor Marketmentioning

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Strategies for Using ICT Skills in Educational Systems for Sustainable Youth Employability in South Africa

Alao

Brink

2022

Sustainability

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Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can play a significant role in the socioeconomic development of many countries. Digitisation in South Africa has increased, and ICT skills are pivotal in the sustainability of youth employability in the labour market. Hence, ICT skills, soft, hard, and technical skills are required in government, private organisations, and businesses. This study aims to investigate possible ways educational systems can adopt ICT skills to improve youth employability in South Africa. This study examines the factors that affect youth employability such as lack of ICT skills, access, income, affordability, infrastructure, poverty gap, inequality, lack of education, lack of access to information, and high demand for IT skills expectations in organisations as among the challenges that hinder youth employability in the South African economy. We propose that educational institutions should incorporate practical pedagogy to prepare qualified youths for the labour market. This study focuses on using ICTs for the sustainable development of youth employability in South Africa. The Sustainable Livelihood Theory was used as the study framework while the quantitative method was used for the data collection process. The researchers used close-ended and open-ended questions to draft a questionnaire to gather data from 49 respondents. We triangulated the received data from youths living in the East Rand of Johannesburg. Results derived from the study show the significance of ICT skills in educational systems on youth employability. The practical implication of the study recommends that policymakers implement ICT skill strategies to support educational institutions to prepare youths for the labour market.

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Section: Ict Skills Required For the Labor Marketmentioning

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Strategies for Using ICT Skills in Educational Systems for Sustainable Youth Employability in South Africa

Alao

Brink

2022

Sustainability

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“…The authors consider technology as a growth source for African economies. It is widely known that most developed countries in the region, such as South Africa and Egypt, are countries with a low technological base [21], [12], wherein Egypt is one of the main financial assistance recipients from development institutions [17]. For South Africa, the most profitable option may be to obtain high technologies in the processing ores and raw materials field.…”

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Africa and Technology Exchange: Is Financial Aid Effective for the Development of the Continent?

Rastoropov¹,

Iamalova²,

Sadovnikova³

et al. 2021

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Africa, despite continued and substantial financial assistance from more developed countries, has not yet achieved significant economic growth. It can be concluded that the assistance format requires adjustment. As a new information society is being formed, it can be supposed that the transfer of many technologies to African countries can significantly improve their situation. Thus, the authors put forward the hypothesis that in order to boost the development of African countries, the transfer of basic industrial technologies is needed. The major challenge of the article was to create a model, incorporating both economic indicators of growth and the volume of aid to the African countries, as the second parameter is hard to estimate. Within the developed hypothesis, proposals are put forward for the formation of technological convergence specific mechanisms through supranational institutions. The main aim of the article is to confirm the hypothesis, and put forward four schemes for the formation of the technological exchange infrastructure on the continent. In addition to that, the article provides basic directions for the institutional cooperation between the international development institutions. The key contribution of the article is the proof that the international development institutions' activity and their aid don't correlate with the economic development of the African countries, thus they don't have a significant economic influence.

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“…South Africa is a developing country where IT skills are in high demand. These IT skills are not met by Higher Education Institutions' IT graduate numbers [14,22].…”

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The Influence of Culture on Women’s IT Career Choices

Calitz

Cullen

Fani

2020

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Skilled Information Technology (IT) professionals are essential to support businesses and the economy. Businesses increasingly require more qualified IT professionals, be they male or female. In South Africa, the number of women professionals participating in the IT industry is less than 20%. A number of factors influence women's IT career choices, such as previous programming exposure, parents, teachers and role models. Research suggests that there are gender differences in preferences and beliefs that may affect career choices, including cultural influences. The role of culture in women's IT career decisions has not been extensively explored in South Africa. The aim of this exploratory study was to determine if the factor, Culture influences women's IT career choices in South Africa. An on-line survey was conducted amongst women IT professionals in South Africa to determine the factors that influenced their IT career choices. The data from the survey were analysed using Exploratory Factor Analysis. The results, specifically relating to the factor Culture, are reported in this paper. The findings indicate that the factor Culture plays an important role when women make IT career choices as well as when females decide to remain in an IT career. The study found that culture does play a significant role in IT career decisions for different ethnic groups in South Africa. The findings suggest that efforts must be made to educate young women in computational thinking and expose them to the many career opportunities available for women in the IT industry.

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Unfulfilled need

Cited by 13 publications

References 22 publications

Strategies for Using ICT Skills in Educational Systems for Sustainable Youth Employability in South Africa

Strategies for Using ICT Skills in Educational Systems for Sustainable Youth Employability in South Africa

Africa and Technology Exchange: Is Financial Aid Effective for the Development of the Continent?

The Influence of Culture on Women’s IT Career Choices

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