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In the race to become the leader in artificial intelligence, China and the United States are way ahead of the rest of the world. What does that mean for the other countries? Will these two global technology giants soak up the AI economic dividend all for themselves?
The answer is no . There is a huge opportunity for smaller, agile economies in Asia－to borrow from Isaac Newton－to stand on the shoulders of the two giants in order to reap the benefits of AI application in their own industries.
Of course, it s right to recognize the supremacy of the US and China. The AI research infrastructure they have built has translated into an unassailable advantage over other competing countries in Europe, North America and Asia. This is due to a number of factors: the depth of their capital markets, the richness of their skills bases, the dominant position of their cash-rich technology companies, and the data generation capacity of their vast populations.
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May 6, 2021
Covid-19 and its global impact has seen South Africa’s economy and job market sink significantly.
Last year it was reported that the local economy shrank more that the government’s predicted 7% initial forecast in 2020. Moving forward to SONA (State of the Nation Address) in 2021. The release of the critical skills list for South Africa, which features IT as a significant area of focus.
In South Africa, skills development is governed by the Skills Development Act that aims to improve quality of life for all employees and their professional futures. This act allows for South African businesses that meet legislative requirements to claim up to 60% of their skills development levy back from their specific SETA (Skills Education Training Authorities) – a great incentive for businesses to upskill and educate South Africa’s youth.
How a pandemic changed attitudes to work forever
By Opinion
The way we work has changed forever, and the way business operates must change too.
It is quite likely that working from home will be with us for far longer than expected by most companies.
A Gartner survey in February showed that 70 percent of customer service and support employees want to continue working from home after the pandemic, while a FlexJobs survey released in September last year showed that 65 percent of respondents want to carry on working remotely for the long term.
By the same token, a World Economic Forum Future of Jobs report released in October 2020 states that 84 percent of employers aim to rapidly digitalise working processes in 2021, including significantly expanding remote work.