Professor Tshilidzi Marwala is a South African engineer, AI expert and academic leader. In this conversation with Prof Barry Dwolatzky and Kerryn Gammie he talks about his early days and…
Season 2 of the "Optimizing - Leading Africa's Digital Future" has the subtitle "Passing and Receiving the Baton". History is a relay race in which we receive a legacy of…
SA lags behind the rest of the world when it comes to embracing the digital economy. There are 5 critical areas we need to address to bring us up to speed. First published in Daily Maverick.
There is a huge digital divide in SA that has had a significant impact on education during the pandemic. This article was published in Daily Maverick
The COVID-19 Pandemic is driving rapid digital transformation towards the 4th Industrial Revolution.
I am Mark Harris. I was previously Head of IBM South Africa and CEO of Kagiso Media. I am now CEO of Altron Nexus. I've always been passionate about the…
A community, founded by Professor Barry Dwolatzky that explores the Digital Economy in Africa. Through this content hub we explore digital transformation and the approaching Fourth Industrial Revolution through a…
I am Barry Dwolatzky. I'm an Emeritus Professor of Software Engineering at Wits University in Johannesburg South Africa. I'm the Director of the Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) at…
Season 2 of the Optimizing podcast has come to an end. Prof Barry Dwolatzky and his co-host Kerryn Gammie have presented 12 episodes in which they have conversations with leaders, role models and influencers in the Digital Economy in South Africa, Africa and the World. The metaphor in this season is “life as a relay race” and each guest was asked to pass “batons” to Kerryn and her generation of future leaders. In the epilogue Prof Barry and Kerryn reflect on these conversations and review the batons that were passed on.
