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Digital Transformation

Digital technologies are advancing rapidly, reshaping society, and transforming businesses and economies. We require new and better understandings of these technologies, their ethical and legal implications, and their disruptive potential as we rethink how businesses and public institutions operate and deliver services.

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In this newsletter, we reflect on how AI is reshaping disciplines, teaching, and professional practice. AI is not just changing what we teach but also how we think about knowledge, ethics, and the future of work.

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Dr Nomalanga MashininiSenior Lecturer, Wits School of Law
Ayanda MagidaLecturer, Programme Director (PDM in Digital Business), Wits Business School
Dr Thembekile MayayiseSenior Lecturer and Head of Information Systems Division
Prof Geci Karuri-SebinaLearn about Digital Governance and Civic Tech Innovation at the Wits School of Governance

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The ghost workers behind the AI revolution How Africa’s invisible digital labour is fuelling the AI revolution and why it’s time to confront the human cost.
Don’t let AI in schools become the next e-tolls debacle AI surveillance in education promises efficiency, but like e-tolls, it risks importing foreign systems that fail our people, values and lived realities.
Smart cities start with people, not technology Lessons from Westbury, Johannesburg
The land grab we’re not talking about is digital As tech superpowers redraw the borders of a new digital empire, South Africans risk becoming digital tenants in their own land.
Who shapes the digital future? South Africa’s G20 test The rise of big data has transformed decision-making across industries, offering unprecedented access to large-scale, quantifiable insights.
Is big data blinding us to the human story? The rise of big data has transformed decision-making across industries, offering unprecedented access to large-scale, quantifiable insights.
Can South Africa power its AI revolution? AI promises economic transformation, but demands vast energy resources, exemplifying the classic tension between innovation and failing infrastructure.
Reframing smart cities for the African context By recognising the complexities of African urban life, smart city projects can evolve into inclusive spaces where tech serves as a means rather than an end.
Are universities ready for next wave of cyber threats? As cyber security becomes increasingly complex, higher education institutions must know their strengths, vulnerabilities, opportunities and threats.
Are digital technologies fighting corruption or fuelling it? Why South Africa’s governance environment holds the key to digital anti-corruption technologies.
The 4IR dilemma in education Bold, comprehensive and urgent education reforms are needed to ensure SA has a skilled workforce for the fourth industrial revolution.
Building dynamic cyber security learning capabilities A look at how the cyber security learning inertia in South African healthcare organisations can be overcome.
Unlocking insights from cyber security data science How behavioural science theories remain the key to shaping our cyber security management decisions.
Transforming the talent pipeline in IT It is necessary for all local companies to champion diversity, equity and inclusion in South Africa’s tech sector as a matter of urgency.
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