ICT and skills shortage: South African case study of retaining ICT-skilled professionals
South Africa is currently experiencing a shortage of an estimated 70,000 plus information and communication technology (ICT) professionals, which is compounded by the fact that the number of ICT graduates is now showing a decline. At an organisational level, the effective use of ICT for organisational information management is difficult without having appropriately ICT-skilled (e-skilled) employees. The shortage of e-skills in South Africa and much of Africa forces companies to work at retaining their existing e-skilled professionals, but this task is becoming increasingly difficult. Thus, thi ... Show more
Authors: Plaatjies, Francois; Mitrovic, Zoran
Published: Santa Rosa, California, Informing Science Institute, 2014
Resource type: Conference paper
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