Comments on: SA’s IT sector to drive jobs growth

By: Sangamon T

Sangamon T — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:43:31 +0000

As I see it the point of the research was to estimate the future requirement based on economic drivers and market demand so surely this should give some indication of what and where the jobs will be?

By: William Fence

William Fence — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:49:55 +0000

Sadly there are no detail as to where these jobs will be and how we can find ways to benefit from these “100,000 jobs”. This research sponsored by Microsoft seems to be a bit lacking in substance but full of headline grabbing predictions. What is the breakdown – if in hardware sales of servers with MS software – what are the skills needed. If in services more detail is required to identify the skill set and to get the workforce trained.

2,300 new businesses?! Doing what? Selling Microsoft products? If so then lets start the debate as to how, who, what and then get these businesses going so that we can find jobs for the graduates or even better the graduates can start their own businesses and emply others.

By: Colin

Colin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:30:09 +0000

And there are still talented kids in uderserviced communities who still have no access to these new jobs,

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:46:52 +0000

95000 new jobs – good news. It’s just a pity that it does not apply to all South Africans, considering that affirmative action seems to be a permanent policy.