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Amazon has agreed to pay $25 million (R490 million) to settle complaints that its Alexa voice assistant breached children’s privacy rights. Kodak Alaris and CoCre8 Technology Solutions sign a distribution agreement, and SA BRICS Business Council is looking for tech experts for the BRICS challenge.

Webber Wentzel’s CIO has been nominated for the 2023 CIO Awards.

Kholiwe believes that the modern-day CIO should be an advisor to the board, and not merely ‘keep the lights on’.

The CIO has been nominated for the 2023 CIO Awards.

The celebrated author talks about what qualifies one as an award-winning CIO.

Last year, CIO South Africa discovered some of the interesting reads that keep South Africa’s leading IT minds motivated and inspired.

Eskom’s CIO joins the list of nominees of the highly anticipated, and first-ever CIO Awards.

WhatsApp launches a feature to allow users to edit messages within 15 minutes, Meta has been fined €1.2 billion (R25 billion) for transferring EU user data to the US, and Microsoft launches a slew of AI upgrades this week.

The motorsports enthusiast will compete for a trophy on the evening of 15 November.

Cybersecurity is an increasingly critical issue for organisations, and CIOs play a key role in ensuring the security of their organisation's digital assets.

Renowned data management expert and Yugabyte CTO David Walker visits South Africa, a great loss for South Africa’s ICT sector as Wits ‘Grand Geek’ Professor Barry Dwolatzky passes away, and OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman calls for AI to be regulated.

Tsebo’s group CIO has been nominated for the 2023 CIO Awards.

Discovery Insure CIO joins other IT leaders nominated for the 2023 CIO awards.

Ascendis Health’s group CIO is among other IT leaders vying for the coveted CIO of the Year title.

Communication Genetics believes CIO South Africa is an excellent forum for personal and professional development.

Do your research, advises ChatGPT, in order to get the best deal.

Shalendra Singh and Chris Shortt agree that AI has two jobs: making a positive impact on the business, and people’s careers.

Blockchain guru Professor Steven Sidley gave CIO South Africa Summit attendees a look into its history.

Keynote speaker Kosta Kontos advises CIOs to start with the recruitment process - and avoid brilliant jerks who will cost the company more in the long run.

Cape Town’s top CIOs find out that African languages still aren’t represented online, but will be soon!