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IITPSA News Edition 112 July / August 2018 View in web browser IITPSA Newsletter Ed. 112 - Jul / Aug 2018 Delivered monthly to your Inbox! President's Podium August is the month of celebration and acknowledging the phenomenal women in this country. Unfortunately, I write this piece with a heavy heart. A few days ago, I received news that Brenda Aynsley, who was a past president of the Australian Computer Society, passed away after a long battle with illness. I want to dedicate this month’s newsletter and article to Brenda. I first met Brenda when we invited her to be a keynote speaker at the 2016 President’s awards. I was immediately drawn to her passion for professionalism in ICT and her witty sense of humour. Although she was battling an illness, she didn’t let it dictate its terms and I admired her courage, strength and dedication to continue doing what she loved. Brenda holds the distinction of being the first female president of the Australian Computer Society in 2014. In the same year she was admitted to the Order of Australia and awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her service to the information and communications technology sector. As a stalwart for the ICT profession she had the attention of audiences at the United Nations, the International Telecommunications Union, the world summit on Information Society, and at conferences such as the World Computer Congress and the World IT Forum. Read More... CEO's Communique As the professional body for ICT in South Africa, each year IITPSA recognises those people who have recently excelled, in either our ICT profession and / or the ICT Industry, by means of our two long- standing, highly-prized awards, being the IT Personality and Visionary CIO of the Year. In 2018, they are joined by two brand new awards, namely the Technology Excellence and the Social Responsibility / Community Awards (see article below). Each of these four awards is open to public nomination, so please help the Institute's judging panels to ensure that we have absolutely the best candidates in the running to receive each award by submitting your nominations here. OUR TOP STORIES IITPSA Launches two new awards The Institute is pleased to announce that two new awards have been added to the line-up for the 2018 IITPSA Annual President's Awards. In addition to our prestigious IT Personality, Visionary CIO and Distinguished Service in ICT Awards, the following awards will be made for the first time: The Technology Excellence Award, which recognises a person or a team who has made exceptional / innovative use of information technology, or designed an innovative new technology, for an organization and that has delivered measurable benefit, either for business or the SA Economy. 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The idea of the SIGCyber is to bring together people from diverse backgrounds who are either practitioners, academics or interested in Cybersecurity. The Cybersecurity domain encompasses technologies, policies, procedures and practices designed to protect organisation, institutions and citizens from attacks. Read More... UPCOMING EVENTS Afternoon @ SIGiST 2018-08-22 - iLAB, 90 Rivonia Road, Sandton Abstract 1 – “You need to lift testing!”: A testers ascension to quality engineer Natasha Anderson shares her journey of re-invention as she transitioned her career from one built on the principles of waterfall to one of agility. Abstract 2 – Shifting SQA left and right Continuous integration is key for shifting SQA left. The aim is to release to our customers as quickly and as cost effectively as possible and, in turn, ensure a quality product is delivered. The new generation methodologies like DevOps and Agile are at the forefront of making sure that this is achieved successfully. Read More... Cybersecurity skills in South Africa – An IITPSA W Cape Chapter Event 2018-08-23 - ICTS on Main, UCT, Cape Town Guest speaker, Jacques Ophoff (UCT), reviews South African cybersecurity training, considering the perceived high demand for such skills. It presents an analysis of job requirements in this area, based on a recent analysis of the Western Cape market. Finally, there is a discussion of initiatives around an international cybersecurity education programme and South Africa’s involvement in this process. Read More... The IITPSA EC Chapter Women’s Networking Breakfast 2018-08-29 Bocadillos Lemon Tree, Walmer, Port Elizabeth All Women in IT are cordially invited to The IITPSA EC Chapter Women’s Networking Breakfast hosted in conjunction with the Nelson Mandela University, School of ICT. A morning of connection and reflection: Being a woman in a “man’s world”. Read More... How women can thrive in the IT Workplace A Women in IT (W Cape) Event 2018-08-30 - The River Club, Observatory, Cape Town As one of its strategic goals, IITPSA strives to encourage and promote women in the IT Workplace. IITPSA wants to encourage girls to enter the workplace and help build work environments that make women stay. To honour Women’s month in August, IITPSA is holding a special event to explore the issues facing women. A panel of women who are successful in the IT workplace will share their views and experiences with you. Read More... Leaderex 2018-09-04 - Sandton Convention Centre Join Africa's largest gathering of business leaders, professionals and entrepreneurs on 4 September 2018 at Sandton Convention Centre. A day to network, challenge conventional thinking and learn from over 250 top CEOs and entrepreneurs. IITPSA will be taking the lead role in a stream on digital skills! Read More... 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IITPSANewsletterEd.112-Jul/Aug2018
DeliveredmonthlytoyourInbox!
President'sPodiumAugustisthemonthofcelebrationandacknowledgingthe
phenomenalwomeninthiscountry.Unfortunately,Iwritethis
piecewithaheavyheart.Afewdaysago,Ireceivednewsthat
BrendaAynsley,whowasapastpresidentoftheAustralian
ComputerSociety,passedawayafteralongbattlewithillness.
Iwanttodedicatethismonth’snewsletterandarticletoBrenda.
IfirstmetBrendawhenweinvitedhertobeakeynotespeakerat
the2016President’sawards.Iwasimmediatelydrawntoher
passionforprofessionalisminICTandherwittysenseofhumour.
Althoughshewasbattlinganillness,shedidn’tletitdictateits
termsandIadmiredhercourage,strengthanddedicationto
continuedoingwhatsheloved.
BrendaholdsthedistinctionofbeingthefirstfemalepresidentoftheAustralianComputerSocietyin
2014.InthesameyearshewasadmittedtotheOrderofAustraliaandawardedtheMedalofthe
OrderofAustralia(OAM)forherservicetotheinformationandcommunicationstechnologysector.As
astalwartfortheICTprofessionshehadtheattentionofaudiencesattheUnitedNations,the
InternationalTelecommunicationsUnion,theworldsummitonInformationSociety,andat
conferencessuchastheWorldComputerCongressandtheWorldITForum.ReadMore...
CEO'sCommuniqueAstheprofessionalbodyforICTinSouthAfrica,eachyearIITPSA
recognisesthosepeoplewhohaverecentlyexcelled,ineitherour
ICTprofessionand/ortheICTIndustry,bymeansofourtwolong-
standing,highly-prizedawards,beingtheITPersonalityand
VisionaryCIOoftheYear.
In2018,theyarejoinedbytwobrandnewawards,namelytheTechnologyExcellenceandtheSocial
Responsibility/CommunityAwards(seearticlebelow).Eachofthesefourawardsisopentopublic
nomination,sopleasehelptheInstitute'sjudgingpanelstoensurethatwehaveabsolutelythebest
candidatesintherunningtoreceiveeachawardbysubmittingyournominationshere.
OURTOPSTORIES
IITPSALaunchestwonewawardsTheInstituteispleasedtoannouncethattwonewawardshave
beenaddedtotheline-upforthe2018IITPSAAnnualPresident's
Awards.InadditiontoourprestigiousITPersonality,VisionaryCIO
andDistinguishedServiceinICTAwards,thefollowingawardswill
bemadeforthefirsttime:
TheTechnologyExcellenceAward,whichrecognisesapersonorateamwhohasmadeexceptional/innovativeuseof
informationtechnology,ordesignedaninnovativenew
technology,foranorganizationandthathasdeliveredmeasurable
benefit,eitherforbusinessortheSAEconomy.
TheSocialResponsibility/CommunityAward,whichrecognisesaperson/team/projectdeliveringthebenefitsofITonanot-for-profitbasisintothecommunity/orbringingthecommunity
intotheITspace(addressingthedigitaldivide).
Dont'forgettosubmityournominationsforeachofourAwards!ReadMore...
IITPSAannouncestwonewGautengSpecialInterestGroups
ArtificalIntelligence&Robotics(SIGAIR)
SIGAIRisanIITPSASpecialInterestGroup(SIG)fortheArtificial
Intelligence(AI)andRoboticscommunity.TheideaofthisSIGisto
bringpeopletogetherfromdiversebackgroundswhoareeither
practitionersof,orinterestedinAIandRobotics.TheadoptionofAI
isespeciallyrelevantforSouthAfricanbusinessesifweareto
competeinglobalmarkets.
ReadMore...
Cybersecurity(SIGCyber)
SIGCyberisanIITPSASpecialInterestgroup(SIG)forthe
Cybersecurityandrelatedcommunities.TheideaoftheSIGCyber
istobringtogetherpeoplefromdiversebackgroundswhoare
eitherpractitioners,academicsorinterestedinCybersecurity.The
Cybersecuritydomainencompassestechnologies,policies,
proceduresandpracticesdesignedtoprotectorganisation,
institutionsandcitizensfromattacks.ReadMore...
UPCOMINGEVENTS
Afternoon@SIGiST2018-08-22-iLAB,90RivoniaRoad,Sandton
Abstract1–“Youneedtolifttesting!”:AtestersascensiontoqualityengineerNatashaAndersonsharesherjourneyofre-inventionasshe
transitionedhercareerfromonebuiltontheprinciplesofwaterfall
tooneofagility.
Abstract2–ShiftingSQAleftandrightContinuousintegrationiskeyforshiftingSQAleft.Theaimistoreleasetoourcustomersasquickly
andascosteffectivelyaspossibleand,inturn,ensureaqualityproductisdelivered.Thenew
generationmethodologieslikeDevOpsandAgileareattheforefrontofmakingsurethatthisis
achievedsuccessfully.ReadMore...
CybersecurityskillsinSouthAfrica–AnIITPSAWCapeChapterEvent2018-08-23-ICTSonMain,UCT,CapeTown
Guestspeaker,JacquesOphoff(UCT),reviewsSouthAfrican
cybersecuritytraining,consideringtheperceivedhighdemandfor
suchskills.Itpresentsananalysisofjobrequirementsinthisarea,
basedonarecentanalysisoftheWesternCapemarket.Finally,
thereisadiscussionofinitiativesaroundaninternational
cybersecurityeducationprogrammeandSouthAfrica’s
involvementinthisprocess.
ReadMore...
TheIITPSAECChapterWomen’sNetworkingBreakfast2018-08-29BocadillosLemonTree,Walmer,PortElizabeth
AllWomeninITarecordiallyinvitedtoTheIITPSAECChapter
Women’sNetworkingBreakfasthostedinconjunctionwiththe
NelsonMandelaUniversity,SchoolofICT.
Amorningofconnectionandreflection:Beingawomanina
“man’sworld”.ReadMore...
HowwomencanthriveintheITWorkplaceAWomeninIT(WCape)Event2018-08-30-TheRiverClub,Observatory,CapeTown
Asoneofitsstrategicgoals,IITPSAstrivestoencourageand
promotewomenintheITWorkplace.IITPSAwantstoencourage
girlstoentertheworkplaceandhelpbuildworkenvironmentsthat
makewomenstay.TohonourWomen’smonthinAugust,IITPSAis
holdingaspecialeventtoexploretheissuesfacingwomen.
ApanelofwomenwhoaresuccessfulintheITworkplacewill
sharetheirviewsandexperienceswithyou.
ReadMore...
Leaderex2018-09-04-SandtonConventionCentre
JoinAfrica'slargestgatheringofbusinessleaders,professionals
andentrepreneurson4September2018atSandtonConvention
Centre.
Adaytonetwork,challengeconventionalthinkingandlearnfrom
over250topCEOsandentrepreneurs.IITPSAwillbetakingthe
leadroleinastreamondigitalskills!
ReadMore...
AIExpoAfrica2018-09-10to2018-09-11-CenturyCityConferenceCentre,CapeTown
AIExpoAfrica2018isfocusingonrealworldapplications&trends
drivingtheAIEconomyinAfrica,exploringtheAIBusiness
OpportunityNOWandseekingtobuildanAIBusinessfocused
CommunityacrossAfrica.
30%DiscountofferedtoallIITPSAMembersattending
AIExpoAfrica2018whopaybycompanyinvoice/EFT.
ReadMore...
TEST-ITAFRICAInternationalConference2018-09-19(Jhb)and2018-09-20(CT)
Itistrue-thisyeartheSASTQBiscelebratingtheir10th
anniversary!AspartofthecelebrationstheannualTEST-ITAFRICAInternationalConferencewillbeatwocityoneconferenceevent.JOHANNESBURG CAPETOWNTutorials:17and18Sept
Conference:19September
Tutorials:21September
Conference:20September
TheCapitalonParkHotel TheCTICC
ReadMore...
MEMBERBENEFITS
Anti-VirusProductsAVGisaleadingdeveloperofSecuritySoftwarewithover120
millionhomeandbusinessusersaroundtheworld.
IITPSAispleasedtoadvisethatweareagainbeingsponsoredby
AVGSouthAfrica,withthecomputersattheIITPSANationalOffice
beingprotectedbytheAVGInternetSecuritySuite(Business
Edition).
ReadMore...
ITWebPublications-BrainstormITWebBrainstormisavailablefreeofchargetoFellows
(FIITPSA)andpaid-upProfessionalMembers(PMIITPSA)ofthe
Institute.
Tosubscribe,pleasecontacttheIITPSANationalOffice.
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CareerOpportunitiesIITPSAhaspartneredwithCareerJunction,SA’s#1Quality
Candidateprovider,toofferajobsearch/advertisingserviceonits
site.Gotowww.iitpsa.org.zaand
clickon‘Careers’inthe'Activities'menutoseeitinaction,or
simplyclickonthelinkbelow.
ReadMore...
OnlineBackupandStorageMyDataBackupstorage(onlinebackupofyourdatatoasecure
storagevault)–seewww.mydata.co.za–50%discountonthe
100Gbaccountonline.10%discountonallVirtual/Cloudor
ServerCo-locationorWebsiteserversstoredinCipherVaultfor
anyrepresentedbusinessormember.ReadMore...
ProfessionalIndemnityInsuranceProfessionalIndemnityInsurance(PI)ataspecialrateforIITPSA
Members.IntheinterestsofprovidingaddedvaluetoMembers,
theIITPSAhasnegotiatedaspecialPIInsuranceSchemefor
Membersthatprovidesverycompetitivepremiums,widecoverage
andalsoaffordsLegalAdvicewhenrequiredtoprotectyour
interests.
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