It is a known fact that the history of South Africa is a journey from destructive racialism to corrective deliberation to tremendous diversity. As the day goes the realisation of unity has increased to a major level. However, there is still a huge disparity.Find how South Africa could find Solace through Inclusive Growth.

2. History of South
Africa...
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3. The history of South Africa
is that of a journey from
destructive
racialism
to
corrective deliberation to
tremendous diversity. As the
day goes the realisation of
unity has increased to a
major level. However the
turmoil among the people
over years and unstable
government in the recent
past has led to a huge
disparity among the black
South Africans and the
White South Africans.
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4. South Africa:
A Growing
Economy...
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5. South Africa is the largest economy in all of Africa
accounting for 24% of total African GDP. GDP is
estimated at $390.9 Billion (2012) with nominal per capita
at $8078 (2011); South African economy is driven by the
tertiary sector contributing to 65% of the GDP. The
nation also enjoys competitive advantage in agriculture,
mining and manufacturing, with diverse sectors such as
vehicles, assembling businesses, food processing,
information
technology
(IT),
fisheries,
clothing,
telecommunication, energy, finance and business services
and more. The nation is home for 48.6 million people (July
2013), with an estimated labour force of 17.89 million
(2012).
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7. Unemployment rate as well is very
high at 25%, with the poor seldom
having access to economic
opportunities or resources.
Of this 62% are said to be black Africans. The
prevalence of inequality and levels of
unemployment among the South African Black
has always been a mighty issue that has
surfaced on many occasions.
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8. Technology has on the other hand become critical
for further growth of the nation.
With only a fraction of South
Africans reaping the benefits of
growing economy, planning for an
inclusive growth has become
quintessential.
Black citizens especially need focus for
skill development in order to increase
their opportunity for skilled jobs and
thus alleviate them from poverty.
Access to IT is limited among the poor South Africans
when compared to the rich.
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10. The skill need starts from STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
learning for children to enhance skills or sow
knowledge and skills among the youth.
Focused skill building among blacks has become
essential for a nation to ensure sustainable
development. Policies such as
Black Economic Empowerment (BEE)
are crucial for the cause.
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12. IT has become the centre of all business solutions and
key drivers of major economies of the world.
Technology investments are crucial for any economy.
There is huge skill gap in South Africa. The skill gap
among the blacks of the nation is of course much
larger. By integrating IT Education and Training
institutes, unskilled youth can be enrolled into courses
in the latest technologies such as Big Data, Cloud,
Infrastructure Management, IT Security, Application
Development, Mobile Computing and more.
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13. • “ICT skills shortage continues to constrain the
developers and users of technology in their
efforts to improve productivity, increase
economic activity and create jobs. If we are to
“red flag” one area, it is the failure of the
education system to generate young people who
are familiar with technology and its application
in daily life, who are interested in developing
and implementing ICTs and who are work-ready
when they exit from the system. South Africa
cannot afford this failure.”
Survey by The JCSE
and MICTSETA
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14. To realise the country’s full potential it has become
imperative to plan for a well strategized skill
development that is focused on black youth. IIHT
Technologies has the potential to build skills among
the disadvantaged; with its success in Mozambique,
Nigeria projects, it also has rich experience in upskilling individuals from all backgrounds.
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16. South Africa has more potential due to its huge
manpower resources. Training in IT and IMS can
transform and ensure quick growth among the
people. The income of individuals will easily be in
multiples of 2 or more. Yield per employee is
believed to be high and increasing due to which IT
companies across the world are flourishing. Skilling
millions in technologies could yield an estimated
USD 40 billion, which could steadfast growth of the
economy. Unrest could be brought to an end and
economic disparity minimised, alleviating people
standard of living and all with skills.
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17. Corporate Headquarters
#15,Sri Lakshmi Complex, 4th Floor, St. Marks Road, Bangalore - 560 001. India
Tel: 91 80 6160 4545 e-mail: franchise@iihttechnologies.com
web: www.iihttechnologies.com/
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