Driving innovation and growth with cloud technologies
Since launching its AWS Africa (Cape Town) Region in 2020, AWS has brought cloud superstructure to enable growth, digital transformation and innovation closer to South African businesses. To showcase progress and development in the adoption of cloud and how it has spurred new and cutting-edge innovations that tackle some of South Africa’s greatest challenges, AWS has been collaborating with ITWeb in a series of virtual events. And now, an exciting new hybrid format provides a forum where key stakeholders, from the public sector, national, provincial and local governments and other organisations can share their strategies and initiatives to foster private and public sector collaboration in achieving their outcomes, spring-boarding organisational, economic, social growth and impact in the country.
Explore how cloud infrastructure and technologies spur organisational, economic and social growth in South Africa
During this event, we will explore how AWS is collaborating with educational institutions, research organisations, business entities and other relevant stakeholders in the public and private sectors. We will also take an in-depth look at how digital tools can be highly complementary to face-to-face learning for a hybrid learning environment. The event will also delve into how technology is enabling collaboration and the ease of information collation and dissemination in education and research endeavours.
Industry experts will share their insights on how technology enables institutions and organisations to scale in order to meet demand from students, faculty and staff for a virtual learning environment. They will also discuss how to personalise student learning experiences, access applications from anywhere and improve learning and research outcomes with the AWS Cloud.
Join this discussion to explore how local and global institutions are leveraging the cloud for learning analytics to understand the student’s experience, improve student retention and improve student throughput. Our panel of industry experts will unpack the following:
How technologies enable access to and democratise education and research;
How the different stakeholders in South Africa are collaborating to properly equip the country’s current and future workforce to meet the demands of the digital era;
How to enable institutions and organisations to scale in order to meet demand from students, faculty and staff for a virtual learning environment (VLE);
How to personalise learning, access applications from anywhere on any device to improve learning and research outcomes; and
How local and global institutions are leveraging the cloud to extract data for research and to understand the student’s experience, improve student retention and improve student throughput.
Why should you attend?
Discover how cloud technologies are enhancing business processes while reducing operational costs.
Find out how customers are using AWS Cloud infrastructure to spur organisational, economic and social growth in the country.
Explore how home-grown innovations and technological solutions built on AWS Cloud infrastructure continue to grow and innovate.
Understand how cloud technology enhances security, data privacy and sovereignty.
Agenda
Welcome and introduction
Aki Anastasiou, technology influencer, facilitator and conference host
How technologies enable access to and democratise education and research
Agnat Max Makgoale, snr account manager: education sector, Amazon Web Services, South Africa
Keynote address: How technology can power faster and more collaborative research and education outcomes in South Africa
Skhumbuzo Clement Mtetwa, acting chief information officer, Department of Science and Technology
Panel Discussion: Innovation for technology-enabled education and research
Aki Anastasiou, technology influencer, facilitator and conference host
Agnat Max Makgoale, snr account manager: education sector, Amazon Web Services, South Africa
Stefan du Plessis, chief commercial officer, Eiffel Corp
Kwena Mokgohloa, director: infrastructure and operations, University of South Africa
Skhumbuzo Clement Mtetwa, acting chief information officer, Department of Science and Technology
Adrian Van Eeden, chief information officer, Gordons Institute of Business Science (GIBS)
Which industries will benefit?
Companies from across all industries, such as:
Government and Parastatals, IT and Telecommunications, Software Development, Public and Private Healthcare Institutions, Academic Institutions, Ministries, Municipalities, Research Institutions, Non-Profit Organisations
Sponsor
About AWS
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