Statistics SA says the percentage of black African professional, managerial and technical workers aged 25 to 34 has dropped by 2% over the past 20 years, leaving this generation less skilled than previous ones — and than every other race and age group. On top of this, the World Economic Forum’s 2014 Global Information Technology report ranked SA 146th for the overall quality of its education, below Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Mali.Some may dispute the statistics or question the methodology used, but it is clear that the situation is alarming and needs fresh thinking.All these countries are behind SA when it comes to education-related infrastructure, including technology. And this is the case even as we spend much more money on education than they do. But we can change this situation with technology, by rolling out online education.Let’s use IT systems providers as an example — SAP, Oracle and Microsoft have technology certifi...
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