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TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, NEW PRODUCTS AND PEOPLE

Decades of excellence recognised at IITPSA

President’s Awards 2021

T industry veterans in a class of their own dominated the programming, through the use of the TANKS app, to school
prestigious Institute of Information Technology Professionals children with limited access to computers throughout South
ISouth Africa (IITPSA) President’s Awards for 2021. Africa.
The IITPSA President’s Awards, announced during a Since the launch of TANKS in November 2017, coding boot
virtual ceremony, recognised achievers who have collectively camps have been presented to tens of thousands of learners
demonstrated excellence in IT for over a century. across South Africa, as well as in Zambia, Kenya and Norway.
The IITPSA President’s Awards have recognised South African Professor Greyling was invited to UNESCO’s flagship Mobile
IT industry leading lights for over 40 years, acknowledging their Learning Week in Paris, where TANKS was one of 60 innovations
professional excellence and setting them as examples of what to be showcased.
the country’s IT professionals are capable of. The 2021 awards, Distinguished Service in ICT Award is jointly presented by
themed ‘Excellence in the new normal’, acknowledged the IITPSA and EngineerIT.
important role IT professionals play in helping the world to adapt
to a changed environment. IT Personality of the year: Professor Tshilidzi Marwala
In congratulating the winners, IITPSA President Admire Professor Tshilidzi Marwala, Vice-Chancellor of the University of
Gwanzura said: “For the 2021 awards, we set out to recognise Johannesburg and winner of over 45 accolades, was named IT
IT professionals playing a pivotal role in helping business and Personality of the year.
society successfully adapt to a digital ‘new normal’. What
we found was nominees who have been enabling digital Visionary CIO of the Year Award: Herman Swanepoel
transformation and using IT to develop South Africa and its Herman Swanepoel, CIO and Innovation Officer at Bestmed
communities – not just in recent years, but for many decades. Medical Scheme, won the Visionary CIO of the Year Award.
We are encouraged to note that South Africa’s IT industry is
still led by great minds and innovators of this calibre, who have Social Responsibility / Community Award: Clayton Hayward
consistently demonstrated excellence in IT over many years.” Serial entrepreneur and founder of Ukheshe Technologies,
Clayton Hayward received the Technology Excellence Award.
Distinguished Service in ICT Award: Prof Jean Greyling
Prof Jean Greyling, of the Department Social Responsibility / Community Award: Tomorrow Trust
of Computing Sciences at the Nelson The Tomorrow Trust won the Social Responsibility / Community
Mandela University, was the IITPSA Award.
Eastern Cape 2019 IT Personality
and is widely recognised for his IITPSA Fellowship award: Ulandi Exner
outstanding contributions to school Ulandi Exner, past President of the IITPSA, received an IITPSA
and university ICT education in the Fellowship award.
Eastern Cape and nationally. He
promotes IT careers and specifically Congratulations to all the winners.

APPOINTMENTS

Hytec Engineering appoints new sales manager

Hytec Engineering has announced the
appointment of Jannie Swanepoel as sales
manager. Swanepoel transferred to this role,
previously serving as the branch manager
of Hytec Polokwane. He brings with him
extensive industry experience and equipment
knowledge, gleaned over his decade-long
career at Hytec, which began as a technical
sales representative for Hytec Rustenburg.