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Sunday, 19 September 2021
Fairwork, a collaborative project involving the University of Cape Town (UCT), released its third report on work in the gig economy in South Africa on 8 July 2021. The report presents a set of scores that evaluates gig economy platforms such as Uber, SweepSouth and Mr D Food against a set of fair work standards.
Publication Date:
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 - 18:15
The Fairwork Project has launched its third round of yearly ratings for digital platforms in South Africa, highlighting the precarious nature of work in the gig economy.
Publication Date:
Fri, 09 Jul 2021 - 16:15
On behalf of the Fairwork project at the University of Oxford and the University of Cape Town, the School of IT would like to invite you to the live launch of the third round of Fairwork ratings for South Africa.
Publication Date:
Sun, 04 Jul 2021 - 11:30
The Department of Information Systems offers well established and intellectually challenging postgraduate programmes in Information Systems (IS) and Information Technology (IT) at all levels for full-time and part-time students.
Publication Date:
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 - 16:30
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In 2018, UCT launched the new School of Information Technology in response to the growing needs of the South African and global tech industry, and the increasing demand for university qualifications in the sector.
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