The MICT sector is currently made up of just over 21,000 companies spread across the five sub-sectors (allocated to the MICT SETA through the SARS registration process). Nearly 50% of the sector employer base is constituted by organisations in Information Technology, followed by Telecommunications at 15% and Electronics at 13%; while the Film and Electronic Media and Advertising sub-sectors represent 12% each. Gauteng has the largest share of employers at 43%, followed by Western Cape and Kwazulu-Natal with 11% and 8% respectively. According to the analysis of WSPs submitted in 2016, there were 297,831 people employed, up from 274,095 based on 2015 WSP submissions. The Information Technology sub-sector had the highest percentage of employees in 2016; with 49% whereas the Advertising sub-sector had the lowest; with about 4% of employees 

In this episode, we hang out for MICT SETA CEO, Mdu Zakwe to discuss the state of skills in the Media & Information Technology Sector and what should be done to address these with a purpose to push local innovations and open up economic opportunities within the country.