{"id":645725,"date":"2026-05-06T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=645725"},"modified":"2026-05-06T13:32:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T11:32:49","slug":"whats-next-alan-turnley-jones-unpacks-the-evolution-of-the-south-african-ict-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/technology\/645725-whats-next-alan-turnley-jones-unpacks-the-evolution-of-the-south-african-ict-sector.html","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Next \u2014 Alan Turnley-Jones unpacks the evolution of the South African ICT sector"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this What\u2019s Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Alan Turnley-Jones discusses how the ICT sector is evolving and his advice for young South Africans hoping to enter the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Turnley-Jones is the CEO of NTT DATA MEA and is a veteran of the ICT space, having worked with NTT DATA since 1999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This included nearly 25 years when it was known as Dimension Data, and he held multiple notable positions during this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These positions include Regional Services Executive, Group Principal Director for Service Delivery, and Executive for Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2024, Turnley-Jones was appointed to his current position and has since performed his duties with distinction, ensuring the company remains innovative and competitive in the MEA region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Turnley-Jones has completed a Dimension Data Group leadership course with the Gordon Institute of Business Science and an Accelerated Development Programme with the University of Cape Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is also a member of The Institute of Directors in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The interview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this What\u2019s Next interview, Turnley-Jones shares his thoughts on the rapid growth of AI and cloud infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Turnley-Jones discusses the first job he ever had and what led him to join Dimension Data, including why it was a good fit for his skillset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also outlines how the company has evolved since he joined, before sharing the single biggest challenge in his career \u2014 and how he overcame it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Turnley-Jones concludes the interview by sharing the advice he\u2019d give to his younger self and other young people wanting to succeed in South Africa\u2019s ICT sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the interview with Alan Turnley-Jones below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What\u2019s Next - Alan Turnley-Jones on driving innovation and growth across MEA\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RKsD6dZyb5I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alan Turnley-Jones is the CEO of NTT DATA MEA and a veteran of the local ICT field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":645726,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[78760,151,90364,65345],"class_list":["post-645725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-alan-turnley-jones","tag-ict","tag-ntt-data","tag-whats-next"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645725"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=645725"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":645736,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645725\/revisions\/645736"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/645726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=645725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=645725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=645725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}