South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists : 44th Annual Conference SAICSIT 2023 Pretoria South Africa July 17 19 2023 revised selected papers This book contains a selection of the best papers of the 44th Annual Conference SAICSIT 2023 held in Pretoria South Africa in July 2023.The 18 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 54 regular submissions. They adress various aspects of the role of computer science in connectivity information systems for connectivity connecting society and emerging technologies for connectivity