Sep 11, 2017
Companies should focus on the most relevant facts and myths about AI to best inform their decision-making on the technology, says a leading analyst. Hype isn’t always a bad thing – within limits, it fosters attention, investment and innovation – a...
Sep 8, 2017
IBM and MIT have announced that IBM plans to make a 10-year, $240-million investment to create the MIT–IBM Watson AI Lab in partnership with MIT. The lab will carry out fundamental artificial intelligence (AI) research and seek to propel scientific breakthroughs...
Sep 7, 2017
… And so said all of us at this week’s ISPA SuperTeacher of the Year Awards Gala Dinner which saw the announcement of Amandla Vinjwa as ISPA SuperTeacher of the Year, Marina Myburgh as ISPA TechTeacher of the Year and Mokhudu Machaba as ISPA MobileTech...
Sep 6, 2017
Almost three quarters (74%) of people surveyed by PwC are ready to learn a new skill or completely retrain to keep themselves employable – and see this as their personal responsibility and not that of their employers. The findings are from PwC’s latest...
Sep 5, 2017
Kathy Gibson at Huawei Connect in Shanghai – As digitalisation moves to the mainstream, organisations are turning to artificial intelligence and machine learning to drive efficiency and competitiveness. As soon as 2019, companies expect to see 46% of their perceived...
Sep 4, 2017
Despite economic uncertainties and political instability, large and medium-sized organisations in South Africa continue to steadily increase their software investments to quickly respond to changing market conditions and enhance their core competitiveness. This has...