Nov 17, 2016
Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom in Cape Town – Telecommunications operators need to collaborate with one another, with suppliers and with device manufacturers to bring high connectivity costs down. This is the word from Telkom Group CEO Sipho Maseko,...
Nov 16, 2016
Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom in Cape Town – Africa probably doesn’t need to make huge investments in 5G, as 4G and LTE will more than likely suit its needs for the foreseeable future. That’s the word from Mohamed Madkour, vice-president:...
Nov 15, 2016
Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom in Cape Town – MTN has launched Africa’s first dedicated network for the Internet of Things (IoT), spanning the continent and the Middle East. Babak Fouladi, chief technology and information officer at MTN, this morning...
Nov 14, 2016
IBM Watson Health and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have announced a research initiative aimed at discovering the basis of cancer drug resistance. The five-year, $50-million project will study thousands of drug resistant tumors and draw on Watson’s...
Nov 11, 2016
How much does government spend on ICT? Is it enough? And is it well spent? We hear much about lack of coordination, shortages of key skills and an unhappy workforce in SITA, along with challenges in implementing policy aimed at promoting e-services and narrowing the...
Nov 10, 2016
Kathy Gibson reports from SAP TechEd in Barcelona – Digital transformation shouldn’t be considered as a technology issue. In fact, it’s not even so much a business issue as it is a leadership challenge. Dr Carsten Linz, head of the Centre for Digital...
