New power models emerge

New power models emerge

The power sector is transforming rapidly – and companies that don’t stay ahead of change are in danger. New market models and new business models will become established as a result of energy transformation and could quickly eclipse current company and country...
Self-driving cars on the horizon

Self-driving cars on the horizon

The development of autonomous-driving technology is gaining momentum, and vehicles with varying levels of self-driving capability will start to become available to consumers as early as this year. A new report by the Boston Consulting Group, Revolution in the Driver’s...
White dwarf shreds planet

White dwarf shreds planet

The destruction of a planet may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but a team of astronomers has found evidence that this may have happened in an ancient cluster of stars at the edge of the Milky Way galaxy. Using several telescopes, including NASA’s Chandra...
Business not ready for digitisation

Business not ready for digitisation

There can be no doubt that digitisation is changing almost every business in the world – but business leaders still don’t have hard and fast plans for embracing the rapid changes taking place. A new study, “The Information Generation: Transforming the Future. Today”,...
Africa ripe for SME growth

Africa ripe for SME growth

Despite the recent prediction by the World Bank that economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa will slow in 2015, the region is still home to one of the fastest-growing middle classes in the world. As a result, there are vast opportunities on the continent for progressive...
IoT set to impact supply chain

IoT set to impact supply chain

The Internet of Things (IoT) is set to generate $8-trillion worldwide in value at stake over the next decade, from five primary drivers: innovation and revenue ($2,1-trillion); asset utilisation ($2,1-trillion); supply chain and logistics ($1,9-trillion); employee...