Feb 25, 2014
Although the Internet is the backbone of the knowledge economy, only one out of every three people have online access. Facebook, acting for Internet.org, commissioned Deloitte to assess the economic and social impact of extending Internet access in the developing...
Feb 24, 2014
After Microsoft’s new CEO, Satya Nadella, settles into his new position, Microsoft’s efforts at reinvention will accelerate, creating both opportunities and risks. In a blog post, Merv Adrian, research vice-president at Gartner, lays out some of the first actions...
Feb 21, 2014
Sung Woo Han has been appointed as vice-president and MD of Samsung Electronics Southern Africa. Han has been with Samsung for more than 16 years, and has worked sales, marketing and operations across much of the Middle East region. He was also previously...
Feb 20, 2014
Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa in 2014 is expected to be slightly higher than that of 2013, at around 6%, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) – and SMEs are the engine that will drive this growth. With more than 1-billion consumers on the...
Feb 19, 2014
Mobile data traffic in South Africa will enjoy a compound annual growth rate of 53% in the next five years, and will reach an annual run rate of two Exabytes by 2018. According to the Cisco Visual Networking Index Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast for 2013 to 2018,...
Feb 18, 2014
A self-driving car concept will transform the car into a fully connected office – and road journeys will no longer be dead-time away from work or home. Regus has partnered with Rinspeed to develop the concept car, the XchangE, which will be displayed at the Geneva...
