Mobile voter enrolment for DRC elections

Gemalto has won an international tender to supply CENI, the National Independent Electoral Commission of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with 22 000 mobile biometric voter enrolment kits to support a comprehensive update of the country’s national voter...

The role of cyber-security in manufacturing

Cyber-security has become an integral component of any organisational strategy. With intellectual property becoming even more essential in a highly competitive world, no company can afford not to ensure that this critical asset is protected. For manufacturers, with...

Ericsson, King’s College demonstrate 5G tactile robotic surgery

Ericsson and King’s College London have demonstrated a 5G use case of tactile robotic surgery. The “Remote Control and Intervention” 5G medical use case showed a probe as a robotic representation of a biological finger that gives the surgeon the sense of touch in...

MasterCard simplifies e-commerce for Dynamics users

MasterCard will collaborate with Microsoft to bring simple and secure e-commerce payments to Microsoft Dynamics users. Simplify Commerce, a versatile, highly secure and incredibly simple cloud-based payments platform, helps businesses grow by maximising online and...

Standard Bank enables global payments via smartphones

The latest release to Standard Bank’s smartphone app enables customers to make international payments to individual recipients in almost 200 countries, from the convenience of their Apple or Android smartphones. “This updated functionality represents the ultimate in...

Attracting digital natives to manufacturing

The manufacturing sector is not usually front of mind when young adults – today’s ‘digital natives’ – consider possible career choices. But with the advent of digital manufacturing, the sector is facing a serious skills shortage, and executives need to take concerted...