Advanced robotics could transform spinal surgery

Advanced robotics, combined with artificial intelligence and machine learning technology, could transform spinal surgery safety, costs, and recovery for millions of patients worldwide over the next decade. That’s the word from Dr Michael Steinmetz, chairman of...

Regional IT spend set to hit $171bn

IT spending in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is projected to total $171-billion in 2021, an increase of 4,5% from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “IT projects were either put on hold or canceled in MENA because of Covid-19. In 2021,...

What makes a business ready for the future?

A positive attitude to change, being open to new technology, adaptability – these are three of the six traits that help “future ready” businesses succeed, even as businesses around the world have faced disruptions brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic....

BEC causes $1,8bn damage in US alone

The Covid-19-fuelled surge in the use of technology and online solutions created a huge space for cybercriminals who committed a record number of internet crimes in the US last year. In 2020, almost 792 000 complaints were logged by the FBI’s Internet Crime...

Last chance to join the Justice Accelerator

Game-changing justice startups looking for the opportunity to take their business to new heights have until tomorrow (30 April 2021) to enter the Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) Innovating Justice Challenge. Interested applicants can enter via...

Biggest digital marketing challenges are internal

Disruptive external events presented the largest challenges for organizations in 2020, however 35% of digital marketing leaders believe their biggest challenges in 2021 will come from within their organisations, according to Gartner. Gartner surveyed 350 marketing...