IT spending could start looking up

Leading indicators for IT spending appear to be stabilising and bottoming out in many countries, reflecting a period of relative calm before economic lockdown measures are expected to be eased in the next few weeks. However, confidence levels in the US continue to...

Digital boost for SA’s Covid-19 fight

A United Nations agency has gone live with a new Covid-19 self-diagnostic application and predictive modelling dashboard, a digital tool to both help South Africans self-assess their Covid-19 symptoms, and aid government efforts to pinpoint virus hotspots. The project...

Data Innovation Directory offers insight on migration, mobility

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has launched a new data platform to better understand migration and human mobility in times of crisis through new data sources and methodologies such as satellite imagery, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine...

Video camera cellular connections set to rise

The installed base of video cameras in Europe and North America will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18,1% from 183-million units in 2019 to 420,3-million units in 2024. This is according to a new market report from Berg Insight, covering the connected...

What are the different types of Covid-19 tests?

With testing and tracing having become key to containing the outbreak of Covid-19, countries all over the world have implemented varying degrees of testing protocols. By Gerald Naidoo, CEO of Leviathan Viral Testing Africa In South Africa, there has been a great deal...

New insights into remote working

New research from SearchInform has shed light on companies’ experiences in shifting to remote work and keeping business processes going. The analysis, the organization says, demonstrates the approach to overcoming current obstacles and gives statistics on how...