People key to achieving digital business transformation

Kathy Gibson is at Gartner Symposium in Cape Town – Achieving digital dexterity is key for organisations to succeed in digital business transformation – and the CIO is the catalyst to make this happen. You cannot reach techqulibrium if your workforce...

Fear of automation mainly among those with least opportunities

People given fewer opportunities to learn new digital skills are more fearful of the impact of automation and are more likely to have lower levels of education. These are the findings from new research carried out by PwC of 22 000 people across 11 countries worldwide...

5G market hits the ground running

The 5G market is developing much more quickly than the previous generation 4G LTE standard, with a total 31 5G commercial service launches globally by the end of the second quarter of 2019, according to IHS Markit Technology. Amid a burst of launches in the second...

Healthy demand for laser MFPs

The start of Q3 2019 saw printer sales continue to follow the pattern that has characterised the past few quarters, with healthy demand from consumer and business laser multifunction printers (MFPs), according to the latest distribution data published by CONTEXT....

R1,14m up for grabs at Comic Con

Telkom, the official connectivity and gaming partner of Comic Con Africa 2019, has announced that R1,14-million is the combined prize pool for the teams playing in the Telkom VS Gaming Masters tournament, with each tournament receiving R570 000. The second edition of...

ISPA spurs ‘brain gain’ with fellowship programme

South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has initiated a Fellowship Programme designed to boost the country’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) skills base. “With South Africa under pressure to fill our...