China ahead in genomics but lags in semiconductors

China is either on a par with or ahead of the West in key technology areas such as data-heavy, domain-specific artificial intelligence (AI) and genomics. However, it is lagging badly in the semiconductor space, and most likely up to 10 years away from being...

Poor data management costs companies millions

Companies are failing to meet user demand for uninterrupted access to applications and data and it is costing them millions each year. They are now looking to embrace cloud data management to better meet protection needs and leverage the power of their data, this is...
The top risks that could derail business in SA

The top risks that could derail business in SA

Kathy Gibson is at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town – Unemployment and under-employment top the list of risks that could derail South Africa as it seeks to embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Other stumbling blocks to realising our potential...
E-commerce has the potential to drive African growth

E-commerce has the potential to drive African growth

With the potential to create up to 3-million new jobs by 2025, e-commerce could help to drive inclusive growth across Africa. This is the key message from the African E-Commerce Agenda released today by the World Economic Forum and International Trade Centre. Despite...

Free textbooks, student essays harbour malware

Kaspersky experts have uncovered 53 531 malicious or potentially unwanted files disguised as ready-to-use essays and textbooks for schools and universities. From August 2018 to July 2019 they were used in 356 662 attacks on 104 819 users – a 21% decrease,...

Nedbank moves to the cloud with Microsoft

Nedbank has partnered with Microsoft to migrate components of its IT infrastructure to the cloud, making it the first bank in the country to run operations of this scale in the cloud. The partnership forms part of Nedbank’s robust 2020 digital transformation...