Emerging economies should embrace, not shun, digital transformation

Emerging economies should embrace, not shun, digital transformation

Mark Davison is at Lenovo Accelerate in Orlando – New technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are often viewed with suspicion by people in emerging economies who believe that they...

Vodacom to buy majority stake in IoT.nxt

Vodacom Group has reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in IoT.nxt in a move that will significantly accelerate Vodacom’s Internet of Things (IoT) strategy and transform its dedicated IoT business unit. Vodacom has identified IoT as a key strategic growth...

The real cybersecurity threat in SA

Nearly three-quarters of C-suite executives in South Africa believe that cyber risks will grow substantially in the next few years as businesses harness new digital technologies to become more connected, intelligent and autonomous, according to new research from...

Bitcoin: not what you thought it was …

Kathy Gibson is with Paxful in Rosebank – Much has been written about bitcoin, fueling a bad reputation for the cryptocurrency, but its true use cases are not always what people think. Possibly the best-known use case has been the grey market, points out Ray Youssef,...

SA businesses serious about digital transformation

South African organisations are serious about digital transformation, with just a small percentage not on the transformation path. The distorting of the physical and virtual world is reshaping businesses, industries and sectors and while it’s one thing to...

Small business hungry for technology solutions

Kathy Gibson is at the Xero roadshow in Sandton – South African small businesses are facing massive challenges in power and Internet connectivity, but they believe technology is crucial for their survival. Xero presented its “State of Small Business...