Mar 4, 2019
South African businesses and startups are aware of the increasing importance of using data effectively, but the demand for data science skills exceeds supply. Explore, a joint initiative launched by The Explore Data Science Academy (EDSA) and Rand Merchant Investments...
Mar 1, 2019
When the Titanic hit the iceberg, it wasn’t the part of the iceberg it could see above the water level that sank it, but the mass of ice below the surface. When it comes to data, danger doesn’t lurk in the data companies understand clearly, but the masses...
Mar 1, 2019
Aliko Dangote’s $17-billion net worth makes the Nigerian the richest person in Africa and the only member of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index from one of the 60 poorest countries. About half of Nigeria’s 190,9-million citizens subside on less than $1.90 a...
Mar 1, 2019
South African business leaders are putting innovation front and centre in their organisational strategies to help drive sustainable growth. This was one of the key findings in a new pilot study tracking South African public and private sector organisations’...
Mar 1, 2019
Imagine this scenario: Margaret comes into work on Monday and, within an hour, she chats with an online bot to help answer her health insurance questions, uses the speech-to-text function on her mobile phone to send an email to a co-worker and remotely adjusts the...
Mar 1, 2019
Top implementers of digital transformation projects are in the minority, according to a global study entitled “How the implementation of organisational change is evolving” conducted by Mckinsey. It was revealed that the ability to successfully manage...
