Jan 29, 2019
The world needs more women leaders in business, politics and culture, concurred an all-female panel at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting held last week in Davos. We are still a long way off from achieving gender parity in employment – 108 years off,...
Jan 28, 2019
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3,76-trillion in 2019, an increase of 3,2%from 2018, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Despite uncertainty fuelled by recession rumours, Brexit, and trade wars and tariffs, the likely scenario for IT...
Jan 28, 2019
If Africa’s leaders do not act quickly to move the continent into the 21st century, young people will leave them behind. That is the word from President Cyril Ramaphosa, speaking at last week’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos. Young people are ready...
Jan 28, 2019
Cybersecurity experts at last week’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting called for a “coalition of the willing” to embrace the Paris Call of 12 November 2018 for Trust and Security in Cyberspace (the Paris Call), a multistakeholder declaration that...
Jan 28, 2019
Internet users in emerging markets outnumber those in developed markets by a ratio of 2:1. Yet many emerging markets have struggled to access the benefits of digital commerce. The global market in digital commerce is estimated to reach more than $3-trillion this year,...
Jan 28, 2019
The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) traditional PC market (desktops, notebooks, and workstations) came in negative in the fourth quarter of 2018, with the market declining by 5,8% YoY and totaling 19,6-million units, according to International Data Corporation...
