Public transport ITS market in Europe, North America to reach €3,3bn

Berg Insight has released new findings about the market for intelligent transport systems (ITS). The market value for ITS deployed in public transport operations in Europe was €1,4-billion in 2017. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7%, this number is...

Threat actors up their game in 2019

The year ahead will see the APT (advanced persistent threat) world split into two groups: energetic and inexperienced newcomers who want to play the game; and the traditional, well-resourced and most advanced actors. The latter group poses a huge challenge for...

Ramaphosa urges active participation in SA transformation

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africans to actively participate in the transformation of society. In his New Year address, the president says 2018 marked a new beginning in our shared effort to build a better South Africa. “It was a year in which our...

China probes the dark side of the moon

A Chinese lunar rover has become the first to land on the far side of the moon. The Chang’e-4 probe touched down today (Thursday 3 January) and sent a photo of the so-called “dark side” of the moon to the Queqiao satellite. The Chang’e-4 lunar...

Legal departments plan to invest in tech

Heading into 2019, corporate legal departments expect to spend less on outside counsel but more on legal IT systems and software. For the first time, legal departments spent less on outside counsel than on their in-house teams in 2018, according to the Gartner 2018...

Active GPS pet trackers set to boom

According to a new research report from Berg Insight, the market for GPS pet trackers and services in Europe and North America is forecasted to grow from €60-million in 2017 to reach about €340-million in 2022. The European market is slightly larger than the North...