Women innovators honoured

The top performing women in ICT have been recognised at this year’s MTN Women in ICT – Partnership for Change Awards. In addition to awarding phenomenal women in the sector, the annual initiative is also aimed at attracting and enabling girls and young...
Canon’s Instameet sets new record

Canon’s Instameet sets new record

No fewer than 351 photographers flocked to be part of one of South Africa’s biggest Instameets on 18 August 2018, in celebration of World Photography Day. The Instameet was organised by Canon and Explore ZA, one of the country’s largest photography meet-up...
SAP’s Sophia takes to the stage

SAP’s Sophia takes to the stage

Kathy Gibson is at SAP Now in Sandton – SAP showcased its humanoid robot, Sophia, in an interview with Carte Blanche’s Devi Govendor. The lifelike robot was created by Hansen Robotics in Hong Kong to demonstrate the abilities of artificial intelligence (AI) and...

Are you being disrupted?

Kathy Gibson is at SAP Now in Sandton – Those companies more than 20 years old are the ones that are going to be disrupted. “When they talk about disruption, they are talking about us,” says Stephen Green, chief technology officer of Dimension Data...

Seven technologies to keep an eye on

Speech recognition will reach the Plateau of Productivity within the next two years and six other technologies will reach mainstream business adoption in the next two to five years, according to the 2018 Gartner Hype Cycle for the digital workplace. “The effects...
Digital transformation moves to the intelligence era

Digital transformation moves to the intelligence era

Kathy Gibson is at SAP Now in Sandton – The digital era is now evolving into the intelligence era, as digital transformation gives rise to the intelligent enterprise. This is the word from Cathy Smith, MD of SAP Africa, who adds that this makes complexity more...