Blockchain for Moscow e-voting

Blockchain for Moscow e-voting

Moscow authorities will be implementing blockchain in the Active Citizen e-voting system. Active Citizen is a platform that allows citizens to influence city management decisions and its urban transformation. Since its launch in 2014, 1,9-million users have voted in 2...

Skills survey highlights SA’s needs

The eighth JCSE ICT Skills Survey says economic pressure, a delay in policy implementation and lack of improvement in South Africa’s basic education are key concerns. The report, conducted by Wits University’s Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE),...

Bitcoin for CT equity deal

A Cape Town-based technology business has conducted an equity deal entirely in bitcoin. Nona Creative, a digital consultancy and product development firm, recently bought out a significant shareholder in what may be the first ever bitcoin equity transaction in the...

Samsung leads growing semiconductor market

The semiconductor industry continued its upward trend in the third quarter of 2017, notching 12% sequential growth with strength across all application markets, according to IHS Markit. Global revenue totalled $113,9-billion, up from $101,7-billion in the second...

SA hits malware top 10 in 2017

2017 saw more malware samples created each day than in the entire 20th century. In addition, the targets for these malwarae variants have changed, the techniques have become more sophisticated, the attack vectors have multiplied, and the tools are more precisely...

Business travellers manage their own risks

Companies care for the safety of their employees when they’re travelling — but they are still falling down on providing the support needed to make workers completely safe. A new Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Foundation report released today...