Huge savings with drone inspection

Huge savings with drone inspection

Intel, together with aerial inspection and surveying company Cyberhawk, have successfully inspected a gas terminal in St Fergus, Scotland. Inspection with the Intel Falcon 8+ system, instead of conventional methods, reduced employee risk, increased speed and accuracy,...
Millennials and the future …

Millennials and the future …

South African millennials are among those from 15 countries who are united by a belief in globalisation; want the freedom to experience the opportunities it brings; and have a desire to play a role in shaping the future using technology – according to a new...

2018 will be a year of reckoning …

Carrie Johnson, senior vice-president: research at Forrester, shares some of the company’s predictions for 2018, and her interpretation of them. When we put together our 2018 predictions, four overarching themes caught my attention: separation, speed, money, and...

Technology drives key trends in Africa

The future for African investment looks positive, with three key trends are forecast to take hold during the next 12 months. This is according to the 2017 version of Ecobank Research’s Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities (FICC) Guidebook, which provides...

GDPR means SA firms should review policies

South African companies doing business with European Union (EU) customers need to consider making changes to their data privacy, technology and oversight processes in the wake of new privacy rules. On 25 May 2018 new privacy rules formed by the EU will be implemented,...

Lumi: a new currency pegged on the sun

There’s a new currency on the block — and it has unexpectedly come from a tiny village in Western Jamaica, Accompong. Announcing the introduction of the Lumi, Accompong’s finance minister Timothy McPherson says it is opening new pathways in Africa...