Improve warranty operations, cut costs

IBM has announced results from a global benchmark survey analyzing electronics industry warranty performance, finding significant potential for improvement in warranty and supply chain operations. According to the new IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) study,...

OTT services set to bolster SA telcos

An increase in affordability of internet and telephony services, as well as a growing adoption of the latest technology business models by companies, is attracting significant investment into the South African ICT industry. Aggressive service diversification, along...

New drive to rid Africa of polio

This week, more than 138 000 vaccinators will fan out across five African countries in the Lake Chad area in a push to eliminate polio in Africa and rid the world of this terrible disease forever. This post is written by Aliko Dangote and Bill Gates, discussing the...

Who has ISIS been fighting?

The Islamic State fought Syrian government forces more than any other opponent over the past 12 months, according to new analysis from Conflict Monitor by IHS Markit. Between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017, 43 % of all Islamic State fighting in Syria was directed...

Companies can do well by doing good

The US Chamber Foundation’s Corporate Citizenship Center and IBM have issued a new report that explores how efforts by businesses to be a positive force in communities – commonly referred to as corporate social responsibility (CSR) – influences...

Nigeria’s financial services set to boom

Financial services within Nigeria’s digital economy could add $88-billion and create over 3-million new jobs over the next 10 years. This news comes as ministers from developing countries namely Nigeria, Mexico, Kenya, Argentina, Colombia, Sri Lanka, Uruguay,...