Oct 5, 2016
Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan will announce plans for funding a 0% increase in tertiary tuition fees during 2017 for up to 80% of students when he presents the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) in parliament on October 26. An initial estimate by...
Oct 5, 2016
Millennials can’t live without their smartphones, but this doesn’t mean they are ditching other devices. These are among the findings of MFour’s Millennial Insights Project, examining millennials’ views on technology and lifestyle, with a focus...
Oct 5, 2016
Big data investments continue to rise but are showing signs of contracting, according to a recent survey by Gartner. The survey reveals that 48% of companies have invested in big data in 2016, up 3% from 2015. However, those who plan to invest in big data within the...
Oct 5, 2016
Business-to-business (B2B) companies will need to adapt their thinking and delivery approach if they want to benefit from a B2B e-commerce market that is fast approaching the $1-trillion mark in the US alone. Forrester data estimates that US B2B e-commerce will total...
Oct 5, 2016
A worrying number of organisations believe they lack the relevant skills or talent to drive corporate resilience. This is according to one-third of respondents to a Control Risks’ Business Resilience Survey 2016/2017, and is an increase of 17% on 2015. This is...
Oct 5, 2016
According to the latest “Worldwide Semiannual Big Data and Analytics Spending Guide” from International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide revenues for big data and business analytics (BDA) will grow from $130,1-billion in 2016 to more than $203-billion in...
