Building a data-driven culture starts with empowering people

The conversation around data analytics often centres on technology – dashboards, AI tools, and machine learning models. But the true differentiator between organisations that use data effectively and those that merely collect it isn’t software. It’s culture. A...

AI must solve real problems – not just generate more data

As organisations rush to adopt artificial intelligence, many are building sophisticated systems that solve imaginary problems, Nedbank’s group technology executive for product management Makopi Nkopodi has a clear message: AI initiatives must be explicitly...

Building financial bridges to empower Kasi businesses 

Kasipreneurship – otherwise known as Kasi businesses – represents a vital yet virtually untapped economy across South Africa’s townships, where cash remains king and small businesses are excluded from formal financial inclusion due to traditional and outdated...
Africa’s data future lies in ownership, access, accountability

Africa’s data future lies in ownership, access, accountability

Artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic decision-making have reinforced data as the new currency of economic and social power. Dhesen Ramsamy, group chief technology and data officer at Old Mutual, talks data, value, governance and citizen trust. AI’s reliance on...
The evolution of corporate reporting and strategic decision-making

The evolution of corporate reporting and strategic decision-making

In the dynamic world of corporate reporting and planning, the terminology we use often reflects deeper shifts in strategy and technology. Over the years, we’ve witnessed the rise and fall of buzzwords like corporate performance management (CPM) and enterprise...

Why businesses must rethink their data lakes

While businesses are racing to implement Artificial Intelligence (AI), many overlook a critical factor in success: the quality and structure of the data feeding these models. The reality is that a model is only as good as the data it is trained on. This is according...