Self-service analytics without governance is a ticking time bomb

Self-service analytics promises speed and scale, but without strong governance and data literacy, it can just as quickly produce misleading dashboards, policy breaches, and poor decisions. That is according to Nathi Dube, director: PBT Innovation at PBT Group, who...

Smart cities must be human cities: Why data needs a heartbeat

Urban October sent a clear message to governments to build people-centred smart cities where technology, data, analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) are leveraged to improve daily life and help communities recover from shocks. This global day highlights...

You can’t build an AI-driven business without data trust

Every business leader is talking about artificial intelligence. Few are truly transforming because of it and the reason is deceptively simple: you cannot be AI-driven without first being data-trustworthy. By Matt Surkont, co-CEO of BlueSky Technology can generate...

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where cash remains king and small businesses are excluded from formal financial inclusion due to traditional and outdated...