Call for government to finalise AI policy
Artificial intelligence (AI) agency Specno has called on the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies to expedite a comprehensive national policy on artificial intelligence. In October last year, the Department published a draft National Artificial (AI)...
IITPSA Talent Search participation soars
The number of participants in the 2025 Talent Search soared by 35% compared with 2024, with nearly 20 000 learners participating in this year’s event. The Talent Search is part of the Computer Olympiads - a key initiative by the Institute of Information Technology...
Virtual and SaaS network security set for 16% CAGR
According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, there is a significant shift in enterprise security spending patterns, with virtual and SaaS-based network security solutions expected to surpass $90-billion in cumulative revenue between 2023 and 2028....
Mining industry urged to invest in disruptive digital technology
Digital technology stands to add significant value to the mining industry in terms of the exploration, project evaluation, mine design, operations, closure, and post-closure phases. This is the view of Heinrich Jantzen, senior mining advisor at Zutari, which will have...
IT distributor revenues remain under pressure
IT distributor revenue declined 6,2% year over year to $20.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023 (4Q23), according to the IDC North America Distribution Tracker (NADT). This marked the fifth consecutive quarter of year-over-year revenue decline coming after nine...
New research reduces number of qubits for useful quantum computing
Alice & Bob, a hardware developer working on fault-tolerant quantum computers, in collaboration with the research institute Inria, has announced a new quantum error correction architecture - low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes on cat qubits - to reduce hardware...
Automotive electronics to be worth $468,17bn by 2030
The global automotive electronics market size is expected to reach $468,17-billion by 2030, expanding at a CAGR of 8,8% during the forecast period, according to a new report by Grand View Research. Increased safety and security concerns would fuel demand for car...
Nokia works on framework for future lunar economy
Nokia Bell Labs has been selected to participate in the 10-Year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) program, a US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) initiative that will design an integrated multi-service architecture to support a thriving economy on the...
Shopify leads e-commerce giants in market cap gain
After a brutal 2020, which brought the first-ever revenue drop, 2023 was a good year for the e-commerce industry. The market revenue jumped by almost 10% year-over-year and hit $3,15-trillion, up from $2,87-trillion a year before, while more than 300-million new users...
Clean energy tech advances drive reduced costs
The average cost of adding clean energy technologies to the worlds' power grids will see a continued decline, dropping by 15% to 20% by 2030. This is among the findings from S&P Global Commodity Insights' latest report on the Top 10 Trends in Clean Energy...
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Africa’s largest Java development conference back in Joburg
I Code Java, Africa's largest Java, Kotlin and Mobile developer conference, will be back in Johannesburg from 24 to 26 July 2019, featuring some of the industry's leading experts, designers, developers and bloggers. A common theme of this year's conference will be...
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Remove blind spots created by ‘dark data’
According to recent research carried out by Veritas Technologies, a leader in enterprise data protection and software-defined storage, organisations around the world continue to house "dark data," increasing the threat of cyber attacks. The amount of data being...
VodaPay Masterpass enables safe digital payments
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Are you prepared for multinational risks?
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Helping small business: network, compute, secure and collaborate
There is little help in the market for the small business IT professional who continues to wear multiple hats, juggling the need to digitally transform the business, allow employees to remain mobile and stay on top of the threat of cyberattacks. With the launch of its...
STEM Hackathon helps prepare township learners for 4IR
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What to look for in a background screening provider
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