AI deployment study uncovers surprising trends
Kathy Gibson reports - While artificial intelligence (AI) is being integrated into most types of work, there are signs it might be flagging. This is among the headline findings from BCG X’s AI at Work report, which uncovered some unexpected trends as companies start...
In Africa, ID fraud falls but scams rise
Africa’s overall identity fraud rate fell slightly to 3,42% in Q1 of 2025, down from 3,5% in Q1 2024, according to new data from global verification platform Sumsub. But, while traditional fraud methods like document forgery collapsed across the African continent,...
GenAI set to increase marketing productivity by 40%
New research from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that applying generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to a range of enterprise marketing tasks will result in an estimated productivity increase of more than 40% by 2029. "In the next five years, GenAI...
Steep growth for smart waste sensors
The number of waste collection points fitted with smart waste sensor technology reached 1,25-million worldwide in 2023 (excluding China) and, growing at a CAGR of 22,8%, will increase to 3,5- million by 2028, according to new research from Berg Insight. These...
Growing demand for mainframe skills
IBM introduced the Mainframe Skills Council during its recent SHARE conference, to provide a forum where global organisations will foster a skilled, diverse, sustainable workforce for the mainframe platform. In addition to IBM, the council includes organisations...
Software engineers set to make full use of AI code assistants
By 2028, 75% of enterprise software engineers will use AI code assistants, up from less than 10% in early 2023, according to Gartner. Sixty-three percent of organisations are currently piloting, deploying, or have already deployed AI code assistants, according to a...
HR professionals ready to embrace AI
A new global report from Sage reveals that HR professionals are prepared to embrace AI to ease the burden of admin jobs, take away time consuming tasks and, ultimately, ease burnout. The annual report - The Changing Face of HR - surveyed over 1 000 HR leaders across a...
Global coal fleet inches up
Global operating coal capacity grew by 2% in 2023 - with China driving two-thirds of new additions - and a small uptick was seen for the first time since 2019 in the rest of the world, according to Global Energy Monitor's annual survey of the global coal fleet. But...
EV charging beyond the utility grid
Electric vehicles are no longer a niche oddity but fully mainstream, with many automotive manufacturers announcing targets to phase out ICE (internal combustion engine) construction in favour of BEVs (battery electric vehicles). Passenger cars are not the only sectors...
Research breakthrough could enable future 6G comms networks
A breakthrough development in wireless communication technology could help deliver the ultra-fast and software-controlled 6G networks of the future, researchers say. A team led by researchers from the University of Glasgow has developed an innovative wireless...
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New GM for ITBusiness
ITBusiness (ITB), part of the Knowledge Integration Dynamics (KID) group, has appointed Chris Pallikarides as its new GM with effect from 1 July this year. With a 14-year background in the IT sector, Pallikarides has worked at companies such as tdglobal, Axiz and...
BI must put customer at the centre
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Cloud ERP is seeing a massive uptick in the mid-market
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Raft of announcements at third Google for Nigeria
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How insurers can remain competitive
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Altron Karabina appoints Western Cape lead
Microsoft technology partner, Altron Karabina has appointed Marc Fletcher as its new territory lead for the Western Cape. Fletcher joined the company in 2017 in a business development role and has been focused on growing the Western Cape's data, planning and...
Duxbury Networking brings home two Cambium awards
At the annual Cambium Networks EMEA Elite Distributor Conference, Duxbury scooped two prestigious awards for Africa. They are the awards for Hospitality Champion - Africa 2019 (Largest deployment of connectivity solutions) and the Two Step Revenue - Africa 2019...
Fujitsu earns overall positive vendor rating
Fujitsu has received a Positive vendor rating1 this year from Gartner in a newly-published report. Fujitsu earned its Positive ratings in the core categories of Product/Service, Support/Account Management, Pricing Structure and Strategy. Takahito Tokita, president and...
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