Current talent management efforts inhibit optimal performance
Organisations are struggling to deliver on talent needs - and employee and organisational performance are suffering as a result, says Gartner. A June 2024 Gartner survey of 190 HR leaders revealed that 41% agree their workforce lacks required skills; 50% agree their...
Wearables set for continued growth
Worldwide wearable device shipments are forecast to grow 6,1% year over year in 2024 to 537,9-million units according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. An improving global economy combined with a...
Downloads on app markets see slight stall
The number of app downloads on Google Play and iOS stores has taken a tumble during the second quarter of 2022, according to the numbers presented by SafeBettingSites.com, which says the combined number of downloads on both stores decreased by 4,2% y-o-y. According to...
Microsoft looks to fast-track youth entrepreneurship
Microsoft is expanding its partnership with the African Development Bank to support Africa's youth entrepreneurs under the bank's Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Banks (YEIB) Initiative. Through its African Transformation Office (ATO), Microsoft will work with the...
Banking-as-a-service revenue on the rise
A new study from Juniper Research has found the total BaaS (Banking-as-a-Service) platform revenue will exceed $38-billion by 2027, rising from $11-billion in 2022. The rapid growth of 240% will be driven by BaaS' ability to deepen relationships between brands and...
International tourism back to 60% of pre-pandemic levels
International tourism has continued to show strong signs of recovery, with arrivals reaching 57% of pre-pandemic levels in the first seven months of 2022. According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourist arrivals almost tripled in January...
Q4: What to expect in terms of liquidations and business rescue
Although consumers can expect some relief at the petrol pumps, our economy will take much longer to recover. Unfortunately, Covid-19 has left us with an economic crisis with inflation growing rapidly, rising interest rates and all-time high unemployment rates. This...
Views on corruption drive attitude to tax systems
Taxpayers' attitudes about paying taxes correlate closely with perceived levels of corruption, according to a major new study - Public Trust in Tax - by accountancy bodies ACCA and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). A survey of 5 900 people across 14...
The metaverse will open up opportunities for Africa
The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) was held this year as the world continues to see complex socio-economic issues, writes Balkissa Ide Siddo, public policy director, sub-Saharan Africa. Many economies are still reeling from the Covid-19...
Untrained employees pose major security risk
Security specialist KnowBe4 has released a report showing that, without training, 21% of the untrained global workforce did not know who to go to when faced with a security breach. The minutes that lapse between an employee seeing a potential security threat and the...
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Visualisation the first step to data storytelling
Howard Dresner, chief research officer at Dresner Advisory Services, believes that storytelling will be the next big thing in collaborative computing. With business intelligence (BI) tools becoming increasingly more sophisticated, and many now including some semblance...
Ericsson launches WiFi calling for multi-device
Ericsson has announced the addition of a new functionality, WiFi calling for multi-device, to the existing Ericsson WiFi calling solution. This functionality enables operators to extend voice service coverage from smartphones to millions of WiFi-only devices such as...
Accurate and dense data imperative for insurance
The insurance industry is faced with the challenge of managing risk while providing efficient and cost-effective services. By Robin Wagner, vice-president: consumer and insurance at TransUnion Controlling loss ratios, pricing products correctly to ensure the right...
Africa Code Week comes to town
The inaugural Africa Code Week will take place from 1 October to 10 Octber, during which the Cape Town Science Centre will host a variety of free coding workshops. The transfer of skills will include the free Scratch coding workshops for children aged between 8 and 12...
Changing the security culture
Ask any technical department what their major challenges are concerning cyber security, and it is almost guaranteed that many of them say their number one bugbear is changing the security culture of their organisation. Too often, says Jayson O’Reilly, director of...
CX excellence rests on company culture
The world of customers’ interaction with business is complex – a maze of engagement channels, devices, conversations and contacts. Making a connection between your customers and your brand requires new ways to not just stand out to the right audience with the right...
The strategic versus utility IT debate
Strategic IT is a term that is easily bandied about but only deserves the monicker once business leaders adopt a significant mind-set change. And this change is based on one of the most hotly contested debates within organisations: budget. By Sameer Deans, GM at...
Effective information governance essential to manage data growth
In the past five to 10 years, data growth has accelerated at an exponential rate, particularly around unstructured data such as emails, videos, pictures, documents, spreadsheets and more. This level of content creation has the potential to yield significant insight...
Keep your contact centre protected in a time of cost-cutting
With falling commodity prices and a declining currency, South Africa’s economy is under greater strain than ever before. Cost-cutting is an inevitable consequence, but defensive measures must not compromise their long-term sustainability. In particular, says Innes le...
Agilitude strengthens Salesforce offering in Africa
Salesforce reseller and consulting partner Agilitude has completed the training for the newly launched Salesforce Lightning and is one of a limited number of partners worldwide that is Lightning ready. Quinton Pienaar, CEO of Agilitude, comments: “The future of CRM...
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