AI spend grows 47% – and more is expected

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,59-trillion in 2026 - a 47% increase year-over-year - according to Gartner. “Through the next several years, the need for capacity will make AI infrastructure - including AI-optimised IaaS, AI-optimised servers, AI...

How to raise funds, then scale your African start-up

Kathy Gibson reports from Everything AI and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – For many African start-ups, their biggest challenge is not coming up with solutions or creating systems that work – it is in scaling them effectively. Once the excitement of the initial idea and...

African startups look to new investors

Kathy Gibson reports from AI Everything and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – Africa’s exciting and innovative start-ups are attracting interest from investors in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Investors from these regions are arguably more aligned to the continent’s...

Pilot to production: the challenge of African developers

Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Africa has no shortage of ideas, use cases and innovation when it comes to developing AI applications. But having a great idea, or an elegant algorithm, doesn’t necessarily translate into a bankable...

SA young scientists to showcase research at Tunisia science festival

Innovative South African research which includes a cost-effective triage test for real-time detection of Tuberculosis (TB) and a nature-based technology that brings about environmental remediation, will be showcased at this year's International Festival of...

Fibre provider choices are limited for SA users

Many South African consumers have no choice of fibre service provider. This is one of the findings of the Open Access Network (OAN) mapping project conducted by the Internet Service Providers' Association of SA (ISPA) in partnership with mapping specialists 28East. An...

Snoopy to fly on NASA’s Artemis I moon mission

For more than 50 years, Snoopy has contributed to the excitement for NASA human spaceflight missions, helping inspire generations to dream big. NASA has shared an association with Charles Schulz and Snoopy since Apollo missions and continues under Artemis with new...

Fleet management systems set to consolidate

The number of active fleet management systems deployed in commercial vehicle fleets in Europe was 11,5-million at the end of 2020, according to a new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14,4%, this...

Predictions for the future of connectedness

International Data Corporation (IDC) has announced its Future of Connectedness predictions for 2022 and beyond. Over the past 18 months, organisations have had to adapt to a new normal, where employees require anywhere-anytime access to mission critical systems and...

Reducing emissions will mitigate climate change and improve health

New research shows that improved air quality caused by reducing emissions from burning fossil fuels and other sources could improve human health and prevent economic losses. That's according to projections by scientists at NASA, Duke University and Columbia...

Black Friday to provide R11,3bn retail boost

South African retailers are expected to ring up around R11,3-billion rand in additional sales over the period of November as consumers splash out on Black Friday deals, with general dealers expected to capture a 55% (R6,2-billion) share of the value. That's according...

Cybersecurity recognised as a business risk

Eighty-eight percent of Boards of Directors (BoDs) view cybersecurity as a business risk, as opposed to a technology risk, according to a new survey from Gartner. However, only 12% of BoDs have a dedicated board-level cybersecurity committee. "It's time for executives...

What the future looks like for African banks

African finance has so far proved resilient to the challenges brought by Covid-19, although future business investment is threated by reduced demand and asset quality. A new study also finds that African banks are harness digital technology and scaling up green...

Calls for African brand, collaboration

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for the creation of an emblematic Made-in-Africa brand that will promote intra-African trade and boost the international export of African products. Speaking at the Intra-African Trade Fair 2021 (IATF2021), Chief...

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Technology to propel education in Africa

Syspro recently hosted the third DASIK (Development and Strengthening of Industry-driven Knowledge-transfer between developing countries project) Industry Workshop at its headquarters in Sunninghill, Johannesburg. The two-day workshop follows the success of prior...

Rising electricity prices boost solar

Amid rising petrol prices and threats of interest rate hikes, there’s one ballooning cost that solar energy users don’t need to worry about: increasing electricity prices, says Gareth Warner, MD at Solarcentury Africa. To the dismay of householders and businesses...

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If, as an industry, we do not transform successfully to being truly digital businesses we will not survive in our current form. This was the overarching message at a recent SSP networking breakfast focussing on the digital evolution and how it is impacting the way...

CPOs bridge project managers and boardrooms

A common lament from project managers is that they are responsible, held accountable, and yet hold no authority, says Yolandi Nortje, executive of Intuate Group. The introduction of a chief project officer (CPO) – an individual at the executive level, who is...

Emirates offers movies for visually impaired

Emirates, the global connector of people and places, continues to set industry standards by becoming the first airline to introduce Audio Description on movies for visually impaired customers on its inflight entertainment system, ice Digital Widescreen. ice now offers...

Gemalto expands CloudEntr solution

Gemalto is expanding its CloudEntr access management service with a new feature for secure file sharing. CloudEntr is the all-in-one solution for securely managing logins and files in the cloud. Companies using the solution can immediately benefit from the single...

Oxbow wins award from BDS

Bytes Document Solutions (BDS) has named Oxbow the winner of the Double Platinum Partner award, acknowledging the company’s remarkable growth in Xerox sales. This is a new award introduced in the 2013/2014 financial year, for business partners who have exceed certain...

Teraco connects to over 55 countries

Launched two years ago, the Africa Cloud eXchange (ACX) from Teraco Data Centre Environments now provides access to 54 African countries via local and global carriers. ACX aims to provide a secure data centre environment for cloud providers to co-locate and onward...

Telkom releases disciplinary hearing update

Telkom has announced the disciplinary hearing involving suspended chief financial officer, Jacques Schindehütte, on a matter of personal misconduct is scheduled to resume on 6 August 2014. This follows a long adjournment agreed to by both parties. In the interest of...

Firewalls must be audited to reduce risk

The role of the firewall has expanded considerably from their traditional role of perimeter security to securing application connectivity, interrogating application traffic, controlling web usage, and blocking spam. By virtue of the firewall’s diversifying role,...

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