Digital divide increases the threats in Africa
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex Africa Morocco 2024 - The digital divide is still very real in Africa and this means that organisations have to ensure the security of their systems wherever they are deployed. Favour Femi-Oyewole, group chief information security...
AI a beacon of hope and potential danger
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex Africa Morocco 2024 - Digital transformation has been rapid in Africa, bringing new growth opportunities. However, it has also brought a new flood of threats, says Sherif Magdy, senior researcher: Global Research and Analysis Team at...
Offender monitoring market sees rapid growth
Berg Insight has released new findings on the market for Electronic Monitoring (EM) of offenders. The number of participants in EM programmes on a daily basis in Europe, North America and Latin America amounted to about 46 000, 282 000 and 71 000 respectively during...
Hybrid shopping, AI help meet shifting consumer preferences
Hybrid shopping – mixing physical and digital channels in shopping journeys – is on the rise as shopping habits consumers adopted out of necessity during the Covid-19 pandemic are becoming routine. This is among the findings of a global study, “Consumers want it all”,...
2021 ties for sixth-warmest year on record
Earth’s global average surface temperature in 2021 tied with 2018 as the sixth warmest on record, according to independent analyses done by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Continuing the planet’s long-term warming trend, global...
More than a third of telehealth clinicians had patient data compromised
Global research unveils that 37% of healthcare providers across the META region have experienced cases where their employees compromised customers’ personal information during remote consultations. In addition to this, nearly half (45%) of providers believe that their...
Double-digit investments in edge computing expected
Worldwide spending on edge computing is expected to be $176-billion in 2022, an increase of 14,8% over 2021. Enterprise and service provider spending on hardware, software, and services for edge solutions is forecast to sustain this pace of growth through 2025 when...
Retail trends set to prevail in 2022
2021 was a year of readjustment marked by a slow economic recovery, still engulfed by the Covid-19 pandemic, which continues to spread across the nation. In this climate, the retail sector has adopted a flexible strategy that makes it easier to adjust to new consumer...
Tourism critical for economic recovery in 2022
The important role that tourism will play in the recovery of national economies and global trade has been highlighted in the 2022 edition of the World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report by the United Nations. Drawing on data from the World Tourism...
New grant opportunity for African entrepreneurs
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has opened applications for the 2022 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. African entrepreneurs with business ideas or existing businesses under five years, are encouraged to apply now for $5 000 seed capital, mentorship, business...
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Bureaucracy hinders education sector change
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Zetes wins Ugandan biometric contract
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uAfrica.com, Shopify grow African e-commerce
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