Kenya tops the Africa Youth Digital Readiness Index
Kenya has been ranked at the top position in the 2023 Eastern Africa Youth Digital Readiness Index, followed by Rwanda and Uganda in second and third position respectively. The report indicates that Ethiopia and Tanzania ranked fourth and fifth with Sudan, DRC and...
2024 Irish Tech Challenge launches in SA
The 2024 Irish Tech Challenge was launched in South Africa today (15 March 2024), at Tshimologong Precinct in Braamfontein. Darragh O'Brien, the Irish Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, will officially launch the 2024 Tech Challenge. The Irish Tech...
Partnership aims to reduce youth unemployment by 10%
As South Africa's youth unemployment rate reaches 46,3%, Accenture has announced a partnership with Global Opportunity Youth Network (GOYN) that aims to give youth increased access to the economy and address youth unemployement at scale. "South Africa has 7.2 million...
Cyberattacks and threats continue to break records
We should be prepared for a further increase in cyberattacks, which could be partly down to major powers leaking cyber superweapons, according to Check Point Research. "We have long warned that organisations of all sizes are being bombarded by a global, fifth...
Huge growth for global public cloud services market
The worldwide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market grew 40,7% in 2020 to total $64,3-billion, up from $45,7-billion in 2019, according to Gartner. Amazon retained the number one position in the IaaS market in 2020, followed by Microsoft, Alibaba, Google and...
Digital banking takes off
Over the last few years, millions of people worldwide turned to digital or app-only banks, choosing them over a traditional high-street financial institution. However, after the pandemic struck, digital banks witnessed an influx of new clients, as mobile banking...
Chief compliance officers must expand role
As demands on the compliance function grow more intense, chief compliance officers (CCOs) must proactively embrace new leadership responsibilities for their role and reposition how their function is thought of among stakeholders, according to Gartner. Gartner has...
Consequential accountability to drive leadership diversity
To achieve and sustain diversity among leadership benches, HR organisations must adopt consequential accountability, which meaningfully impacts behavior and outcomes for individual leaders, according to Gartner. Despite mounting external and internal pressures to...
Intel core processors, Bridge Technology ready for Windows 11
New PCs enabled by Intel Core processors and Intel's portfolio of intellectual property and platform technologies are ready to deliver the full potential of new Windows 11 experiences -- allowing people to collaborate, create and connect in ways that are meaningful to...
Netflix keeps on adding subscribers
Netflix is steadily increasing its popularity outside of the US, particularly in mainland Europe. According to data presented by TradingPlatforms.com, the number of Netflix subscribers in Europe is expected to reach almost 67-million in 2021 and is projected to gain...
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F5 announces policy enforcement solution
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IPS, Oltio sign licensing agreement
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Ensure power at mission-critical facilities
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Is BI an opportunity or a minefield?
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Effective measurement methods for BPM
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WiFi gives education a boost
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