E-waste is rising faster than we are recycling
The world's generation of electronic waste is rising five times faster than documented e-waste recycling, the UN's fourth Global E-waste Monitor (GEM) reveals. The 62-million tonnes of e-waste generated in 2022 would fill 1,55-million 40-tonne trucks, roughly enough...
Employee pay set to grow faster than inflation
Employee compensation is one of the top areas where chief financial officers are planning to increase budgets, according to a survey by Gartner. In December 2023, Gartner polled 296 CFOs and senior finance leaders to understand how budgets and spending will change in...
WWW source code NFT sold for $5,4m
The original source code for the World Wide Web, written by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has been sold as a non-fungible token (NFT) for $5,4-million. The auction by Sotheby's took place yesterday. An NFT is a crypto asset that uses blockchain to record ownership of a digital...
Companies fail to deliver on customer experience
Businesses are missing out on a significant opportunity to fix internal processes and address the root causes of customer experience issues in the wake of the pandemic, A global study from IFS, which surveyed more than 1 700 executives and upwards of 12000 consumers,...
Could your avatar app put you at risk?
Check Point Research (CPR) has highlighted some potential risks of using an avatar app. A preliminary security analysis on Voila app, the popular app that turns a person into a cartoon avatar, doesn't raise any obvious red flags at this time, but CPR points out there...
Countries ramp up cybersecurity strategies
The latest Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) shows a growing commitment around the world to tackle and reduce cybersecurity threats. Countries are working to improve their cyber safety despite the challenges of...
Massive growth forecast in Future of Work investments
All aspects of how people and organisations work is evolving, enabled by 3rd Platform technologies like cloud and mobile computing and accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Future of Work (FoW) is a fundamental shift in the work model to one that fosters human-machine...
Government IoT spending will focus on outdoor surveillance
The worldwide government Internet of Things (IoT) endpoint electronics and communications market will total $21,3-billion in 2022, according to Gartner. This is a 22% increase from a forecasted total of $17,5-billion in 2021. "Local governments worldwide are...
Covid put paid to big-ticket VC deals in 2020
Big-ticket venture capital (VC) deals were non-existent in the cybersecurity space during the Covid-hit 2020. Low-value deals (where the investment was less than or equal to $10-million) also took a hit, but still accounted for the majority of global investment...
DBE partners with Microsoft on digital skills training
The Department of Basic Education partnered with Microsoft to provide digital skills training to 25 000 unemployed youth in South Africa, as part of the Basic Education Employment Initiative (BEEI) which created more than 300 000 job opportunities across the country....
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TruTeq Devices seeks solutions providers
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Telkom connects Mpumalanga schools
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Sage introduces VIP People
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MDM key for companies leveraging mobile
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Veeam introduces Backup Cloud Edition
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