Cyber resilience the foundation for Africa’s next phase of digital growth

Building strong cyber resilience will be the key to sustaining the current remarkable growth of Africa’s digital economy, according to a new white paper from Mastercard. The report – Africa’s Digital Defence Race - highlights that between 2016 and 2025, mobile money...

Underfunding a leading cause of AI failures for SA firms

South African organisations whose AI ambitions outrun their budgets are seven times more likely to say AI has fallen short, according to preliminary results from DayOne’s State of AI Delivery in South Africa survey. Of the more than 170 employees, founders, managers...

Revenue to hit $1bn as quantum breakthroughs advance

Worldwide, quantum computing revenue is projected to total $1,1-billion in 2027, according to Gartner. “Nations and businesses have scaled spending in quantum literacy, patents, partnerships, and early use-case exploration,” says Gaurav Gupta, vice-president analyst...

Fuel price shock will hit supply chains hard, driving prices up

South Africa’s latest fuel price increase will put fresh pressure on already strained supply chains, says supply chain industry body SAPICS. The organisation warns that the cost impact is likely to extend far beyond the transport sector and into consumers’ pockets at...

IT leaders see AI boosting productivity, but …

New Salesforce research shows 85% of IT leaders expect AI to increase developer productivity at their organisations over the next three years - a welcome relief as they simultaneously report a 39% increase in IT requests in the last year alone. However, 62% also say...

WiFi 7 surges ahead of launch

The WiFi 7 market size has already reached $1-billion - and it will only launch in May 2024. This is among the findings from a Auvik data-driven networking trends report that used Google Trends and other sources to analyse Internet user behaviour dating back to 2004....

Mixed results for Ethernet switch and router markets

The worldwide Ethernet switch market recorded revenues of $7,5-billion in the fourth quarter of 2020 (4Q20), a decline of 1,4% year over year. For the full year 2020, the market recorded $27,8-billion in revenue for a year-over-year decline of 3,5%. Meanwhile, the...

Asteroid set to skim past Earth on 21 March

The largest asteroid predicted to pass by our planet in 2021 will be at its closest on 21 March, providing astronomers a rare opportunity to get a good look at a rocky relic that formed at the dawn of our solar system. Called 2001 FO32, the near-Earth asteroid will...

Bitcoin price hits new record high

As bitcoin hits all-time price highs, regulation must now become a major priority for financial watchdogs. This call to action come from Nigel Green, chief executive and founder of deVere Group, a as the price of bitcoin hit a new record high, surging past $61 000 on...

After a tough year, African growth looks positive in 2021

Despite the challenging backdrop of a global pandemic and external economic shocks, Africa is expected to recover from its worst recession in half a century and reach 3,4% growth in 2021, the African Development Bank says in its 2021 African Economic Outlook report....

Nobel laureate urges more action on African debt

Nobel laureate Joseph E Stiglitz has called for a comprehensive global plan to help countries cope with mounting debt that has been compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic. Stiglitz, a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2001, was speaking on...

Covid-19 drives new self-service initiatives

Customer service and support leaders are accelerating self-service initiatives to mitigate potential negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Gartner. More than 40% of customer service and support leaders have experienced increased service contact...

Enterprise external OEM storage revenue declines

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker, global market revenue for enterprise external OEM storage systems declined 2,1% year over year to $7,8-billion during the fourth quarter of 2020 (4Q20). Total...

Precision agriculture market to reach € 3,7bn

According to a new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the global market for precision agriculture solutions is forecasted to grow from € 2,7-billion in 2020 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6,8% to reach about € 3,7-billion in 2025. A...

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