IT spend will breach $7trn for first time in 2027

Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $7,35-trillion in 2027, up 15% from 2026, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Collectively, the market forces are reinforcing spend around AI infrastructure, AI-enabled cloud platforms, and advanced software...

As African CEOs embrace AI, ROI is still elusive

By Kathy Gibson - African companies are in the middle of learning and adopting artificial intelligence (AI), and adapting to the changes it brings. But they are also looking beyond adoption at how to measure value from their AI investments, says Ladi Asuni, partner...

Africa moves from AI ambition to action

AI has moved from potential to proven economic value and while ambition setting is near universal across economies, execution speed is the differentiator, according to Boston Consulting Group’s The AI Maturity Matrix 2026: AI Is Transforming How Economies Develop and...

The shocking reality facing jobseekers

Of the 867 706 people who registered looking for entry-level work in retail, restaurants and quick-service outlets over a 13-month period, just 6 566 were appointed - approximately one in every 132 – and between them, they sent nearly five million applications. The...

New vehicle tech will be worth $1,6trn by 2034

Autonomous driving, electric vehicles, connected and software-defined vehicles, and in-cabin monitoring are all megatrends reshaping the automotive industry. Together, these technologies combine to form a $1,6-trillion opportunity by 2034, nearly a 10-fold increase...

Apple grabs smartphone top spot

The last time a company not named Samsung was at the top of the smartphone market was 2010, and for 2023 it is now Apple. A shifting of power at the top of the largest consumer electronics market was driven by an all-time high market share for Apple and a first time...

Pandemic drives privacy concerns and benefits

The importance of privacy protections is enhanced during the pandemic, and there are increasing benefits for businesses that adopt strong privacy measures. This is according to Cisco's 2021 Data Privacy Benchmark Study, which analyzed the responses of 4 400 security...

Covid puts pandemics squarely in the risk spotlight

The Covid-19 pandemic has shown that it will be imperative for businesses to reprioritise risk and to innovate and explore new risk management strategies. An Aon survey, "Reprioritising Risk and Resilience For a Post-Covid-19 Future", finds that 82% of respondents...

The ongoing race for drones in the upper atmosphere

In 2017, after four years of setbacks and crashes, Alphabet shut its project flying solar-powered fixed-wing drones in the upper atmosphere to beam the internet to those cut-off. Facebook then exited its similar project. And Alphabet has now dumped its...

Huge set to make a firm offer for Adapt IT shares

Adapt IT has confirmed that Huge Group intends to make a firm offer to acquire or any of its shares. The company has constituted independent board of directors, consisting of Craig Chambers, Oliver Fortuin, Zizipho Nyanga and Catherine Koffman for the purpose of the...

5G phones will account for 35% of sales in 2021

Worldwide sales of smartphones to end users will total 1,5-billion units in 2021, a 11,4% growth year over year, according to Gartner. "In 2020,consumers reduced spending on smartphones but availability of new products, will see users drive significant uptick in...

Chinese smartphone market declines as Huawei loses ground

The smartphone market in Mainland China finished 2020 with 84-million units shipped in Q4 2020, declining 4% year-on-year. That meant for the full year, the China market declined 11% to arrive at just over 330-million units, as market recovery was stalled by the rapid...

CEOs prioritise employee well-being, worry about remote workforce

A top challenge for CEOs over the next few years will be in managing an "anywhere" workforce, according to a new IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) study. CEOs of outperforming organisations - those who were in the top 20% for revenue growth of those surveyed -...

Xerox spins out three new businesses

Xerox Holdings is branching out and has set up three new businesses - Software, Financing and Innovation - aimed at delivering long-term growth in 2021 and beyond. The company has announced organisational changes to support the new businesses. "We are focused on...

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