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...

Spatial data maps where Super El Niño will hit SA hardest

The South African Weather Service gave the clearest sign yet on 1 September: this El Niño is on course to become the strongest event in living memory, with sea surface temperatures already tracking past 3°C above normal. A national outlook can't say which town or...

EMEA CIOs embrace democratisation of digital delivery

In Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), 46% of CIOs are partnering with their CxO peers to bring IT and business area staff together to co-own digital delivery on an enterprise-wide scale, according to Gartner's annual global survey of CIOs and technology...

Japanese only work 26 minutes per month to cover Internet costs

The global Internet usage rate continues to grow - with more than 5,3-billion people or 65,7% of the world`s population using the Internet at the start of Q4 2023 - but as the Internet coverage gap continues to narrow, the price gap remains wide, even between...

Digital-savvy firms go into 2021 with competitive advantage

Forrester predicts that 2021 will be the year that every company -- not just the 15% of firms that were already digitally-savvy -- will double down on technology-fueled experiences, operations, products, and ecosystems. According to Forrester's 2021 Predictions, the...

Supply chain planning must be fit for purpose

Supply chain planning leaders that define their function's "fit for purpose" and choose a corresponding organisation design will improve their results and be better aligned to the overall business, according to Gartner. The term "fit for purpose" describes an approach...

Connectivity will be key in post-Covid world

The essential nature of connectivity, the measures taken in the face of the pandemic, and the unprecedented opportunities for the ICT sector in recovery from global crisis were the key areas highlighted by global ministers, regulators and industry leaders during...

More support for least developed countries

The Commonwealth and UN Technology Bank have formed a new partnership to support least developed countries (LDCs) through technology transfer, capacity-building and knowledge sharing. The two organisations signed a memorandum of understanding today committing to...

Logicalis Asia buys stake in iZeno

Datatec subsidiary Logicalis Group has acquired a 65% interest in iZeno, a specialist in digital transformation solutions based in Singapore. iZeno has a team of 85 skilled employees who have delivered, implemented and optimised enterprise solutions to more than 300...

Social media giants make an effort to curb fake news

Companies such as Facebook, Alphabet (Google), Twitter and Amazon are actively advertising to hire personnel to tackle new-age cyber propaganda, including 'fake news', 'election interference', and 'disinformation'. GlobalData's Job Analytics platform highlights the...

Building automation systems on growth path

According to a new research report from IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the installed base of connected building automation systems in Europe and North America reached an estimated 20,5-million systems in 2019. This includes building systems that are connected to the...

VPN becoming a commodity in the digital era

Sugar once used to be so valuable people locked it in a safe and only the privileged knew how it tasted. Likewise, VPN (virtual private network) is a tool developed in 1996 - originally created for a safe file transfer between offices of big corporations and military...

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