Turn vision into reality with the right AI strategy

Kathy Gibson reports from Dell Technologies Forum in Johannesburg - Today's leaders aren't asking whether to adopt AI, they're asking how to turn it into outcomes the business can see. And South African companies can no longer afford to take a wait-and-see attitude to...

Gloomy outlook for global economies as geopolitical tensions worsen

Coface’s latest risk review, Rates Against the Machine, has confirmed what the world dreaded just a few months ago has come to pass – rather than improve, the geopolitical situation has deteriorated once again. This, Coface says, puts upward pressure on commodity...

Banks are still missing the links between fraud and money laundering

Financial institutions are increasingly integrating their fraud and anti-money laundering (AML) systems, but intelligence and governance gaps remain. New fraud and AML convergence research from Datos Insights, commissioned by data and AI leader SAS, finds 86% report...

How can SA plug the ICT skills gap?

Kathy Gibson reports from the IITPSA Workforce Conference – While South Africa records the highest unemployment rate in the world, there is still a dire shortage of critical IT skills. Presenting the IITPSA IT Skills Survey, Lehlohonolo  Mokenela, MD of Africa...

Microsoft partners with YES on AI skills

Microsoft South Africa has set up the YES Microsoft AI Skills Initiative, aiming to skill up 300 000 young South Africans on artificial intelligence (AI). “This partnership is transformative,” says Ravi Naidoo, CEO of Youth Employment Service. “We can use AI to drive...

AI will reshape the IT industry

International Data Corporation (IDC) has published its Top 10 predictions on the future of the IT industry and how "AI Everywhere" will affect technology decisions as organisations seek to extend their digital business efforts. This year's predictions in the IDC...

As Covid-19 hit, SA was swamped by a massive wave of cyber-attacks

By Kathy Gibson - When South Africans took their work home during the Covid-19 lockdowns, cybercriminals took the opportunity to increase their activity - to the extent that malware and breaches shot up to 10-times the normal rate. Eugene Kaspersky, founder and CEO of...

SA banks navigate an unprecedented crisis

The major banks' results for the period ended 30 June 2020 reflect the impact of the profound public health, social and economic strain brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting stresses to the operating environment. PwC's Major Banks Analysis highlights...

IoT hits Trough of Disillusionment

The Gartner 2020 Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy shows that the Internet of Things (IoT) has reached the bottom of the Trough of Disillusionment. The market will begin to climb out of this trough, as the technology advances and practitioners succeed in defining...

Covid-19 genome sequencing lab network launched

With several African countries now expanding Covid-19 testing, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have launched a network of laboratories to reinforce genome sequencing of the severe acute...

New hires probably don’t have needed skills, Gartner warns

Organisations are struggling to hire quality talent as only 16% of new hires possess the needed skills for both their current role and the future, according to Gartner. To hire quality talent, recruiting leaders must shift their strategies from replacing the workforce...

Worldwide server market revenue grew almost 20%

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, vendor revenue in the worldwide server market grew 19,8% year over year to $24-billion during the second quarter of 2020 (2Q20). Worldwide server shipments grew 18,4% year over...

African CEOs call for trade reform

African CEOs are explicitly calling for a fairer system governing global trade that will support developing countries. This is among the findings of a survey of 200 CEOs was commissioned by the Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee (Pafrac), and...

Quantum-inspired Digital Annealer optimises Toyota logistics

Fujitsu and Toyota Systems have successfully demonstrated optimisation of supply chain and logistics network operations essential to support automobile production in a joint trial leveraging Fujitsu's quantum-inspired Digital Annealer computing solution. The Digital...

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