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...

GenAI spend to reach $143bn, with 73% CAGR

A new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that enterprises will invest nearly $16-billion worldwide on GenAI solutions in 2023. This spending, which includes GenAI software as well as related infrastructure hardware and IT/business services, is...

CIOs must prioritise AI ambitions and planning

rtificial intelligence (AI) - especially the leap in generative AI (GenAI) - is part of a larger shift in how humans and machines interact, according to Gartner. This shift provides two key focus areas for CIOs and IT executives as AI becomes an enterprise initiative,...

44,8m smart TVs headed for China in 2020

The inaugural IDC China Quarterly Smart TV Tracker estimates 44,8-million units of smart TVs will be shipped to China in 2020 - a 4,4% decrease compared to last year. IDC believes improvement in connection and interaction intelligence in newer smart TV models will...

Luno hits 5m users, expands into Australia

Cryptocurrency exchange Luno, which started in South Africa with over 5-million customers in over 40 countries, has now made its platform available to Australians. The company cites a supportive fintech environment as well as growing cryptocurrency awareness and...

WHO pushes for stronger health systems in Africa

Health Ministers and representatives from African countries gathered this week for the annual World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa voiced concern over the impact of Covid-19 and stressed that the pandemic was a reminder for countries to...

Transparent Tribe malware disguised as popular apps

Kaspersky researchers have shared their findings about a new Android spyware application distributed by Transparent Tribe, a prolific APT group, in India under the guise of adult content and official Covid-19 applications. The application reflects the group's move...

Oil demand set to plateau just below pre-Covid levels

World oil demand has grown at a record pace - by 13-million barrels per day (mpd) in the last four months - since the bottom of the Covid-induced collapse in April. But that pace of growth is expected to taper off with global crude demand plateauing just below...

Call for entrepreneurs to help reopen tourism

The Hospitality Challenge, in collaboration with Sommet Education, is a global call aiming to receive projects that can help reboot the hospitality sector. The competition is designed to identify ideas and individuals capable of accelerating recovery while promoting...

Online classifieds could unlock close to R10bn economic value

New data from Gumtree reveals that community capitalism made possible by online classifieds platforms could stimulate South Africa's ailing economy by unlocking more than R9,66-billion in value. According to Gumtree, the 14,4-million items listed on its platform...

Facebook launches programme to support SMEs

Facebook today announced a grant of over R8,5-million to support 217 small businesses in South Africa, as part of its $100-million Global Grants Programme announced earlier this year which aims to support 30 000 SMBs in over 30 countries. Aimed at stimulating economic...

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