In the AI era, control is not enough: you have to prove it

A new report from IBM, Proof, Not Promises: The Digital Sovereignty Index, reveals an “overconfidence gap”: leaders believe they can prove sovereign control of their technology, but the evidence often falls short of the Index’s highest standards. As AI adoption...
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AI set to drive a net increase in jobs by 2030

AI is expected to drive a net increase of 1,7-million jobs by 2030, according to Gartner, which says AI will create more jobs than it eliminates - generating 10,6-million new jobs, while removing 8,9-million jobs worldwide by 2030. “Organisations most advanced in AI...
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A familiar face takes the reins at Tarsus

By Mark Davison - After months of speculation, Alviva Holdings – parent company of Tarsus Distribution – has announced a new, permanent CEO for one of South Africa’s oldest and leading distributors. Thibault Dousson, currently director of Lenovo’s Solution and...
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European orbiter detects hints of volcanic activity on Mars

New evidence from gas seeping above volcanic rifts suggests Mars is not geologically dead deep inside, but merely sleeping. Fresh fissures along the Alba Mons region hint at active spots under the surface, where gases from inside the planet may be making their way up...
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Enterprise, industrial metaverses exceed expectation

Jun 12, 2023

Companies that have already deployed industrial metaverse use cases are seeing more reported benefits than those still in the planning phase expect, most notably in capital expenditure reduction (15%), sustainability (10%) and safety improvement (9%). This is...

IT leads prepare for possibility of grid failure

Jun 12, 2023

CIOs and IT leaders are under pressure to prepare their organisations for the possibility of extended load shedding or a complete grid failure, however few would be able to sustain business as usual through extended power outages. This emerged during a high-level...

Digital dexterity key for success

Oct 31, 2019

Gartner has identified nine digital experience trends that organisations need to explore in 2020. CIOs should consider these trends in their strategic planning over the next 12 months as the span of digital touchpoints continues to increase. Gartner's digital...

Get onboard with digital supremacy or become digital dependent

Oct 31, 2019

As the current decade comes to an end, the digital economy is approaching a critical tipping point. By 2023, IDC predicts that the global economy will finally reach "digital supremacy" with more than half of all GDP worldwide driven by products and services from...

MTBPS gives grim economic outlook

Oct 31, 2019

When Finance Minister Tito Mboweni presented his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement yesterday, he laid out a morbid outlook for the fiscus in the absence of reforms that are now envisaged for announcement in the Budget Speech 2020. Lullu Krugel and Christie Viljoen,...

Retail Capital calls for more SME support

Oct 31, 2019

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivered his Medium-term Budget Policy Speech (MTBPS) yesterday on the back of skyrocketing debt that is expected to reach 60% of GDP if no intervention is made. Meanwhile, unemployment figures earlier in the week showed an 11-year high...

Growth equity fund supports ICT entrepreneurs

Oct 31, 2019

The Hlayisani Capital offers strategic support and capital to high-growth, high-impact entrepreneurs. The team behind Hlayisani Growth Fund - including Dr Reuel Khoza and Michael Jordaan - is adding value to a number of enterprises in southern Africa with investments...

Predictive maintenance can’t guarantee against big losses

Oct 31, 2019

As part of ongoing industrial networking (Industry 4.0), predictive maintenance is beginning to make inroads in many factories and industrial facilities - however, it's no guarantee against major losses. In an ideal world, it would allow faults to be predicted, and...

Nigeria, Ghana lead MTN growth

Oct 31, 2019

MTN has increased its group subscribers increased quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) by 3,5-million to 243,7-million. In its quarterly update for the period ended 30 September, the group reports that active data subscribers increased QoQ by 4,7-million to 87-million, and active...

No end in sight to wearables growth

Oct 31, 2019

Worldwide end-user spending on wearable devices will total $52-billion in 2020 -- an increase of 27% from 2019. This is according to the latest forecast from Gartner, which predicts that worldwide wearable devices end-user spending is on pace to reach $41-billion in...

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