SA must put jobs at the centre of its AI future

South Africans are embracing AI, but turning that appetite into economic opportunity will require trained educators, reliable Internet, affordable access, recognised skills pathways, scaling of existing financing models, and investment in the country’s own languages,...

SA’s data centre boom starts to raise questions

South Africa’s rapidly expanding data centre sector is highlighting a fundamental gap in how the country plans and regulates major digital infrastructure: there is no comprehensive public record of how many facilities are operating, where they are located, or how much...

CFOS play an outsize role as AI scales enterprise-wide

As AI becomes more integrated into enterprise operations and decision-making, chief financial officers (CFOs) are taking on a larger role in shaping enterprise priorities around AI, helping turn strategy into execution, and determining how investments and capital...

In Scotland, NASA scientists search for clues about Mars’ past

This summer, NASA scientists headed to the Scottish Highlands to follow up on last year’s announcement of potential biosignatures on Mars and prepare for future research. The rocks and cliffs of Scotland’s Stoer formation offer a combination difficult to find on...

Sophisticated DDoS attacks on the rise

When compared to Q3 2020, the total number of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks increased by nearly 24%, while the total number of smart attacks (advanced DDoS attacks that are often targeted) increased by 31% when compared to the same period last year....

New carbon registry targets southern Africa’s SMMEs

For the first time, southern Africa will have a green toolbox to offer small firms extra rewards for cutting pollution. The initiative - which forms part of a move to establish the region's first Carbon Register - was showcased to delegates at the COP26 climate summit...

FNB is Africa’s most innovative bank

First National Bank (FNB) has scooped the title as "Most Innovative Bank in Africa" at the 2016 African FinTech awards, part of the annual Finance Indaba, which recognise and reward innovative and disruptive fintech companies that have originated in or are primarily...

Lessons to be learnt from recent events

Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei Safe Cities Summit in Nairobi - Recent events can teach us massive lessons about public safety. Peter Goulding, independent public safety consultant, points out that solutions largely lie in the ability to access and process realtime...

Technology key to making citizens safer

Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei Safe Cities Summit in Nairobi - Technology is driving a new era in public safety. This is the word from Thomas Lynch, director for security and critical communications research at IHS, who believes that the safe city is ushering in a...

Big data analytics the next step in security

Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei Safe City Summit in Nairobi - Ensuring the security of citizens will eventually go beyond surveillance and response, but could move to actual crime prevention. Professor Bitange Ndemo former permanent secretary of Kenya's ministry of...

Collaboration key as new threats emerge

Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei Safe Cities Summit in Nairobi - The nature of threats is changing, not least the issues that citizens will soon face within their cities. Khoo Boon Hui, former president of Interpol, and retired commissioner of the Singapore Police...

How better security rescued an economy

Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei Safe Cities Summit in Nairobi - When Kenya was hit by a rash of terrorist attacks, it had an immediate negative effect on its economy as revenue from tourism plummeted. The high-profile terrorist attacks were exacerbated by a high...

Rapid urbanisation drives safe city need

Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei Safe Cities Summit in Nairobi - For the first time in the history of the world, there are more people living in cities than in the country. Urbanisation is reshaping the social constructs of family, school and community, says Kamal...

SA companies slow to innovate

The pace at which South Africa is innovating needs to accelerate if the country hopes to continue to compete in the 21st century, according to the latest Accenture Innovation Index, which shows that innovation has increased by four points in 2016, a pace not required...

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