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...

More than half of Europe’s electricity meters are now smart

A historic milestone has been reached in the European energy sector as the penetration of smart electricity metering has now passed the 50% mark. This could be concluded in the latest study of the European smart metering market from the leading IoT analyst firm Berg...

Fintech innovation hub set up at UCT

The Algorand Foundation is partnering with the University of Cape Town to establish the UCT-Algorand Fintech Innovation Hub (the Hub). The initial five-year partnership is supported through the Algorand Foundation Grant Program with a $2,6-million (R37,5-million)...

Demand for workstations set to surge

Demand for workstations is expected to surge during the next 10 years. According to a report by Future Market Insights, North America will continue to dominate the market and will exhibit wider market opportunities for key players in the coming years. Workstations are...

Schools from Alex, Diepsloot compete on robotics

On Sunday 16 October, teams from townships and private high schools will be vying for top honours with robots they built and programmed in the first AfrikaBot competition, a robotics challenge hosted by the University of Johannesburg's Faculty of Engineering and the...

Another year of decline in devices

Gartner says worldwide combined shipments for devices (PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones) are expected to decline 3% in 2016. This will mark the second consecutive year of decline. The global devices market fell by 0.75% in 2015. "The global devices market...

Codefest focuses on innovation

By Kathy Gibson This week's FNB Codefest saw 48 teams from various group companies battle it out in a 48-hour hackathon, to be one of the 10 to face a "Dragons' Den" of business and technology judges. The Codefest event gives the banking group's IT staff members an...

MTN raises $1bn

One of Africa's leading cellular services providers, MTN, has raised $1-billion which it says will be used for purposes of capital expenditure, to pay down working capital facilities, and for general corporate purposes. In a SENS announcement yesterday, the company...

Treasury responds to Manyi allegations

The National Treasury has responded to recent allegations made by Mzwanele (Jimmy) Manyi and his Decolonisation Foundation against chief procurement officer Kenneth Brown. Manyi went public with allegations that Brown had received suspiciously large amounts of money....

Children’s rights under the spotlight

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNCRoC) will issue its Concluding Observations, a set of recommendations to the Government of South Africa to better protect and realise children's rights, today (7 October). A South African Alternate Report...

Mobility revenues set to boom

Worldwide mobility revenues are forecast to grow from $1,5-trillion in 2016 to more than $1,7-trillion in 2020, according to IDC, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2,2%, or roughly $40-billion in annual revenue gains. Mobility revenues will...

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