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...

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...

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...

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...

Desktop PC sales continue decline

After years of steady decline, global PC sales finally saw big growth in 2020. Still, there were significant differences in demand for notebooks and desktop PCs. According to data presented by Finaria.it, global desktop PC sales generated $58,4-billion in revenue in...

South Africans want to stay in SA

South Africans are significantly less willing to relocate to a new country physically than in 2018, according to a new study Decoding Global Talent, Onsite and Virtual by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and The Network. The study included almost 209 000 participants in...

Telkom, BCX welcome Commission ruling

Telkom and BCX today welcomed the recommendation by the Competition Commission to approve Telkom’s proposed acquisition of Business Connection (BCX). The Competition Commission has made the recommendation subject to the imposition of certain conditions, to be met by...

Networks Unlimited opens Kenya office

South African distributor Networks Unlimited has opened its first cross-border office in Nairobi, Kenya, following growing demand for its products in East Africa. “While our offices may be new in Kenya, Networks Unlimited currently operates across 18 other countries...

Visa headaches could impact SA hospitality

South Africa’s hospitality industry is prepared to grow further in the next five years, with most growth in the sector expected to be generated in Cape Town, according to a report released by PwC.

Morocco wins at innovation awards

The African Innovation Foundation (AIF), in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Trade, Investment and Digital Economy in Morocco, has named researcher Adnane Remmal the winner of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2015 Grand Prize, which pays out $100 000...

Positive outlook for SA start-ups

While start-up entrepreneurs face key challenges, the majority are positive and are motivated to grow and develop their businesses. These are among the findings of a survey of 900 start-up entrepreneurs by Seed Academy, aimed at getting a national snapshot of start-up entrepreneurs. According to the findings, the main problems entrepreneurs face are finding customers, raising funds, a lack of guidance and entrepreneurs’ tendency to wear too many hats.

18% of SA users lose data backups

A joint survey by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International has found that 18% of South African users surveyed who kept backup copies of their data on physical media eventually lost these copies. The survey revealed that, while the vast majority (96%) of respondents stored...

Securicom offers redundant local archiving

Managed IT security services vendor and distributor Securicom believes it has become the only South African e-mail security and archiving company that has geographically redundant data centres within the borders of South Africa.This follows the splitting of its...

MTN takes on IoT control in Africa

MTN has launched a pan-African Internet of Things (IoT) platform that will help companies to control and manage their connected devices and SIM cards. Alongside the platform, MTN has also launched a global machine to machine (M2M) SIM card, which gives customers the same rate for M2M activity across MTN’s African network. The IoT market is big and growing, says Mteto Nyati, group chief enterprise officer at MTN. It is expected that IoT connections will reach 360-million by 2018, while the M2M market is already worth about R350-million, growing to R1,2-billion by 2017.

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