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...

Stability slowly returns to vehicle sales

February last year was the last normalised sales month before lockdown regulations sent the motor industry spinning. Back then, the market declined just 0,7% against 2019, a far cry from the 13,3% decline in sales experienced this February compared to it. Relatively,...

B2B marketers need to understand customers’ shifting needs

B2B marketing leaders seeking to improve their B2B content strategy to resonate in times of disruption should focus on designing their strategy around customer behaviors that are likely to endure into the future. According to Gartner, this leads to content that is...

How women obtain a seat on the board

A new book by Nancy Calderon of KPMG and Susan Stautberg of WomenCorporateDirectors, Women on Board, uncovers the secrets to getting nominated for a corporate board seat if you are a woman.
The duo interviewed hundreds of board chairs, CEOs, nominating committee chairs and other board members to ascertain what it takes for a woman to be selected as a corporate director. The traditional path to directorship – via the position of being a seated CEO – is slowly being somewhat displaced by other routes to the boardroom.

EMV adoption set to be low-key

Europay, MasterCard and Visa (EMV) chip-based cards have been the norm in Europe and in Asia for about a decade, but plastic EMV will not achieve broad adoption in the US until 2020, writes Forrester in new research. Despite the looming deadlines to move from magnetic stripe to EMV, adoption will be slow, thanks to strong competition from more secure, encrypted, and tokenised transactions on digital wallets, NFC mobile, and contactless EMV payments.

SA banks improve online facilities

FNB has emerged as the top Internet banking service provider in Columinate’s fourth annual Internet Banking SITEisfaction survey, with Standard Bank in second place. This is the third year that FNB has come out on top, matching the highest ever score in this survey of 75 (max 100), same score as 2013. The Internet Banking SITEisfaction survey, launched in 2012, is a measure of customer satisfaction with online banking services in South Africa and the significant changes the banks are undergoing.

Watch boom depends on Apple

The smartwatch market will grow from 3,6-million unit shipments in 2014 to 101-million shipments in 2020, according to a new report released today by IHS. “Apple Watch success will drive the overall smartwatch market,” says Antonios Maroulis, analyst at IHS...

Watson joins the fight against cancer

IBM Watson Health is collaborating with more than a dozen leading cancer institutes to accelerate the ability of clinicians to identify and personalise treatment options for their patients. The institutes will apply Watson's advanced cognitive capabilities to reduce...

Long-term planning drives business success

Ninety-five percent of organisations that conduct long-range planning (five to 15 years) are more likely to outperform organisations that don’t plan ahead, according to Gartner's 2015 survey of CEOs and senior business executives. “Long-term strategic planning can...

Innovation award celebrates five years

The SAB Foundation Social Innovation Awards 2015 has been opened for entry and all entrepreneurs and innovators with innovative, pro-poor products and services are invited to participate in the competition which carries a first prize of R1-million.This year, the SAB...

Disappointing quarter for workstations

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Workstation Tracker, the overall certified workstation market experienced disappointing growth in the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15) after seven consecutive quarters of strong growth. Worldwide...

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