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...

Telco banking rides digitalisation wave

Telcos are the new banks, as telecom service providers in Europe and the US continue venturing into the financial sector. Though mature telco banking endeavors are rare, some operators have identified banking as an opportune avenue for diversification, with differing...

Standard Bank turns to blockchain for cross-border trade processes

Standard Bank Group has partnered with Hedera Hashgraph, an enterprise-grade distributed public ledger, and joined the Hedera Governing Council. Standard Bank will establish the continent's first Hedera network node, which is set to solve some of the sore points that...

SMEs key to meeting SA’s jobs target

To meet the National Development Plan (NDP) target of creating 11-million jobs by 2030, South Africa needs more than 49 000 SMEs growing at a rate of 20% per annum. In comparison, the country would need no less than 8,2-million small and micro-enterprises to create...

Mobility bridges the digital divide

Building up to its 10th anniversary, Professor Barry Dwolatzky, director of the Wits University’s Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE), says that the last 10 years has seen mobility effectively sweep away the digital divide, ensuring that previously...

Hyperconverged systems set for 2015 growth

International Data Corporation (IDC) estimates that, including hardware and software solutions, the hyperconverged systems market grew 162,3% in 2014 to a market value of $373-million. While impressive, this triple-digit growth does not completely reflect the turning...

Cyber risk is on the business radar

For the first time since 2007, damage to brand and reputation has emerged as the top-ranked risk in Aon’s 2015 Global Risk Management Survey, while cyber risk has entered the top 10 for the first time this year. The connection between these two risks has been felt around the world in 2014, as a rash of data breaches demonstrated the fragile nature of consumer trust in leading corporations.

Global tablet shipments slip again

Worldwide tablet shipments recorded a year-over-year decline for the second consecutive quarter in the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15). Overall shipments for tablets and 2-in-1 devices fell to 47,1-million in 1Q15, a -5,9% decline from the same quarter a year ago,...

Digital workplace needs a business manifesto

A business manifesto should be an essential tool in communicating the intentions and motives of the digital workplace, according to Gartner. Organisations can struggle with communicating and implementing broad policy changes like those generated by digital workplace...

Getting women involved in STEM

There are almost 45% fewer women connected to the Internet than men in sub-Saharan Africa, according to studies by Intel.The impact this has on creating a gender balance in science, technology, engineering, and math-related fields (STEM) is significant. Bernadette...

Robot performs kidney surgery

A 51-year-old father of five has had his cancerous kidney removed in the first ever robotic-assisted procedure in South Africa. Da Vinci Si robotic technology was used to assist in the surgical removal of the patient’s cancerous kidney, a procedure known as a radical nephrectomy, at Netcare Waterfall Hospital in Midrand last Monday. Just three days later the patient, a consultant who prefers not to be named, was discharged home where he was able to quietly celebrate his 51st birthday with his family.

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