Healthcare set for ICT investment

Healthcare set for ICT investment

ICT investments will be boosted in the four core healthcare markets of Middle East and Africa. According to the newly released data by International Data Corporation (IDC), spending on IT services and products among healthcare providers in Saudi Arabia, South Africa,...

New business models drive ICT in Africa

IT is seeing healthy growth across Africa, and technologies like mobile, cloud, big data and social media are driving new business models and added value across the continent. This is according to IDC, which yesterday released its predictions for Africa in 2015....
ICT urged to invest in youth

ICT urged to invest in youth

The ICT industry should stop wasting its money on top-heavy events like GovTech and rather invest in developing South Africa’s untapped youth market. This is the word from Prof Barry Dwolatzky, who says companies with foresight would rather support events like the...

Use ICT to manage African energy resources

Africa is being touted as the next frontier that will supply natural and renewable resources to the global energy market, but many countries within sub-Saharan Africa are either struggling to provide access to energy and electricity for their citizens or can’t keep up...

African ICT must seize opportunity

As the next big frontier for market growth, Africa is rich with potential. But African businesses have been slow to capitalise on this, and stand to lose out to foreign players, says Ayanda Dlamini, business development manager at LGR Telecommunications. Sub-Saharan...