Ghana fibre optic backbone project successful

May 20, 2015

Communications across rural areas of Ghana have been opened up by the successful completion of the Eastern corridor rural fibre optic backbone project. Alcatel-Lucent and NITA (National Information Technology Agency), the ICT policy arm of Ghana’s Ministry of...

Effective design key for business success

May 18, 2015

Effective design is not the sole preserve of design agencies or software developers, and organisations willing to place design at the centre of their business can steal the march on their competitors. Rob Enslin, Lead Consultant for Experience Design at ThoughtWorks, argues the case for developing a design culture to help businesses achieve success. User experience is a term that has gained prominence in the age of mobile and enterprise applications, but organisations that restrict their thinking on design to only what their customers see or interact with are missing a real business opportunity.

Long-term planning drives business success

May 8, 2015

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...

Partnerships inspire creativity

Apr 9, 2015

A recent Tech Nation report, Powering the Digital Economy 2015, shows that three-quarters of successful digital companies surveyed work in a close network of entrepreneurs with whom they share ideas, says Jacques van Wyk, COO of Ricoh SA.  Like-minded people, working...

How partners can succeed in a cloud world

Mar 23, 2015

Transforming your business to include a cloud strategy is no longer a question of “if,” but “when”. Cloud SureStep is an approach to help you capture your share of the market. Click here to learn how to succeed in a cloud-first...