Successful SMEs look to cloud

Successful SMEs look to cloud

Tech-savvy SMEs (small to medium sized enterprises) perform better and employ more people than their non-technical counterparts. This is one of the findings from research commissioned by Microsoft and conducted by global management consulting company Boston Consulting...

Don’t let technology dictate training

Companies that want to drive the maximum return on investment out of their efforts to train users to use new business systems and processes should let their training needs dictate the technology they use rather than allowing technology to drive the training strategy....

Tech boosts learning in rural classrooms

Effective teaching strategies are changing. Costs are rising and teachers’ resources are being stretched, often pushing them into teaching subjects for which they are not properly equipped. In addressing this challenge, there has been a move from “teacher-centric” to...

Land Rover gets a virtually invisible bonnet

A new technology is being developed to give Land Rover drivers a digital vision of the terrain ahead by making the front of the car “virtually” invisible. Cameras located in the vehicle’s grille capture data used to feed a head-up display, effectively creating a...

Technology can keep Africa’s lights on

Right now, the energy industry in sub-Saharan Africa is at a crossroads. Faced with booming demand from a growing industrial sector, urbanisation and an impatient consumer base, the region’s energy utilities must deal with a unique set of challenges that can...