Teen scientists help improve lives
Raymond Wang, 17, of Canada has been awarded first place for engineering a new air inlet system for airplane cabins to improve air quality and curb disease transmission at this year’s Intel International Science and Engineering Fair – a programme of...Microsoft stays relevant in the new world
Kathy Gibson reports from Reimagine 2015 in Johannesburg – What a difference one year and a new CEO makes. This is the word from Zoaib Hoosen, MD of Microsoft SA, speaking about Satya Nadal, the recently appointed MD of the global Microsoft corporation. Hoosen points...New approach needed for the new world
Kathy Gibson at the IDC CIO Summit, Sandton – The new world of the digital organisation presents a wealth of new challenges for IT. Jyoti Lalchandani, group vice-president and regional MD: Middle East, Africa and Turkey at IDC, says a real shift is happening and it’s...
Tech makes the world better
A survey of Internet users around the world conducted by Microsoft shows an overwhelming majority believes personal technology is making the world a better place to live in. It has vastly improved how they shop, work, learn and generally get things done. However, there are notable differences in attitudes toward personal technology between developed and developing economies. Developing countries express widespread enthusiasm about the benefits of technology, while developed countries, where technology is more ubiquitous, express concerns about emerging issues.