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The future of last-mile connectivity

Sep 25, 2020

The autonomous mobility industry is tackling part of the last-mile problem that many commuters encounter when using public transportation by replacing large, diesel buses with a fleet of electric, self-driving shuttle buses that transport small groups of people along...

End-to-end process automation doesn’t have to cost the earth

Sep 25, 2020

Across the world, companies are realising the benefits of automating processes. Done properly, it can improve productivity, reduce costs, and free up staff to provide the best possible experience to customers. By Ryan Falkenberg, co-CEO of Clevva But in order to...

AI, machine learning key to making business sense of all your data

Sep 25, 2020

Now, more than ever, harnessing data analytics, business intelligence (BI), artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and robotic process automation (RPA) – made more accessible through the cloud – is crucial to business success. By Paul Morgan...

Data ethics set to have major marketing impact

Sep 25, 2020

Customer data ethics has made its first appearance on the Gartner Hype Cycle for Digital Marketing 2020 as it has moved into the Innovation Trigger phase of the Hype Cycle, according to Gartner. Customer data ethics focuses on aligning business practices with moral...

AI helps drive better decision-making

Sep 25, 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a key enabler to deliver business value for companies irrespective of their industry sector or size. By Ian Jansen Van Rensburg However, executives must examine ways to leverage the high-performance computing capabilities of the...

Eight commandments for digitising your shop floor workforce

Sep 25, 2020

The eight commandments to digitising your shop floor workforce bundles insights, examples and lessons learned from PwC’s experience in digital transformation in an operations and supply chain environment into eight practical ‘commandments’. By Vinesh Maharaj...

Rapid deployment of infrastructure key for post-Covid recovery

Sep 18, 2020

The gazetting of the long-overdue draft policy on rapid deployment of electronic communications networks and facilities is good news for a South African economy that shrank 51 percent in the second quarter of 2020. That’s according to the Internet Service...

Cash is critical for financial inclusion in SA

Sep 18, 2020

Anyone can use cash to transact – important in a country where one in five people do not have a bank account. Cash doesn’t discriminate according to whether you own a smartphone, can get a card from a nearby banking branch or have an ID book for a FICA or Know Your...

What do we need to do to stimulate free trade in Africa?

Sep 18, 2020

As Africa works towards negotiating and ratifying the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) next year, there are some challenges around the practical implementation of the agreement. Standard Bank Head of Trade Product Management Kevin Holmes points out...

Shift to solid-state batteries is next, reports IDTechEx

Sep 18, 2020

Electric vehicles are expected to include solid-state batteries as an innovative approach, according to IDTechEx’s research report “Solid-State and Polymer Batteries 2020-2030: Technology, Patents, Forecasts, Players”. Since commercialized in 1991,...

What to do if your business is hacked

Sep 18, 2020

The recent Experian data breach saw close to 800 000 businesses along with over 24 million South Africans’ information left on the internet exposed to cybercriminals. After Experian’s earlier announcement that the stolen data had been retrieved and accounted for, the...

The quest for conflict-free technology

Sep 18, 2020

Standing beside a rutted red dirt road at about 5 000 feet up in the jungled mountains of northern Rwanda, Intel’s Adam Schafer explains in four words why he and a teammate had traveled from Oregon to this especially remote part of Central Africa. “We’re here to...

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