by Kathy Gibson | Sep 2, 2019 | Trends and Analysis
The South Africa government is driving a number of Internet of Things (IoT) initiatives. Jeanette Morwane, deputy director-general of the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies, points out that the economy is in dire straits and that the government...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 2, 2019 | Features
South Africa and, indeed, Africa are built on small medium enterprises (SMEs) and, more than ever before, countries in the region are relying on these entities to drive employment, up GDP ratios and alleviate poverty. President Cyril Ramaphosa has on numerous...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 2, 2019 | Features
South Africa, and the continent as a whole, needs small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to thrive as these entities are key to advancing inclusive growth and development in Africa. “The potential for the growth of SMEs in South Africa is enormous meaning the benefits of...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 2, 2019 | Thought Leadership
South African needs its small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to succeed as they are, without doubt, key to unlocking inclusive growth in an economy which has stagnated for the best part of a decade. By Greg Chen, CEO of Mobiz While government obviously has a...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 2, 2019 | Features
More than 70% of SMEs struggle to survive the first two years of operation with poor cashflow management and insufficient funding being cited as two of the main reasons for failure. But there is no smarter way to cut costs than by going digital, says Thomas Vollrath,...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 2, 2019 | Trends and Analysis
Researchers at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) have designed artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms based on biological processes that could improve AI functionality. In recent years, bio-inspired algorithms have received increasing attention by the research...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 2, 2019 | Trends and Analysis
Intel has launched 11 new, highly integrated 10th Gen Intel Core processors designed for sleek 2 in 1s and laptops. The processors bring high-performance artificial intelligence (AI) to the PC at scale, feature new Intel Iris Plus graphics for stunning entertainment...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 2, 2019 | Features
IBM has transformed its software portfolio to be cloud-native and optimised it to run on Red Hat OpenShift. Enterprises can now build mission-critical applications once and run them on all leading public clouds, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform,...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 2, 2019 | Thought Leadership
Business is all about sales – that’s the bottom line. Jacqueline Raw, owner and founder of marketing consultancy Ycagel says: “Not everyone is a sales guru, but you can learn how to do great sales.” “Exploding your sales growth is as simple as modelling the behaviours...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 2, 2019 | Thought Leadership
The Internet is an amazing tool. While adults use in their personal and business lives without sparing too much thought for its inherent dangers, children are at much higher risk. And yet, kids are using the Internet daily to research school reports, communicate with...
