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A new generation of print

Mar 26, 2021

Now is an important time for the print industry. It’s a time of change and where new and emerging technologies are influencing its future. The print industry is unique and has developed over many years, transitioning from analogue to digital technologies, but there’s...

Reimagined IT strategies mission-critical for SMBs

Mar 19, 2021

Small and medium businesses (SMBs) have been severely affected by the pandemic – many of which are struggling to ensure continuity, let alone achieve sustained growth. By Thibault Dousson, country GM at Lenovo South Africa However, the news is not all negative. We...

Accountants urged to not protect traditional practices

Mar 19, 2021

It’s a mistake to build barriers to protect traditional ways of practice. This is the word from Daniel Susskind, a recognised authority on the impact of technology on work and co-author of the book, The Future of Professions. Two futures According to Susskind,...

AI support bots need the human element to succeed

Mar 19, 2021

As science fiction merges into reality with artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly becoming a part of our everyday world, there has been much debate whether bots will replace all things human. Mandy Duncan, Aruba country manager for South Africa Nearly half of...

Is sustainability finally becoming more mainstream?

Mar 19, 2021

As the world grapples with the uncertainty surrounding the long-term implications of Covid-19, there is a measure of agreement on one thing – the global pandemic has fast-tracked numerous trends which were already emerging prior to the crisis. Says Anthony...

IoT predictions for 2021

Mar 19, 2021

After the events of 2020, the world will never be the same again. By Åsa Tamsons, head of business area technologies and new businesses at Ericsson Nevertheless, I am eager to kick-start an exciting new year. If 2020 was the year to mitigate and manage the COVID-19...

SA e-commerce needs a secure alternative to screen scrapers

Mar 19, 2021

When it comes to payment options, South African e-commerce users have been massively constrained for most of the retail category’s history. By Murray Gardiner, MD of Bluecode Africa Those fortunate enough to have credit or debit cards and access to a PC, still face...

The problem with transformation

Mar 18, 2021

Is collective phobia perhaps the reason why organisations struggle with transformation? By Johan Kruger, head of context at Consulta What comes to mind when you think of transformation? To simply use the word CHANGE seems a bit light weighted as transformation...

Clarity on some aspects of POPIA

Mar 15, 2021

The Information Regulator has provided some welcome clarity on practical aspects of POPIA, as organisations work towards achieving compliance by 30 June 2021. by Peter Grealy, Nozipho Mngomezulu, Wendy Tembedza and Karl Blom from Webber Wentzel With fewer than 4...

How to navigate digital transformation in 2021

Mar 15, 2021

Want to achieve quick time-to-value on your digital transformation efforts while still building toward greater future capabilities? This is what you need to know, writes Isabel Papadakis, head: Africa industry value advisory at SAP. Organisations have experienced...

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