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New Vodafone & UN Initiative to Give 3.4-Billion Access to a Smartphone by 2030
A new global initiative has been launched by Vodafone Group and ITU, the United Nations specialised agency for information and communication technologies, to address the global digital divide. The initiative aims for an additional 3.4 billion people to have the…
2 in 3 Banks Will Lose Market Share Unless They Digitise says Report
A new report by The Financial Times Focus and Mambu shows banks must redesign their role in society to avoid extinction. More than two thirds (67%) of banks think they will lose market share within two years if they fail…
Making Sure Technology Doesn’t Stand in the Way of Your Digital Transformation
Most companies today understand the need for digital transformation, but it can be all too easy to mistake digital transformation for simply adopting and implementing technology. Additionally, legacy back-end systems (and the cost to replace them) can hold companies back…
Are Customers Still Connected to Your Business in this Digital World?
The way we communicate socially has changed, thanks to social media and mobile technology. For many, this has also translated to changes in the way we communicate professionally. Digital has removed the typical boundaries associated with geography and time zones,…
How Digitisation Can Lead to Real Change in Africa’s Competition Laws
Digitisation has ushered in an era of hyper-connectivity, marked by disruptive digital platforms that operate on a global scale. A recent Baker McKenzie report – Competition in the Digital Economy – an African Perspective – shows that, in Africa, this…
5 Reasons Why 70% of Digital Transformation Journeys Fail
Prior to the pandemic, digital transformation was likely a top goal for many companies, but for a handful, it was not. However, businesses seeking to flourish and remain relevant in a changing world have been forced to refocus their efforts…
Cisco’s Charmaine Houvet on Digital Inclusion and the Internet of the Future
August is Women’s Month in South Africa – and this month IT News Africa has been connecting with women in technology to provide needed signal-boosting for individuals in an industry that, especially in Africa, is male-dominated. ITNA’s Luis Monzon had…
Huawei Intelligent Cloud-Network Accelerates Digital Transformation Across Industries
At the 18th Huawei Global Analyst Summit held in Shenzhen from April 12 to 14, Huawei announced the latest innovations and developments in its Intelligent Cloud-Network Solution. At this annual event, Steven Zhao, Vice President of Huawei’s Data Communication Product…
South African Property Firm First to Accept Crypto for Rental Deposits
Quorum Holdings, an affordable residential and student housing specialist is the first property firm in South Africa to accept rental deposits in cryptocurrency tokens and to allow prospective tenants to potentially benefit from an increase in value. While rental deposits…
Navigating Change in Africa with Oracle Cloud
As IT leaders shift their focus toward digital transformation initiatives, the need for a different type of cloud emerges. A cloud that’s easier to use, more cost-effective to own, and simpler to manage. Oracle Cloud is the first cloud designed…
Ongoing Skills Development is Key to Staying Ahead of the Digital Curve
The dawn of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) was always going to be fraught with challenges, but nobody could have predicted the massively disruptive event that was the COVID-19 pandemic. [Tweet “For businesses to be able to leverage the advantages…
“Dire Implications” for Financial Services Unwilling to Digitise, says Standard Bank
Digitisation is driving the convergence of industries across the globe resulting in traditional financial services groups contending with a range of new competitors, says one of SA’s big four banks – Standard Bank. According to the findings of a report…
Cybersecurity Should Be a Top Priority for Africa’s Digital Transformation
Cloud adoption in South Africa and many other African countries is accelerating, helped along by the COVID-19 workplace disruption, and the need to reduce costs, manage risk and scale, and become more competitive. There are many drivers behind digital transformation…
Blue Prism’s Greg Newton on the Digitalisation of Customer Experience
Blue Prism is a global leader in intelligent enterprise automation. The company says it can transform the way work is done and accelerate the operational efficiency of organisations by “…making it easy for your people to automate the processes that…
Webinar: Go Paperless and Automate with Adobe & Microsoft
Join DaxData and IT News Africa on the 18th of August 2021 to find out how to transform your organisation’s paper-based processes with Adobe & Microsoft. The worldwide pandemic has accelerated digital transformation in Africa to new, unprecedented speeds, and…
VYZYO and CAMPOST to Launch Digital Payment Services in Cameroon
VYZYO, a rapidly growing mobile financial services technology company, and CAMPOST, the national provider of postal and financial services in Cameroon, have announced that the two companies signed a commercial partnership agreement to deploy and operate digital payment and mobile…
