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Facebook’s new cryptocurrency: Here are 6 things you need to know
Earlier this week, Facebook unveiled details behind its long-anticipated cryptocurrency, Libra. The company’s new digital platform is said to allow users to send and spend money at a next-to-nothing fee. While the coin hasn’t been made public just yet, what…
Siemens to acquire ESTEQ to accelerate digitalization for customers in Southern Africa
Siemens has acquired ESTEQ to accelerate digitalization for customers in Southern Africa. Siemens Digital Industries Software announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire assets of ESTEQ, a distributor of product lifecycle management, product design and simulation, and…
Synology showcases all-around data management solutions
Synology has launched Synology Solution Exhibition 2019 held at the TPKA in Taipei Far Eastern Telecom Park during COMPUTEX 2019 which took place from 29-31 May. At the exhibition, Synology showcased solutions covering six key topics including next-generation file server,…
The future of connections
The rising prices of utilities are making South Africans a lot more conscious of their consumption. Here, the Internet of Things (IoT) can play a key role in enabling consumers to monitor and manage their consumption, ultimately reducing costs. In…
Standard Bank Wealth introduces new integrated digital solutions
Standard Bank has recently launched short-term insurance chatbot together with new online functionality for wealth clients in a move to becoming the leading integrated financial services organisation in, for and across Africa. Deepesh Thomas has been appointed as the new…
South Africa to implement digital justice system
The South African Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) has chosen CaseLines a global provider of Digital Evidence Management to implement paperless digital courtrooms across the country. CaseLines will help meet the OCJ’s vision for a single, transformed and independent…
Are you ready for the workplace of the future?
Technology is visible in all parts of a business and it is important that leaders empower their employees to use new technologies to be digitally ahead. As the workplace continues to evolve, organisations that do not embrace the digital workplace…
Standard Bank selects Microsoft to drive digital transformation
Standard Bank Group and Microsoft announced a new strategic partnership that will help to transform the bank’s technology estate and internal corporate functions, enabling the bank to accelerate its digital transformation journey significantly improving its employee experience. The partnership will…
PwC study reveals decline in Chief Digital Officer positions
Companies are recognising that digital transformation needs to part of their core strategy and are creating fewer Chief Digital Officer (CDO) positions than they were two years ago. In the latest study of CDOs conducted by Strategy&, PwC’s strategy consulting…
Schneider Electric launches new digital ecosystem
Schneider Electric has announced the launch of Schneider Electric Exchange, the world’s first cross-industry open ecosystem dedicated to solving real-world sustainability and efficiency challenges. Schneider Electric Exchange is empowering a diverse community of solvers to create and scale business solutions…
South Africa to get first Digital Economy Summit in June
On Thursday, 11 April 2019, the Minister of Telecommunications, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams officially launched the 4IRSA Partnership and unveiled its plans towards the country’s first Digital Economy Summit at a media briefing. The summit is scheduled to be held on 27-28…
Turning urban data into dynamic visualisation with FABRIC
Siemens launched an extraordinary data visualization project called FABRIC at the German Africa Business Summit in Accra, demonstrating how crucial data is in transforming Africa’s urban centres into smart cities of the future. This interactive initiative previously launched in South…
Choosing the right business management system could be tricky
Selecting a business management (ERP) system is a decision that will affect any business for many years. Most products offer the same or similar features and it could be extremely confusing to decide what features are important or not. This…
Rwanda’s President Kagame, open to drive digitisation in Africa
Rwandan President, Paul Kagame and Globacom’s Executive Vice Chairman, Mrs Bella Disu, on Monday, March 25 began discussions on the use of digital technology to help the march towards economic prosperity in Africa. The two leaders held a private meeting…
Tax reform, digitisation key to financing development
Africa must digitise its economies, broaden its tax base, prevent further deterioration of fiscal and debt positions, and aim for double-digit growth to achieve the UN 2030 global goals (SDGs), and the AU Agenda 2063 according to the 2019 Economic…
Digital Intelligence launches global standard for digital literacy
The Coalition for Digital Intelligence (CDI), a platform created in association with the World Economic Forum (Forum) and formed jointly by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), IEEE Standards Association (IEEE), and DQ Institute, has today launched the…
