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Why artificial intelligence is the future of economic growth
Increases in capital and labour are no longer driving the levels of economic growth the world has become accustomed to and desires. Fortunately, a new factor of production is on the horizon, and it promises to transform the basis of…
The importance of optimizing technology for the classroom
Microsoft today released its findings from a new education survey of nearly 50 educators in South Africa, in which they expressed the challenges and opportunities in optimizing technology for the classroom as well as the skillsets required to succeed. The survey…
Legacy IT still hindering transformation for large companies
Dell EMC, earlier this week, released the results of a new study conducted by Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG). The study surprisingly revealed that a large portion of senior IT leaders and decision-makers of large companies around the world admitted that their organisations…
Kenya Leads Africa’s Internet Race
Having access to the internet provides much needed access to information. This access can have a massive influence on one’s life as it offers access to education, work opportunities or news. It is clear that Africa has not attained the high internet penetration rates…
“Made in Nigeria” phones to become a reality
AfriOne Ltd, a technology-driven enterprise, presented their new assembly plant in Nigeria on Friday. The plant forms part of the company’s “Made in Nigeria” strategy where they will produce phones and other technological devices according to the Guardian Nigeria. Mr…
Vodacom wins IoT Company of the Year in Nigeria
Vodacom Business Nigeria was announced as the winner of The Internet of Things (IoT) Focused Company and Enterprise Solutions Provider of the Year Awards at the 2017 Beacon of ICT (BoICT) Awards. The 8th edition of the awards saw over…
The impact of AI on customer experience
At a time when technology is adopted to automate manually driven processes, companies need to avoid the temptation of replacing the human touch entirely. This is especially the case where artificial intelligence (AI) is used to refine the customer experience…
How to launch your startup with World-Bank support
The World Bank Group has launched XL Africa, a five-month business acceleration program designed to support the 20 most promising digital start-ups from Sub-Saharan Africa. As a part of the program the start-ups will receive mentoring from global and local…
Cloud-based AI could become part of the human brain
A human-computer brain interface company, Neuralink aims to help humans keep pace with the rapid advances in AI, and aims to achieve this by integrating AI with human consciousness. Neuralink’s technology will enable human use of AI as an additional faculty…
Digital video archiving – keeping up with today’s broadcast demands
Broadcasters and video producers across the world are moving to computer-based platforms. As they do, access to any content, anytime, anywhere, is becoming a critical success factor. As growth of digital video data explodes, the introduction of digital asset archives…
Facebook champions African developers at F8 conference
At the recent Facebook F8 developer conference, held in San Jose California on the 18th and 19th of April, the company hosted developers from all around the world, who joined together to showcase innovative products and services they have created…
Uber announces Uber Central
Uber announced the release of Uber Central, on Tuesday via their website. The new service aims to give organizations a more efficient way to manage their business travel and improve their employees’ and customer experience. Uber Central allows organizations no matter…
Nigeria’s Rack Centre wins at Beacon of ICT awards
Nigeria’s Rack Centre, a carrier neutral data centre, has yet again won at the well-respected annual Beacon of ICT awards. Rack Centre, for the third year running, walked away as winners in the ‘IT Infrastructure Provider of the Year (Data…
8 ways infographics can boost user adoption in BI
They used to say a picture paints a thousand words. Now they just hand you a picture. Infographics have all but taken over the Internet, social media and marketing. After starting out as strange bedfellows, visuals and text have proved…
Bringing Democracy to Disruption
The balance of power in virtually every industry is being threatened. The Hiltons and Marriotts of the world are losing market share to companies like AirBnB and HomeAway. High street retailers and department stores are struggling to make sales while…
Live stream Facebook’s annual F8 conference
Africa’s top Facebook developers and partners set to showcase products and solutions to the global market at Facebook’s annual F8 developer conference which takes place in San Jose, California on 18 and 19 April. South African developers are taking part…
