One of the biggest challenges facing the mass rollout of autonomous vehicles is the development of adequate legislation. As with all new things, this type of legislation has not been seen before and we are essentially starting from scratch. Once countries...
November 2, 2019 •
Digital Transformation, People •
Jenna Cook •
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Predictions about technology are speculative at best. Even recently we saw two of our planet’s brightest and most successful minds, Jack Ma and Elon Musk, disagree fundamentally about where technology is leading us. They were specifically debating...
Deepfake technology is rapidly becoming easier and quicker to create and it’s opening a door into a new form of cybercrime. Although it’s still mostly seen as relatively harmful or even humorous, this craze could take a more sinister turn in the future...
In popular culture, we still tend to imagine manufacturing as workers standing at assembly lines, manually handling the products. In real life, modern production facilities look quite different: employees and robots work side by side, and soon AI-driven...
Tech giant, Cisco revealed on Thursday, 24 October 2019, that it has conducted a survey asking over 2000 IT leaders and network strategists how they plan to prioritise investment and the current state of their networks. The company says, In today’s digital...
On Tuesday, 15 October 2019, Fujitsu in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science, announced it is developing AI facial expression recognition technology that detects subtle changes in facial expression with a high degree of...
October 11, 2019 •
Events, Features, Healthcare •
Jenna Cook •
Comments Off on Implementing the right technology – closing the gaps that ‘bleed’ hospitals of their profits
One of the biggest challenges faced by the healthcare industry is maintaining the financial stability of hospitals and clinics, which means closing the gaps that bleed these facilities of their profits. As a result, healthcare facilities must position...
Mashreq, a leading financial institution in the UAE, announced on Tuesday, 8 October 2019, that it has partnered with Avaya and Koopid to recreate its banking experience – the transformation focusses on customer experience, including self-service...
Tech security solutions company, Esharah Etisalat has launched its latest drones designed for public safety at GITEX 2019; an annual exhibition taking place from the 6th to the 10th of October in Dubai. Drones play an important role in work processes where...
October 1, 2019 •
General •
Fundi Maseko •
Comments Off on Wi-Fi 6 offers a new era of wireless connectivity
Wi-Fi can easily be called out as one of the most popular technologies of the last two decades. Just as mobile telephony and mobile internet, it has become a part of everyday life. And with the advent of IoT and the introduction of 5G, the time has come for...
September 23, 2019 •
Events, Healthcare, Top Stories •
Jenna Cook •
Comments Off on Speakers from leading Institutions Join Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2019
The healthcare industry has historically been slow in adopting technology, however, studies show that by embracing emerging technologies such as AI, EHR, IoMT, augmented reality, wearables and robotics the industry can reap significant benefits, namely...
Cisco has announced plans to leverage recent AI acquisitions to usher in the next-generation contact center—one that uses AI and machine learning to foster deeper relationships between people and organisations. Cisco’s contact center portfolio is...
Technology services and digital transformation company, Mindtree announced on Thursday, 19 September 2019, that its new European headquarters will be opening in London. Mindtree says it hopes that by establishing the European headquarters, the company will...
Digital transformation company, CyberMAK Information Systems announced on Monday, 16 September 2019, that it has signed a partnership agreement with Automation Anywhere. The partnership aims to enable CyberMAK clients to accelerate business processes through...
September 16, 2019 •
Company News, West Africa •
Jenna Cook •
Comments Off on Strategic alliance set to leverage AI-powered HR management system
“This alliance is a perfect win-win for both BizMerlinHR and StratAfrique as we work toward a common goal to provide an integrated approach to empower organisations and their employees to drive productivity effectively,” says Franklin Ansah-Antwi,...
A study conducted by IBM has revealed that 12 of the largest economies will need to be retrained or reskilled as a result of AI and intelligent automation. The Institute for Business Value (IBV) study states that the time it takes to close a skills gap...
