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Data science introduced to South African high schoolers for the first time
The EXPLORE Data Science Academy (EDSA) has announced an online course and a series of data science competitions aimed at making ‘job future’ skills available to South African high school students in another local first. In late 2017, the EDSA…
Adapt IT to expand footprint in the Australasian education sector
Adapt IT has announced that it will acquire the business of Kura Holdings Proprietary Limited (“Kura”), Wisenet Information Systems Proprietary Limited, (“Wisenet Australia”), Wise.Net Corporate Trustee Limited (“Wisenet NZ”), the business intellectual property (“IP”) and existing IP rights of Wakatipu…
Top 4 steps to transforming data
Within the realm of data management, there is one area that is often overlooked – data transformation. Data transformation is a relatively mundane yet fundamental data management capability – particularly when dealing with similar data from multiple sources. Here are…
Publiseer to partner Google Play Book and expand to Egypt
Nigeria’s digital publishing company, Publiseer, is set to partner with Google Play Books, to support Google’s digital book distribution service in fulfilling the publishing requests it receives in Africa. “We met Phyllis via the Google Ally program, and since then,…
Private news, Automation and the Moon: A peek into 2019
2018 was full of surprises. 2019 will have many more. Andries Brink, CEO of Andile Solutions, ventured a few educated guesses on what we will be talking about in 2019 – and he starts by leaving the planet: “2019 will…
How smart models can make solar and wind energy more reliable
South Africa’s shift to renewable energy is moving at a slow pace, however there are some small communities which have already been integrated into renewables and are predicted to be the future of energy. Communities in the remote areas of…
CES 2019: Lenovo brings the heat with intelligent devices
At CES 2019, Lenovo announced a new group of intelligent devices from across its portfolio – products designed to transform and improve the way people live, work, and play. By harnessing the power of smart technology, via Internet of Things…
Microsoft reschedules launch of South African data centres
In May 2017, Microsoft announced plans to launch two data centres in South Africa. Located in Johannesburg and Cape Town, these see the company targeting cloud services growth on the continent. These data centres are expected to deliver the Microsoft Cloud, including Microsoft…
Data governance is not just about compliance; it’s good business
An effective data governance strategy is essential for business’ due to the increasing importance of data and imposition of various data regulations. This strategy ensures that the right policies, processes, technology and people are in place to effectively manage the…
DRC information blackout ‘in violation of international law’
A general network shutdown is in clear violation of international law and cannot be justified by any means. This is according to David Kaye, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression, commenting on the information blackout in place since…
Support SA youth to launch their tech careers
In December 2018 at the CapaCiTi campus in Salt River, Cape Town, 340 young South Africans completed their technical training and received their certificates. They are now ready to be placed within tech internships in Cape Town and Johannesburg. CapaCiTi,…
How immersive learning will reshape the world of tech
Immersive learning will fundamentally change the way young South Africans absorb information, and forms an integral part of the learning revolution the country needs to embark on to keep up with the demands of the future. According to Marco Rosa,…
How technology is revolutionizing the tourism industry
It is widely recognised that tourism has the potential to help South Africa and other African countries grow their economies and create jobs. Tourism is contributing for around 9 percent of South Africa’s gross domestic product, a growth to the…
Portable medical tech key to unlock successful primary health care
Portable healthcare is changing the way that health professionals take primary care to the vulnerable people that need it most. This is primarily achieved by making it possible to extend screening and diagnostic assessment that was previously limited to those…
SA gets its first biodegradable, 3D printed cup
Red Cup Village, a Cape Town-based lifestyle brand, will be launching its first biodegradable design patent cup made from sugarcane & corn-starch in May of 2019. The company uses 3D printing technology to manufacture a unique drinking cup using a…
Ethereum Classic targeted in attack costing nearly $1.1M
Almost $1.1M worth of the Ethereum Classic digital currency has been stolen in an attack on the Ethereum Classic Network. According to a report by ARS Technica, the attack was carried out by means of a compute-intensive hack that rewrote its blockchain,…
