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4 ideas to help you generate more revenue
As a retailer, you go into everything that you do for your business with a plan. There are hundreds of things that you have to consider. How is your time best spent? Are there certain things that influence customers to…
Put pragmatic governance in place to capitalise on data assets
Now more than ever before, organisations need timely, accurate data to support everyday operations and business growth. An inability to capitalise on data assets could have far-reaching effects, such as unnecessary costs, operational delays, or exposure to risks. But not…
Banking in a cashless society will require African solutions for African problems
African economies are well positioned to benefit from rapidly accelerating technological change if they can harness the current open landscape for innovation. East Africa is already a global leader in mobile payments, while mobile money accounts in sub-Saharan Africa are…
Mobile operators plan to improve financial literacy in Nigeria
Nigeria’s mobile operators have set up the Telecommunications Financial Inclusion Committee and laid out a plan to improve financial literacy in Nigeria. Glo, 9Mobile, Airtel, MTN and Ntel held a meeting in September 4, 2018, where the operators articulated their…
AI smart hives network helps conserve declining global bee populations
Oracle and The World Bee Project have announced a world-first approach to understanding the declines of honey bee populations and helping protect them. The new programme uses cloud technology to better understand honey bees, the world’s most important single species…
New open banking ecosystem could render card payments obsolete
Those who believe that ‘tap and go’ credit cards are the pinnacle of banking payment solutions are in for a big surprise. Chris Michael, a UK-based payments specialist and head of technology at Open Banking Limited UK, says that developments…
Gartner Identifies the Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2019
On October 15, Gartner, Inc. highlighted the top strategic technology trends that organisations need to explore in 2019. Analysts presented their findings during Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, which is currently underway in Orlando Florida. Gartner defines a strategic technology trend as…
Palm brand returns with mini smartphone companion device
In a world where smartphones are enlarging to tablet-size, perhaps you need a mini phone you can take when you don’t feel like dragging around the real thing. Remember the Palm of the late 1990s and early 2000s, responsible for…
Plugging the multi-cloud skills gap
The skills to understand, manage, and secure multi-cloud deployments are more vital than ever as enterprises struggle to keep pace with technological innovation. Across EMEA, there is an urgent requirement for transformative dialogue between the executive boardroom and IT decision-makers…
The Service Desk: a launchpad for automation
Transformation has been a trending word for a while, as businesses across the globe incorporate their own interpretation of the word into their businesses. Digital transformation, in particular, continues to be a topic prioritised in many boardrooms. However, digital transformation…
Don’t make your data compliance pop – make it POPIA
Right now, data compliance is top of mind for practically every South African business, and for good reason. The European Union’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) came into force earlier this year, and by this time next year, our own…
In2IT Technologies partners SAP to pave way for new, innovative product offering
Leading ICT services provider, In2IT Technologies, has launched SimplifyHR, a SAP Qualified Partner-Package Solution during the recent SAP Now event, at the Sandton convention Centre on the 30th to the 31st of August. SimplifyHR neatly combines SAP’s leading cloud-based human…
Youth employment critical for Africa’s economic growth
Despite Africa’s impressive growth in past 25 years and its entry into the digital economy, the job market continues to be in a depressed state as youth unemployment continues to rise. Africa has the largest population of young people in…
The changing risk and liability landscape – The road to Autonomous driving
Modern corporate risk and liability exposures can arise from many sources, including third parties, supply chains, products, IT security, new technology and the environment. Global Risk Dialogue examines current and emerging risk management and insurance issues across a number of…
Who will you meet at HISA 2018
The highly anticipated Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2018 , set to take place at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand, South Africa, is fast approaching. The two-day conference will bring together an array of thought leaders, local and international medical practitioners,…
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 sets new launch day record
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has set a new launch day record as the biggest day one digital release in Activision history. Digital sales for the first day of release broke the franchise record set in 2017 by Call…
