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The communications (r)evolution part 1: Drivers and trends shaping the future
The expression 'The only constant in life is change' has never been more true... read


Remaining relevant in the digital workforce of the future

Wayne Houghton

By 2025, jobs which were common place in 2015 will no longer exist. Students graduating in 2016 will have obsolete qualifications for which there will no longer be a profession... Read

Fibre optic internet redefines connectivity

A decade ago, it would have been impossible to envisage exactly how the internet was to change the way we live, interact and operate. The only safe prediction for the decade to come then is that the evolution... Read

Why govtech is a lucrative market for African startups

Tom Jackson

African tech startups with solutions that make a difference to people's lives should look to partner with governments in order to turn their ideas into successful businesses... Read

ICT
COJEDI Telecoms, creating opportunities for the city's youth

Issued by Mercatique Consulting

In 2015 The City of Johannesburg launched the COJEDI programme to train 1,000 of the city's unemployed youth in the ICT sector. The programme to date has developed and empowered over 500 young interns... read
Cyber Security
Staying one step ahead of information security threats

Brendan McAravey

In the recent PricewaterhouseCoopers' Global State of Information Security Survey 2016, 41.44% of companies in South Africa and the Middle East reported that they had detected 50 or more cybersecurity incidents... read
Internet
Government should be championing for an always-on approach
An always-on approach will be key in facilitating a high availability public sector geared to meet the needs of all its stakeholders... read
BitCo to provide high-speed fibre internet to Strijdom Park

Issued by BitCo

BitCo, a Tier 1 internet and telephony service provider, will be installing a state-of-the-art fibre network to service business in the Strijdom Park area near Randburg... read
Unexpected money-making opportunities in the gaming industry

Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library

Besides the obvious revenue options that are available when looking at the entire gaming industry, there are also other options that have to be taken into account... read
Services
The rise of customer-focused IT

Paul Fick

In today's global economy, characterised by technology commoditisation and consumerism, IT businesses are finding it tough to differentiate themselves from their competitors... read
VPS hosting advantages for startup owners

Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library

Virtual private server hosting packages are normally not considered by startup owners because of the belief that prices are way too high. This is completely incorrect... read
Tech Startups
SNII R&D Lab turns tech concepts into concrete
SEDA Nelson Mandela Bay ICT Incubator (SNII) has announced the opening of a new technology research and development (R&D) centre, located on-site at its Newton Park technology office... read
Technology
Skin: the next step in wearable tech

Jamie Matroos

We interact with computers and technology in almost every sphere of our lives. Scientists at the University of Sussex in the UK aim to bring this idea even closer to home by using our hands as the display... read
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