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#BizTrends2020: Is the digital revolution in a plateau?
#BizTrends2020: Is the digital revolution in a plateau?

Have we said all we can say about the digitisation of business?

By Yaron Assabi 15 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: Is the digital revolution in a plateau?
#BizTrends2020: Is the digital revolution in a plateau?

Have we said all we can say about the digitisation of business?

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Why 2020 should be the year we stop fearing 'the robots'

As artificial intelligence (AI) become increasingly pervasive, so have headlines about robots taking people's jobs. While there's undoubtedly truth in that (in as much as new technologies have always rendered some jobs obsolete), the societal impact of these new technologies is frequently misunderstood...

By Tanja Lategan 15 hours ago

Africa Tech Week Awards open for nominations
Africa Tech Week Awards open for nominations

Join South Africa's elite companies within the technology space. Enter the second annual Africa Tech Week awards and go up against the best pushing technological innovation in South Africa...

Issued by Topco Media 1 day ago

The mind-blowing J Curve of technology
The mind-blowing J Curve of technology

It may seem like something out of a sci-fi movie, but over 4,000 people living in Sweden are currently considered as cyborgs...

1 day ago

AI helps unlock data potential of banks
AI helps unlock data potential of banks

Artificial intelligence (AI) provides banks with the means to make better use of the massive amount of data at their disposal...

1 day ago

5G wholesale roaming network service set for SA
5G wholesale roaming network service set for SA

Pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom is set to launch a 5G wholesale roaming service in South Africa in 2020...

2 days ago

South Africa in the Digital Age reveals key findings
South Africa in the Digital Age reveals key findings

South Africa can create 500,000 new jobs over 10 years through globally traded services...

3 days ago

How can cloud help educational institutions?
How can cloud help educational institutions?

With the highest youth unemployment rate in the world, paired with worrying skills shortages, the pressure is on universities and other tertiary education institutions in South Africa to admit more students...

By Gomedi Makhongoana 3 days ago

Artificial Intelligence: Do we know what we're doing?
Artificial Intelligence: Do we know what we're doing?

Artificial intelligence is our shiny new toy. We're dazzled by its potential to help us make our lives more efficient, more productive... just... better...

By Catherine Black 20 Jan 2020

The future of Enterprise Asset Management
The future of Enterprise Asset Management

Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) has come a long way from the days of manual catalogues and vast spreadsheets detailing the inventory of an organisation...

By Stefan Jacobs 16 Jan 2020

How medium businesses can prepare for 2020
How medium businesses can prepare for 2020

2019 was not an easy year for medium businesses. A tough economy, wary consumers and global uncertainty made it hard for large enterprises...

By Brad Pulford 15 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: What's in store for a digitally connected Africa?
#BizTrends2020: What's in store for a digitally connected Africa?

One of the great privileges of working in Africa is how no two days are ever the same...

By Cathy Smith 14 Jan 2020

10 resolutions for CIOs in 2020
10 resolutions for CIOs in 2020

January is a popular time for resolutions. Work out twice a week. Read more books. Try 100 different fruits and vegetables, but what should be on a CIO's list?

13 Jan 2020

Roan Mackintosh, MD Incubeta MEA
#BizTrends2020: Marketing teams must activate data insight in 2020 or be left behind

Companies are tripping up in their attempts to embrace the opportunities of digital transformation. Creating great customer journeys relies on the smart use of available data...

By Roan Mackintosh 13 Jan 2020

#DellEMCZA: Medium businesses and the 4IR are a great match
#DellEMCZA: Medium businesses and the 4IR are a great match

Medium businesses can gain the most from the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). But many aren't aware of this...

10 Jan 2020

Channel predictions for 2020
Channel predictions for 2020

Jamie Farrelly, VP EMEA Channels at Veritas Technologies, outlines his predictions for the channel in 2020...

By Jamie Farrelly 9 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: Digital digitisation and transformation
#BizTrends2020: Digital digitisation and transformation

2020 holds digital sway over the business, investment and innovation...

By Chris Ogden 8 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: New technologies to power smart cities
#BizTrends2020: New technologies to power smart cities

'Smart cities' is a buzz term which has gained popularity globally over the past decade...

By Taru Madangombe 6 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: 5 trends in AR & VR to watch in 2020
#BizTrends2020: 5 trends in AR & VR to watch in 2020

Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality are set to change the way we shop, learn, play and work in the foreseeable future...

By Jade Duckitt 3 Jan 2020

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Tapping into the Fourth Industrial Revolution to ensure the printing sector's sustainability

How can industries that today play a critical role in the South African economy, yet are evolving amidst this changing climate, ensure their sustainability?...

By Steve Thobela 23 Dec 2019

2019 in the facilities management sector - a difficult year for most
2019 in the facilities management sector - a difficult year for most

"2019 has been a disappointing year for many businesses, in fact, a bad year," says Owen Nkomo, markets commentator and CEO of Inkunzi Wealth...

20 Dec 2019

Strategic knowledge exchange is key to meeting 4IR corporate challenges
Strategic knowledge exchange is key to meeting 4IR corporate challenges

One of the foremost thought-leaders within the financial services industry has cautioned that to sustainably address the challenges posed by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), the sector needs to find innovative ways to transfer knowledge and skills...

Issued by Graduate Institute of Financial Sciences 19 Dec 2019

Investing in implementation models for water security and resilience
Investing in implementation models for water security and resilience

As we consider recent water shortages, droughts and flooding, it is evident that the water sector is slow to innovate...

By Chantal Ramcharan-Kotze and Johann Lubbe 19 Dec 2019

Co-innovation - a big technological enabler for SA businesses in 2020
Co-innovation - a big technological enabler for SA businesses in 2020

As the world moves quickly into the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), South Africa finds itself at a tipping point...

By Keith Matthews 18 Dec 2019

Claim your digital ID while there's time
Claim your digital ID while there's time

The arrival of Summer is the perfect opportunity for young South Africans to log onto the world wide web and claim their digital identities...

17 Dec 2019

Set yourself apart as a property entrepreneur, everything you need to know
Set yourself apart as a property entrepreneur, everything you need to know

Professor François Viruly, property economist, associate professor and course convenor on the University of Cape Town Property Development and Investment short course provides information on how to improve your chances of becoming a successful property investor...

Issued by GetSmarter, a brand of 2U, Inc. 17 Dec 2019

#BestofBiz 2019: Finance & Insurance
#BestofBiz 2019: Finance & Insurance

We've compiled our annual #BestofBiz 2019 lists across all our industries featuring our most popular articles, most-read contributors and brand press offices with the most views...

17 Dec 2019

#BestofBiz 2019: Education
#BestofBiz 2019: Education

We've compiled our annual #BestofBiz 2019 lists across all our industries featuring our most popular articles, most-read contributors and brand press offices with the most views. Discover the most read content on Bizcommunity's Education & Training site over the past year below...

17 Dec 2019

#BestofBiz 2019: HR & Management
#BestofBiz 2019: HR & Management

We've compiled our annual #BestofBiz 2019 lists across all our industries featuring our most popular articles, most-read contributors and brand press offices with the most views. Discover the most read content on Bizcommunity's Human Resources & Management site over the past year below...

17 Dec 2019

#BestofBiz 2019: ICT
#BestofBiz 2019: ICT

We've compiled our annual #BestofBiz 2019 lists across all our industries featuring our most popular articles, most-read contributors and brand press offices with the most views...

17 Dec 2019

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