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Jarryd Chatz Savvy business owners understand the value of trendspotting, particularly when it comes to trends with wide-ranging industry bearing and the potential to disrupt. So, what's on the agenda for 2018?read |
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Charles Mburugu Hacking has become a growing concern for website owners all over the world. Every year, thousands of WordPress websites are either compromised or hacked...read | In a partnership with internet providers, Facebook has helped improve internet accessibility in Nigeria's economic capital, Lagos...read |
Tom Jackson South African tech-based learning institution WeThinkCode_, which offers free education to the software industry, will open its new Cape Town campus in January 2018...read |
| | | | Chrisna Basson What a year it's been! But enough people have written about that, so I'd rather look at a few of the consequences we'll feel in 2018. Which, to my surprise, are mostly positive. I've highlighted four of the best... read | | | Paula Raubenheimer The recent advances in data analytics and machine learning will see a huge shift in how we use data in 2018... read | | | Lynette Hundermark Before we can start talking about any trends, marketers need to be aware of the fact that mobile starts with an understanding of how fiercely personal this device is, it has become more of an appendage than a device... read | | | Matt Preschern When the yachts contesting the Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) left Cape Town on Sunday, 10 December bound for Melbourne, Australia. Matt Preschern, EVP and chief marketing officer of HCL Technologies, the technology partner of the VOR in Cape Town, who features on the Forbes list of the 50 most influential CMOs, shared the five most important trends he sees in marketing today... read | |
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| | | | Issued By AfriGIS The fourth quarter AfriGIS Data and Spatial Workshop took place at the Bytes Conference Centre in Midrand on 6 December... read | | | BroadGroup's Datacloud Africa leadership summit, aimed at Africa's data centre, cloud, fibre, and edge infrastructure leadership, will be taking place on 28 September 2018 in Marrakech... read | | | | The third annual DevConf, to be staged in both Johannesburg and Cape Town next year, will feature internationally and locally renowned speakers such as keynote David Hussman, Amy 'Codes' Chen, Chris Nwamba and more... read | | | | Jarryd Chatz It's hard to imagine the world today with no internet - without it, internet service providers would certainly not exist. Yet, there are still many who don't really understand how it works. Or, more importantly, what the internet really is... read | | | | Zambia is home to a thriving startup scene, which is developing solutions for industries as diverse as media and entertainment, gaming, transport, e-health, and logistics. CEC Liquid will provide startups with high-speed internet access and cloud-based services... read | | | | Hadlee Simons BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) has seen far better days in emerging markets, as WhatsApp usurps it as the favoured instant messaging platform... read | | | Gabriella Mulligan Entrepreneurs across Africa are rolling out apps catering to every aspect of life, and no self-respecting tech startup doesn't have a responsive website - right? read | | | Tom Jackson Nigerian startup DoingSoon has launched its event discovery and ticketing platform, aimed at helping organisers to promote their events without spending money on marketing or wasting unnecessary time on social media... read | | | Developed by South African entrepreneurs, iBleat is a recently released app that privately connects customers with any business, brand or outlet in an effort to simplify customer service... read | | | | Tom Jackson Nigerian startup Commissions.ng is enabling users to start businesses selling products and services in return for commission... read | | | Tom Jackson The United Nations (UN) has announced the opening of its African Technology Innovation Lab (UNTIL) in Egypt, in line with its framework to deploy a global network of such labs. read | | | | Calestous Juma Rapid advances in artificial intelligence and the rapid adoption of robots across diverse industries are stalking the fear of jobless growth. Responses to these developments have focused on what to do to ensure that robots don't steal jobs... read | | | The Next Einstein Forum (NEF) recently announced its second ambassadors class, 45 scientists and tech champions across Africa, who are solving Africa's and the rest of the world's challenges... read | | | | | Audi Sweden has developed a solution for distracted drivers who cause thousands of accidents each year. Instead of asking drivers to stop using their phones or block the use of them while in the car, it is asking the world's website hosts to help... read | | | Canadian telecommunications software company BlackBerry and China's web giant Baidu have announced a partnership for autonomous and connected vehicles... read | | | |
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