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This year's Ads24's Food for Thought explored the notion of humans vs robots, and offered insight into a world where a desperate need for human connection and belonging square up against formidable advancements in technology and AI... read
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Youth Month
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Leading the way in app development, two young South African creative designers, Brandon Kynoch (18) and Dieter Kunze (21) are paving the way for a younger generation... Read
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Non-profit youth organisation Activate! Change Drivers has compiled a book, Heroes, featuring some of the 3,400 youth 'activators' that have taken part in its leadership programme... Read
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Cloud
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DOROS HADJIZENONOS
Possibly the most important attribute of the cloud is that critical business applications can be deployed, managed, and distributed faster and easier than by any other method... Read
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GERHARD FOURIE
Many organisations find themselves in a situation where they have multiple clouds to manage... Read
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Cyber Security
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A recent report reveals that 40% of South African consumers would give up their social media accounts to guarantee their data remains private for the rest of their life... Read
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Data & Analytics
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ISSUED BY CORINIUM GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE
Data Science Africa is the first forum in Africa established for the data science community to get together and learn from peers, discuss challenges, solutions, new ideas and the future of data science... Read
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BRONWYN WILLIAMS
Cryptocurrencies offer a financial lifeline to people excluded from the formal financial economy and to those living in oppressive political or economic regimes... Read
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ICT
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TAMER FAROUK
What are the key starting points for any enterprise looking to improve its IT-business alignment? Read
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IoT
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CHRISTOPHE LEPOIVRE
Connected and autonomous cars have been in the works for years, but this futuristic technology is fast becoming a reality... Read
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Digital empowerment will not make workers redundant, but it is key for an organisation's growth and survival... Read
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Mobile & Apps
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WERNER BOSMAN
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is changing the way people commute with innovations such as car sharing, autonomous driving and leasing rather than buying a vehicle... Read
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CHRISTO WESSELS
Smartphones are critical devices for most people in their everyday lives... Read
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Technology
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ISSUED BY AFRICA TEEN GEEKS
Local non-profit organisation, Africa Teen Geeks, is launching a new flagship event to inspire 100 high school girls from disadvantaged communities to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)... Read
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Telecoms
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As more industries and services around the world become 'smart', the focus is often placed on the proliferation of sensing devices to collect various types of information... Read
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EMMANUEL AKYEAMPONG AND BHEKINKOSI MOYO
This century belongs to the African philanthropists whose capital, influence, local knowledge, and moral authority have the power to address pressing challenges that face the continent... Read
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Startupbootcamp (SBC) AfriTech, the global tech accelerator program in Africa, received 1,804 applications for its 2019 cohort... Read
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The call for entries for the Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) will be closing on 30 June 2019... Read
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JYOTIRMAY SAMANTA
Whether a startup or an enterprise demands for software development is widespread for industries of all scale. The questions that arise is, is it good for startups to outsource software development? Read
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Europe needs urgent and decisive action if it is to benefit from the competitive and innovative capabilities of 5G or it will lose out... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Carla da Silva, Air Mauritius Regional Manager: Africa and Latin America, has been re-elected as chairman to the Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa... Read
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JANNIE ROSSOUW
Countries that use an inflation target to anchor monetary policy pay considerable attention to expectations of future inflation... Read
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Hosted by Womandla, nominations are open for the first Women in STEM Awards set for 17 August in Cape Town... Read
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If you are one of the people who has been affected by colds or flu this winter, you might want to think again before popping flu medication before your commute to the office or home... Read
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SAITEX - 23 Jun 2019 to 25 Jun 2019, Johannesburg One of Africa's largest and most well-established trade exhibitions, SAITEX has served as the key annual product sourcing opportunity for the entire continent's retail and trade industry for over 25 years. Read more >> CDAO Africa continues providing delegates with in-depth case studies and interactive discussions on critical strategic topics. However, the content is shifting from the development of data analytics to sharing analytics-derived business outcomes. Read more >> Data Science Africa is the first forum in Africa established for the data science community to get together and learn from peers, discuss challenges, solutions, new ideas and the future of data science. Read more >> |
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