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[Mobile360 Africa]: Mobile access for the continent
[Leigh Andrews] More females in ICT. Registering the unbanked. Proper digital training at schools. Mobile access and affordability. All hot topics... read


ICT
AfricaCom 2015: Awards shortlist announced
The applications for 2015 were many and of extremely high quality, reinforcing the importance of the Awards as a showcase for innovation within the telecoms and ICT sector... read
Bring a book to the IT Personality, Visionary CIO awards event

Issued by ITWeb

A primary school in Limpopo will receive a donation towards building a library and everyone attending will bring a book - a small token with a potential to make a huge difference in a child's life... read
Cloud Computing
Why is cloud collaboration important for business?

Damian Wolf

Companies and organisations can no longer benefit from restrictive collaboration strategies; communication and collaboration between employees... read
Data Management
How big data and The Sims are helping us to build the cities of the future

Alison Heppenstall and Nick Malleson

By 2050, the United Nations predicts that around 66% of the world's population will be living in urban areas. It is expected that the greatest expansion will take place in developing regions... read
Services
Deloitte Digital brings back third prize from Barclays Data Wars Hackathon
Deloitte Digital participated in Barclays' inaugural Data Wars Hackathon which is hosted remotely with teams pitching in from around the globe... read
Software
Business opportunities in the growth of mobile app usage in South Africa

Sufyan Mkwanda

If you have not yet joined the mobile app bandwagon now is the time for you to contemplate on this ideology so that you don't get left behind... read
Tech Startups
Does your startup take data privacy and security seriously?

Charles Mburugu

You must have read that the number of online attacks and computer system hacks are rising each year. No matter what we do, we cannot totally eradicate these types of security threats... read
Technology
The connected car: driving us to the future

Michael Frans

One of the next great frontiers of consumer technology will be the humble automobile. No longer just a piece of physical engineering, the car of the future will soon connect us... read
Telecommunications
Mxit to shut down commercial operations, focus on Reach

Stuart Thomas

Mxit on Friday confirmed that it would shutting down its commercial operations to focus on Reach, its charitable arm... read
Hidden VoIP costs when moving away from your fixed line provider

Issued by WhichVoIP.co.za

In South Africa there are hundreds of VoIP providers ready and willing to "save your company money", but not all are aware of the potential hidden costs when migrating from a fixed line provider such as Telkom... read
Africa
Nigeria's ICT industry prepares for growth - NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have called on local and foreign investors to key in to its economy as the telecoms sector prepares for another quarter of growth... read
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