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Five steps to effective digital strategy implementation
Five steps to effective digital strategy implementation
[John Tadman] In today's highly competitive market, companies need to recognise and capture the diverse skills and expertise of the entire workforce to deliver results... read





ICT
What small business can learn from Pokémon Go
What small business can learn from Pokémon Go

Scott Zambonini

Location-based mobile game Pokémon Go is perhaps the best commercial example of augmented reality (AR) gaming to date... read
Why we need to unite to feed children while at school
Why we need to unite to feed children while at school

Issued by Peninsula School Feeding Association

In a call for Cape Town to unite against hunger at our schools, the Peninsula School Feeding Association's Charity Family Fun Walk Blisters for Bread will take place at the Green Point Cricket Club on Sunday, 28 August... read

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WOMEN'S MONTH
#WomensMonth: Robyn Farah: Tech community maker and shaker
#WomensMonth: Robyn Farah: Tech community maker and shaker

Lauren Hartzenberg

Robyn Farah is a bonafide tech powerhouse. Not only is she the founder of hardware prototyping company Kat-O, but she also runs some of South Africa's... read
#WomensMonth: Girls in IT - breaking the geek stereotype
#WomensMonth: Girls in IT - breaking the geek stereotype

Shan Radcliffe

Dark rooms filled with Star Wars fanboys and Trekkies suffering from LCD tans, bickering in binary over the latest in gaming, software and whose hard drive is bigger... This is the ultimate IT geek stereotype... read
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App and website development
Source: IT News Africa
Nigeria government unveils smartphone app for flood prediction
The Nigeria government has launched a smartphone application for flood forecasting, along the Niger and Benue rivers... read
Pokémon hunt leads to glory for Google-born Niantic
Pokémon hunt leads to glory for Google-born Niantic
Born in Google's shadow, Niantic strode into the spotlight with a mobile internet spin on hunting Pokémon but can the obsession with the game lead to long-term financial success? read
Cloud Computing
Connecting cities in the cloud
Connecting cities in the cloud

Giulio Soro

While smart cities have held a great deal of promise for many years, they are only beginning to come to fruition now... read
CRM
Source: IT News Africa
Big Data is watching - embrace the benefits

Wynand Smit

Consumers are getting wise to brand activities and the collection of big data - but it's not as simple as they may assume... read
Cyber Security
Industry 4.0 poses new security challenges
Industry 4.0 poses new security challenges

Sanjay Vaid & Gavin Holme

The coming years will see an increasing convergence of the physical, digital and biological realms. Termed 'Industry 4.0' or 'the fourth industrial revolution'... read
Data Management
Conference explores how telematics, analytics are changing insurance
Conference explores how telematics, analytics are changing insurance
The Insurance Fraud Analytics and Telematics Conference, presented by MNT Events, will be hosted at the Apollo Hotel, Randburg, from 31 August - 1 September 2016... read
Hardware
The case for sourcing FTTX components locally
The case for sourcing FTTX components locally

Clive Maasch

The telecoms and internet sectors, particularly fibre to the home and the business (FTTX) suppliers, are witnessing surging demand at the moment... read
Internet
IoT offers new opportunities for media, entertainment
IoT offers new opportunities for media, entertainment
The recently released EY report, 'Internet of Things: Human-machine interactions that unlock possibilities', indicates that media and entertainment (M&E) companies can capitalise on increased opportunities, as billions of devices are expected to be connected in the coming years... read
Exciting future for continent that accesses the power of Internet of Things
Exciting future for continent that accesses the power of Internet of Things

Brett Parker

With smartphone usage on the up and IT literacy expanding, bringing Internet of Things (IoT) level connectivity is a natural progression for this tech-hungry continent... read
Winds of change for SA's bandwidth landscape
Winds of change for SA's bandwidth landscape
The next wave of broadband will see companies benefiting from faster speeds at the same price point as their current expenditure... read
Network
SITA to roll out new-generation connectivity for Kenya Airways
SITA to roll out new-generation connectivity for Kenya Airways
In order to support Kenya Airways' renewed focus on cost optimisation and airline modernisation, SITA plans to roll out faster, new-generation connectivity across the airline's global network... read
Services
How to ensure your business is 'always-on'
How to ensure your business is 'always-on'
In order to stay relevant and competitive in a fast-moving connected world, companies are having to digitally transform their businesses... read
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Bitcoin, blockchain and the future economy

Terry Levin

Speaking at Cape Town's Bandwidth Barn on 17 August 2016, The Blockchain Academy training director and Bitcoin evangelist Lorien Gamaroff unpacked the basics of new digital currencies and blockchain technologies... read
Customer experience management means nothing without measurement
Customer experience management means nothing without measurement

Jed Hewson

Customer experience management is not a trend. It also is not something that only affects those in customer service or in a call centre... read
Software
Cari Van Wyk
#CoCreate2Accelerate: the gamification of education

Cari Van Wyk

Sea Monster, a company that creates beautiful and unique 2D-animations as well as develop engaging games for work or play is participating in #CoCreate2Accelerate... read
Technology
Tech firms excel
Tech firms excel

Razina Munshi

A snapshot of the largest companies at a given time tells us what the market values most. In 2016, the world's biggest companies by market cap are global technology firms Apple, Alphabet (Google), Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook, according to Visual Capitalist... read
Fintech: opportunity for SA youth and key to Africa's growth
Fintech: opportunity for SA youth and key to Africa's growth
Africa's youth need to move from being technologists to techpreneurs, fintechonlogist to fintechpreneurs, thereby releasing the true value of Africa's communities... read
Why innovation is important for tech and design companies
Why innovation is important for tech and design companies

Issued by Byte Orbit

Innovation has become the buzzword in the field of tech and design, and although most companies are using it in their web copy and social media engagement, it's important to understand exactly what it means in business terms... read
Telecommunications
Broadband: Telkom mulls suing Icasa
Broadband: Telkom mulls suing Icasa
Telkom, the fixed-line operator in which the government owns 39%, has joined the opposition to the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) broadband auction, saying it is considering legal action to stop the process... read
MyBroadband Conference 2016 - A must for all IT decision-makers
MyBroadband Conference 2016 - A must for all IT decision-makers

Issued by MyBroadband

The annual MyBroadband Conference - the premier IT and telecoms event in South Africa, attracting over 3,000 delegates - will take place at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand on 20 October... read
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