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How to adopt a digital innovation mindset
How to adopt a digital innovation mindset
[Werner Vogels] Companies that understand that fast-paced innovation is the key to long-term growth can take on even the largest enterprises who are slow to adapt to the fast-moving digital reality... read
Global Cleantech Innovation Programme call for applications
Global Cleantech Innovation Programme call for applications

The Global Cleantech Innovation Programme for SMEs in SA (GCIP-SA) has opened its call for applications. The initiative aims to spur local technology innovations... Read

Understanding data science for business value
Understanding data science for business value

Wikus Combrinck

The world is slowly turning to data for decision making and with the amount of data generated in the technology era, data science has become a hot trend, increasing the demand for data scientists... Read

Tim Genders (South Africa) presenting Afri-Fi: Free Public Wi-Fi.
Mozilla Equal Rating Innovation Challenge winners

With its Equal Rating Innovation Challenge, Mozilla called for creative and scalable ideas to provide affordable access to the open internet. The winning teams were from India, South Africa, and Brazil... Read

App and website development
Hackathons help solve key business problems
Hackathons help solve key business problems
In the digital age, solving a business problem well requires innovation and speed, both of which are fundamental components of the hackathon format... [video] read

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Cyber Security
Company boards lack deep security knowledge - survey
Company boards lack deep security knowledge - survey
According to a recent National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) survey, only 14% of directors at public companies have deep knowledge of cyber risk... read
Data Management
CDAO Africa brings together the emerging South African data and analytics community
CDAO Africa brings together the emerging South African data and analytics community

Issued by Corinium

The South African data analytics environment is gaining momentum but companies are still faced with a number of challenges to truly weave data analytics into the fabric of their organisations... read
Internet
Business fibre internet promotion - BitCo steps up the pace
Business fibre internet promotion - BitCo steps up the pace

Issued by BitCo

BitCo has just announced their Step Up promotion which will see the leading ISP upgrade select new and renewed corporate fibre contracts at no additional monthly fee... read
Software
Adriana Marais © Kat Grudko
New head of innovation at SAP Africa
Software company, SAP Africa, has appointed Dr Adriana Marais as head of innovation. Marais will lead the IoT Lab, the Co-Innovation Lab initiatives, as well as other innovation streams for SAP... read
Tech Startups
Mic Mann on SingularityU's Southern Africa Global Impact Challenge
Mic Mann on SingularityU's Southern Africa Global Impact Challenge

Jessica Tennant

Mann Made Media is the in-kind sponsor of the PR, content and event production for the upcoming 2017 SingularityU Southern Africa Global Impact Challenge for the second consecutive year. Here, owner and local amassador Mic Mann shares more about the event and the Silicon Valley-like culture such an opportunity presents to Africa's innovators... read
Technology
New imperatives for leadership and innovation
New imperatives for leadership and innovation

Peter Alkema

Over the top (OTT) services such as WhatsApp have harnessed the network effect very well to drive message growth through their groups feature... read
Bradley Elliott
How AI is changing the world

Bradley Elliott, Issued by Platinum Seed

However scary it may seem, we are already interacting with self-teaching technology in our everyday lives. Bradley Elliott, director of Platinum Seed, discusses the ways that AI or machine learning enhances business and ordinary life... read
International
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Google: Machine learning may fix ad placement dispute
SAN FRANCISCO, US: Google has said it will apply machine smarts and outside eyes to help ensure brands don't find ads paired with hateful videos on YouTube... read
Uber apps provisionally banned in Italy
Uber apps provisionally banned in Italy
ROME, Italy: An Italian court banned the use of smartphone apps for the ride-hailing group Uber, saying they contribute to traditional taxis facing unfair competition... read
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Africa
Companies that inspire in Africa are highlighted
Companies that inspire in Africa are highlighted
The London Stock Exchange Group's inaugural ‘Companies to Inspire Africa' report launches, showing high growth companies in Africa... read
ICANN approves dotAfrica launch dates
ICANN approves dotAfrica launch dates
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has given dotAfrica the green light to move forward with its launch plan... read
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Business
SouthAfricaIn3Words: one complex country, one complex hashtag
SouthAfricaIn3Words: one complex country, one complex hashtag

Andy Walker

South Africa. Another large, populous country in southern Africa that harbours a wealth of promise, but hasn't yet lived up to it this century... read
The proposed agri land ownership Bill and its implications
The proposed agri land ownership Bill and its implications

William Midgley

If the Regulation of Agricultural Land Holdings Bill is enacted in its present form, it will have far-reaching consequences on the agricultural sector... read
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Over the weekend, hackers literally sounded the alarm on our infrastructure insecurity. https://t.co/bUjbBaTzdo
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The biology behind why you can't put your smartphone down https://t.co/I1Sg2BKE7c https://t.co/eM2ahnWGfB
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When car meets drone the results are as crazy as you'd think. https://t.co/pnu01qgT1n https://t.co/ciPgLu4Pzz
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