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[Column] Karien Bornheim: The game is never over
The 2019 State of Cybersecurity in Small and Medium Size Businesses study by the Ponemon Institute revealed that most companies surveyed suffered severe financial consequences thanks to a cyber-attack
[Column] Byron Clatterbuck: Urban vs Rural – How to optimise ICT investment strategies
Africa is a large continent, and investors tend to pick and choose their markets based on a multitude of criteria. Some see opportunities in emerging arenas while others focus on more developed and mature opportunities.
[Column] Cathy Smith: Artificial intelligence: The need to leave no-one behind
Early September in Cape Town means one thing, the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa, which will draw 1000-odd business executives, academics, politicians and celebrities from around the world.
[Column] Matthew Kibby: Futurealist on big data, it’s all about the people
According to the IDC, by 2020, there will be enough data in the world to fill a stack of tablets equivalent to 6.6 times the distance between the Earth and the moon.
[Startup Interview] Allan Niongira, Founder, PortableVoices, Kenya
Allan Niongira the CEO.Founder of PortableVoices, a Kenyan audiobook production company and podcast network focused on producing African spoken entertainment.
[Interview] Saeed Ibrahim Talfo, CEO, Golden Land, Sudan
Saeed Talfo has spent about a decade working in ICT, telecom delivery and service, and HE is currently the CEO of GLSD.
[Column] Sabelo Dlamini: The new age of intelligence
The new age of intelligence is defined as the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics to improve enterprise efficiency in the era of big data.
[Column] Inderjeet Singh: Business intelligence in the era of big data
Most 21st century corporate, entities struggle quite significantly with collecting, managing and deploying organizational data.
[Column] Mncedisi Mayekiso: Tapping into the growing demand for connectivity in South Africa
South Africa’s National Development Plan (NDP) has a vision for 2030 – to create a seamless information infrastructure by 2023.
[Column] Benjamin Rosman: Africa needs homegrown experts to harness Artificial intelligence to address local challenges
The continent needs its own experts to harness Artificial Intelligence towards our local challenges and priorities in Africa.
[Column] Linda Carter: Connectivity considerations to futureproof your cloud experience
The cloud is a dynamic, ever-changing environment, surging ahead on the back of developments such as a hybridisation and hyper scaling, not to mention a whole new array of cloud-based solutions to support companies
[Column] Paul Marketos: How to help customers embrace Business Intelligence
Data by itself is useless. For it to have any real, tangible value, one must be able to turn data into information and turn information into decision making.
[Interview] Kingsley Ndiewo, CEO, Funtrench, Kenya
Kingsley Ndiewo is the CEO and founder of Funtrench, a technology training institution in Kenya and Africa. He engaged Africa Business Communities about his company, in this exclusive interview.
[Interview] Kemi Ayinde, CEO, Healthpoint, Nigeria
Kemi Ayinde is co-founder and CEO of Heathpoint, a company making healthcare, through the use of technology, widely accessible and affordable in Nigeria.
The 5th China-Africa Enterprises Convention | 8 - 12 June 2019 | Shanghai | China
The China-Africa Enterprises Convention, which will be held from June 8 to 12, 2019 in Shanghai, China, is an opportunity for African companies to trade and establish strategic partnerships with Chinese companies, to learn from Chinese companies experience and find investment opportunities with Chinese and African investors.
[Interview] Nikhil Pereira, CEO, Africa Healthcare Network, East Africa
Africa Healthcare Network has over the years worked to change the landscape of renal care and education in Sub-Saharan Africa through the provision of dialysis services, education of clinicians and patients.
[Column] Jon Tullett: Assessing impacts - The meteors of security and AI
A 2018 study found that the illicit proceeds of global cybercrime had reached $US1.5 trillion annually. Norton Security estimated that by 2023, a total of 33 billion records would be stolen each year.
[Interview] Inderpal Singh Mumick, Founder and CEO, Kirusa
Inderpal Singh Mumick is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Kirusa, provider of voice messaging and social media mobile apps to mobile carriers and subscribers in emerging markets in Africa, the Middle East and in Asia.
[Africa Tech Week] E-commerce holds huge promise for enhancing free trade in Africa
Africa has huge e-commerce potential. In fact, according to UNCTAD, e-commerce can significantly boost free trade across Africa
[Column] Llewellyn le Hané: The Fourth Industrial Revolution and what it means in Namibia
Ubiquitous, mobile supercomputing, intelligent robots, self-driving cars, Neuro-technological brain enhancements, Genetic editing, are all evidence of dramatic change around us and it’s happening at exponential speed.
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