Having had the opportunity to attend the 2019 Women in Tech Africa conference earlier this year, and the privilege to spend time with more than 300 industry peers in technology across all spheres of industry, this was a reminder of the massive contribution that women are making in what was once undoubtedly considered a male-dominated […]
Gender equality is one of the 17 goals identified by the United Nations (UN) as critical in creating a sustainable future. The UN aims for its Sustainable Development Goals to be realised by 2030. The reality, however, is that the world has a long way to go in achieving this goal in particular. Gender inequality […]
Standardisation influences the way nations interact, trade and live. Regulations, technical specifications and policy making within countries are underpinned by standards and the standards development process. According to acting SABS CEO Garth Strachan, “the standards development process is critical for efficient economies and every country interacting on a global scale must be active in standards […]
Much has been written recently about quantum computing, but let me summarise: it will not replace computing as we know it today, nor will it short-circuit the expansion of high-performance computing. However, it will take us to new heights. In South Africa, it is all happening at the Tshimologong Precinct in Braamfontein, Johannesburg where IBM […]
Satellite technology is one of the key drivers of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). Its ubiquity and capability allows organisations across multiple industries to communicate over vast distances and gain critical visibility into rural and remote locations. A recent discussion around evolving satellite communications by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) pinpointed the value of satellites […]
South Africa’s manufacturing sector is under enormous pressure, contracting by 8,8% quarter-on-quarter in the first quarter of 2019, according to StatsSA. This poor performance from the manufacturing sector was one of the main contributors towards the country’s GDP shrinking by 3,2% for the quarter. Against this backdrop, it has become more critical for local manufacturers […]
Africa continues to face ongoing power delivery challenges. There is no denying that without secure sources of backup power, load shedding has a significant negative impact on economic growth. From loss in turnover to the less tangible, but no less serious, impact of dwindling business and investor confidence. However, there are opportunities during this energy […]
In May 2019, Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko was quoted as saying that Telkom recently developed a roadmap concerning the proactive migration of customers to newer infrastructure. “We are hoping that in the next five years we would have exited copper entirely,” Maseko said. This means that if it is successful with its plan, Telkom’s operational […]
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is, ostensibly, upon us. The term was coined in 2016 by Klaus Schwab, the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Form. Broadly, it refers to the collapsing of boundaries between the physical, digital and biological spheres. More specifically, it’s about the digitalisation of all kinds of systems and processes. […]
