Global market research and consulting firm, Frost & Sullivan, has recently announced the findings of a global end-user market survey. The survey offers insights into enterprise IT decision makers’ thoughts on software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) market trends and their impact on enterprise WAN architectures. Anton Jacobsz, MD at Networks Unlimited, comments, “When businesses look […]
A rapidly growing urban population and increased consumer awareness regarding sustainability are prompting food & beverage (F&B) companies and manufacturers to employ digital solutions to ensure product quality. They have continuously invested in technological innovations with a focus on food processing, safety, and packaging to distinguish themselves in an intensely competitive marketplace. Industrial internet of […]
Smart Technology Centre (STC) is one of the first internet service providers (ISPs) in South Africa to roll out a full production Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) connectivity to its client infrastructure and cloud services platform. In essence, an IP address provides a unique location system for computers and devices connected to the internet or […]
MAP Scientific Services (MAPSS) is a classic university start-up that aims to find innovative and sustainable solutions for people, animals, and ecosystems to thrive in a rapidly changing world. MAPSS comprises of a dynamic team of ecologists and GIS professionals geared towards solving problems. To achieve this they focus on conservation, ecological restoration, and sustainable […]
The Eskom challenges could take up to 30 months to sort out, impacting underground mining, manufacturing and automation, says economist Mike Schüssler. However, there are still opportunities amid the current challenges. Automation is the future for the developed world, with opportunities driven by megatrends such as an ageing population, increased personal wealth, connectedness and shorter […]
Emerging markets are the most digitally mature, based on the latest Digital Transformation Index with 4600 business leaders from over 40 countries. Companies across the globe are scrambling to understand and implement the benefits of modern digital technologies. Forbes has called this revolution a top business priority, adding that “organisations believe that by 2020, nearly […]
Youth unemployment in South Africa is dire, with one in three young people without a job in 2018. Education is essential to improve these worrying statistics. At the Tomorrow Trust, a non-profit organisation founded in 2005, orphaned and vulnerable children from across the country are given all the necessary tools and skills to complete their […]
Leading smart metering solutions provider, Conlog, has partnered with Wits University’s Tshimologong Precinct to launch an innovative technology programme. With a strong focus on blockchain and smart city solutions, the partnership will assist in developing and promoting innovation, skills development and entrepreneurship within South Africa through its newly established Reapele programme. Hosted and run by […]
Products with approximately 50 – 70% local content would be considered acceptable to the future growth and sustainability of the local manufacturing sector. This is according to Eric Bruggeman, CEO at the South African Capital Equipment Export Council (SACEEC). In a presentation at the Electra Mining Africa exhibition in September 2018, Bruggeman said that the local […]
The industry welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s intention to introduce automation training at primary school level, but the necessary skills are lacking. The President said: “Over the next six years, we will provide every school child in South Africa with digital workbooks and textbooks on a tablet device. Already, 90% of textbooks in high enrolment subjects […]
