Empower SA’s youth with future-proof knowledge economy skills

Empower SA’s youth with future-proof knowledge economy skills

Professor HB Klopper, academic head at Belgium Campus iTversity. Technology and business are converging at an unprecedented pace. The swift transition into what some call the fifth industrial revolution, almost leapfrogging the fourth, presents us with a remarkable opportunity to fundamentally reimagine our approach to business operations. In this fifth revolution, the promise is of…

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SA’s health leaders are adopting AI at a rapid pace

SA’s health leaders are adopting AI at a rapid pace

South African healthcare practitioners are leading the race when it comes to adopting artificial intelligence (AI), especially in clinical decision-making and exploring the potential of generative AI. Image credit: Pavel Danilyuk on Pexels Nearly two-thirds of these leaders have already rolled out remote patient monitoring solutions across a range of critical care areas, including mental…

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SA’s fibre bottleneck needs wireless breakthrough

SA’s fibre bottleneck needs wireless breakthrough

Justin Mackenzie, Managing Director, VO Connect. (Image: Supplied) South Africa’s digital economy is accelerating fast. With a projected 92% increase in national data centre capacity by 2030, rising from 501.1MW to 962.4MW, according to Africa Data Centres, businesses across sectors are demanding faster, more reliable internet connections than ever before. However, there’s a bottleneck that…

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SA’s data breach costs remain high, says SARB

SA’s data breach costs remain high, says SARB

Cyber attacks are a danger to SA’s financial stability in a time of uncertainty. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has warned that cyber attacks are a systemic danger to the country’s financial stability at a time when the global economic situation is as uncertain as during COVID-19. According to the central bank, a cyber…

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