Tag: efficiency

As industries continue to undergo rapid digital transformation, the question on everyone's mind is, "Will AI take my job?". The answer isn’t as simple as a yes or no. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the job landscape, but rather than replacing humans outright, it’s creating new opportunities. While some traditional tasks may be automated, entirely new roles are emerging that require unique skills in AI, data and digital expertise.

The rapid integration and adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across various industries and sectors is transforming the way businesses operate. It is driving efficiency, innovation and cost savings with its prolific progress. AI is reshaping the workplace at an unprecedented pace. It is streamlining administrative tasks and optimising complex processes.

Good governance helps an organisation thrive in a competitive environment. It ensures transparency, efficiency, and ethical integrity in organisational operations. Corporate governance also enables executive management to execute strategic decisions effectively. However, failing to adopt a robust digitised governance framework weakens the board’s oversight capabilities.

Disruption and increased efficiency, at an almost exponential scale, are changing the very foundations of economies. Technology businesses face as much opportunity as they do competition. As a consequence, technology companies need a strong public relations (PR) strategy. This strategy should boost awareness, differentiate, and amplify their credibility. However, choosing the right PR agency is crucial. In an industry as dynamic as tech, businesses should engage specialists. It’s not easy to choose an agency. 

While the property industry globally has traditionally been a laggard when it comes to the use of technology, focusing more attention on assets such as physical buildings rather than technology, this has rapidly changed. A growing number of businesses are now introducing technology platforms and solutions to enhance the client-tenant experience and to ensure more informed investment and property management decisions are made.

The shifting landscape of the energy sector towards sustainability and efficiency will have implications for workforce and skills development, with organisations needing to explore how to navigate this transition effectively. South Africa’s draft Integrated Resources Plan (IRP) for the energy sector introduces new energy sources such as nuclear, gas and hydrogen into the mix, which calls for proactive measures to be taken to prepare workforces for these incoming technologies.

A few years ago, as whispers of artificial intelligence (AI) began permeating the marketing sector, there was a palpable buzz. Part excitement, part scepticism. Across industry gatherings and in hushed conference calls, professionals half-joked about AI potentially rendering traditional skills redundant. However, as we ventured into this new terrain, our initial apprehension gave way to a profound realisation: AI wasn’t here to replace us; it was here to enhance our capabilities and extend our reach. 

The technology landscape is undergoing a seismic shift comparable to the spread of smartphones in the mid-00’s. While we’ve had a constant stream of technological advancements since then, none have had the same transformative impact as the rise of artificial intelligence (AI).

Open banking and open finance are buzzwords in the financial sector that have been sparking curiosity. They are frameworks that allow authorised third-party providers (companies or services that offer financial products/services to consumers) to access financial data from banks and other institutions via secure application programming interfaces (APIs).

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is arguably one of the most prolific buzzwords of the past decade. Since the advent of ChatGPT in late 2022, AI has become a hotly debated topic beyond the boardroom, reaching casual dinners and braai's. True, AI presents potentially both humanity’s greatest achievement and unknowable prodigious risk. True, AI presents potentially both humanity’s greatest achievement and unknowable prodigious risk.