Tag: research

Tools and applications for researchers and practitioners The highly experienced and knowledgeable authors of Organisational Diagnosis provide the reader with the necessary advice, tools and...

By now, many of us have heard about the Internet of Things - the trend that sees sensors and Internet connectivity embedded into just...

The future of business is in the cloud. That is the message from global analysts as the latest IT sales figures show a marked shift away from hardware. The shift to cloud services and other Digital Business solutions has slashed Gartner's global IT spending growth forecasts by half: a cut of $67bn for this year alone, with data centre growth predicted at a modest 0.3% in 2017.

This week (25 May 2017) at BotCon in Cape Town, South African developers and enterprises will showcase some of the ways they’re putting the newest artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to work. Some of the latest developments are a little scary, especially for those who have grown up with rogue AI and robots in science fiction or have read the headlines about how we will lose millions of jobs worldwide to automation by 2020.

Many African businesses are grappling with the challenges posed by digitalisation as fears mount of the "rise of the machine” and its consequent impact on jobs and growth. However, this myopic view of the future comes with a significant risk as it overlooks the real economic value that digitally driven industry initiatives will bring to growth, development, jobs and society at large.

PODCAST David Ansara - Consultant Afriwise Consult and Dr Ivor Blumenthal, discuss how critical it is for those doing business in Africa to source relevant...

Given the endless stream of inspiring media stories that detail the increase of entrepreneurs to positions of power and the rise of the Unicorn...

The outcomes-based approach of King IV is a timely invitation for corporate South Africa to get better at managing risk in a world that is...

With 98% of South African consumers owning a mobile connected device that opens the window to them engaging in activities such as banking, shopping...

Despite the current economic uncertainty and the accelerating pace of change, South Africa’s family business sector has high ambitions for quick and aggressive growth...