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16/01/2025

The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report reveals that disinformation is once again a major threat, up there with economic risks, armed conflicts and environmental challenges.
World Economic Forum

The 20th edition of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report reveals an increasingly fractured global landscape, where escalating geopolitical, environmental, societal and technological challenges threaten stability and progress. While economic risks have less immediate prominence in this ye...

17/11/2024

Africa Tech Festival, which took place this week in Cape Town, saw telecommunications vendors and operators get together with governments and key policy-makers to pilot the continent on it’s transition to a digital economy.
Africa Tech Festival

The Africa Tech Festival, taking place this week (11-14 November) in Cape Town, saw telecommunications vendors and operators get together with governments and key policy-makers to pilot the continent on it’s transition to a digital economy. Kathy Gibson reports   Clean, reliable power key to Afri...

07/11/2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) projects must offer real return on investment (ROI), and accelerate business. Todd Lieb tells how organisations should go about deploying AI applications.
Dell Technologies

Kathy Gibson reports – Companies around the world are starting to measure artificial intelligence (AI) projects against real return on investment (ROI). Todd Lieb, vice-president: cloud partnerships at Dell Technologies, explains that AI is accelerating the pace of business – and companies shoul...

31/10/2024

Reliable energy is key for Africa’s development future, with 600-million people across the continent still in the dark. Renewables are going to have a massive role in a just energy transition, according to PwC’s new “Africa Energy Review 2024: Driving energy access through collaboration”.
PwC

Energy access is undeniably one of the most crucial components of modern living. Reliable energy supply ensures that economies are growing by supporting critical industries like mining, manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare and education, while improving the lives of billions of people. Across Afri...

29/10/2024

South Africa faces a significant ICT gap, which is made worse by global demand and a lack of new skills coming through the system.
IITP SA

Kathy Gibson reports – The global digital economy is driving a growing need for IT skills – and this is exacerbating the many skills challenges facing the South African market. This is among the headline findings of the latest Institute of IT Professionals of South Africa (IITPSA) Skills Survey ...

23/10/2024

’s CEOs are cautiously optimistic about the economic future. But, amid a number of risks and opportunities, generative AI ( ) is seen as a standout issue.
KPMG South Africa

Kathy Gibson reports – Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is seen as one of the top opportunities and risks for businesses in Africa. This is one of the headline findings of the inaugural KPMG Africa CEO Outlook, which finds that GenAI is seen as a useful tool in running their businesses ....

17/10/2024

and have created an ecosystem advisory group that brings together hardware and software technology leaders to shape the future of the world’s most widely used computing architecture - .
Intel AMD Lenovo Hewlett Packard Enterprise HP Dell Technologies Broadcom Google Cloud

Intel and AMD have created an x86 ecosystem advisory group that brings together technology leaders to shape the future of the world’s most widely used computing architecture – x86. The group will focus on identifying new ways to expand the x86 ecosystem by enabling compatibility across platforms...

15/10/2024

South Africa leads the continent in digitisation and Internet pe*******on, giving it an edge in leveraging technology to drive real economic growth, according to Google South Africa’s Economic Impact Report.
https://it-online.co.za/2024/10/15/sa-poised-to-leverage-digitisation-for-economic-growth/

01/10/2024

has opened a new data centre in Germany, which will soon feature three 133-qubit Heron processors each capable of processing 5 000 operations in a single quantum circuit.
IBM

IBM has opened its first quantum data centre in Europe, located in Ehningen, Germany. This is the second quantum data centre that IBM has deployed, and will be available via the cloud to over 250 enterprises, governments and research institutions in the region. The new IBM Quantum System 2 is based....

30/09/2024

Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber has outlined a five-year plan to digitise the department. Home Affairs @ home will allow citizens to access routine services remotely and ease bottlenecks for visitors.
Department of Home affairs Leon Schreiber

Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber has outlined a five-year plan to digitise the department. Schrieber has previously announced his intention make Home Affairs digital-first, with the so-called Home Affairs @ home creating an environment where citizens will be able to access routine services remot...

17/09/2024

Artificial intelligence ( ) is here to stay, and organisations are ready to start using it in real business use cases. But it’s a long and complex journey to value, says ’s James Fisher.
Qlik

Kathy Gibson reports from Qlik AI Reality Tour – Artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay. We’ve moved beyond the hype and companies are now ready to use AI in real business scenarios. This is according to James Fisher, chief strategy officer at Qlik, who points out that it is still early da...

12/09/2024

Artificial intelligence ( ) is ready to become a mainstream technology that can help organisations solve their IT and business challenges. Red Hat is embedding AI into its open source platforms to help customers reach their full AI potential.
Red Hat

06/09/2024

computing is going to have a massive impact on how we use technology, and on the economy. But once bad actors are able to harness its power, it’s going to be much, much harder to secure our systems.
IBM Riaz Osman

Kathy Gibson reports – Quantum computing is going to have a massive impact on how we use technology – and on the economy as a whole – but the power it unleashes is also going to make it much, much harder to secure our systems. Riaz Osman, managing partner at IBM Consulting Africa, says studies...

05/09/2024

New Home Affairs Minister aims to modernise the department with the aid of a project that leans into technologies including artificial intelligence ( ) and machine learning.
Department of Home Affairs

The rejuvenation of Home Affairs is top of new minister Leon Schreiber’s agenda – and digitisation will be key to this. “I believe that if we can demonstrate that even a department as maligned as Home Affairs can work and even thrive,” he says. “And the key to making that happen lies in em...

03/09/2024

A major global survey of primary teachers has revealed that a significant proportion of South African children are starting school without being developmentally ready, placing them at a disadvantage compared to their international peers.
Theirworld

A major global survey of primary school teachers has revealed that a significant proportion of South African children are starting school without being developmentally ready, placing them at a disadvantage compared to their international peers. The survey, conducted by global children’s charity Th...

03/09/2024

Scientists have confirmed that a big meteorite exploded close to Gqhberha last week (25 August), with witnesses reporting the flash and sound from hundreds of kilometres away.
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https://it-online.co.za/2024/09/03/scientists-report-on-last-weeks-meteorite-that-blew-up-over-gqeberha/

02/09/2024

and Intel are collaborating to deploy Intel Gaudi 3 AI accelerators as a service on IBM Cloud by early next year to help more cost effectively scale enterprise and drive innovation underpinned with security and resiliency.
IBM Intel

IBM and Intel are collaborating to deploy Intel Gaudi 3 AI accelerators as a service on IBM Cloud by early next year to help more cost effectively scale enterprise AI and drive innovation underpinned with security and resiliency. This collaboration will also enable support for Gaudi 3 within IBM’s...

02/09/2024

Cybersecurity awareness training company KnowBe4 made waves when it unwittingly hired a North Korean spy. This is how it happened, and how they spotted the scam.
KnowBe4

In a startling turn of events, cybersecurity awareness training company KnowBe4 recently uncovered an elaborate scam when it unwittingly hired a North Korean spy. This incident has sent shockwaves through the business community, highlighting the growing risks associated with remote hiring practices....