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12Aug

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Events, South Africa News, Tech

Unlocking the Future: South Africa – Swiss Blockchain Innovation Challenge

A New Horizon for Innovation: South Africa is on the cusp of a transformational journey as digital innovation surmounts barriers and blockchain technology opens up new frontiers. The Blockchain Innovation Challenge, a landmark event characterized by collaboration and visionary thinking, transcends the bounds of a conventional competition and emerges as a catalyst for change in a region ripe with untapped potential. The SA Innovation Summit proudly presents the Blockchain Innovation Challenge. As ChatGPT disrupted the tech world, blockchain technology now stands poised as the next disruptor. This pioneering competition is a part of a holistic collaboration encompassing Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Education, Economy, Dialogue, and Networks, all aimed at exploring blockchain's potential t...

1Aug

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South Africa News, Tech

Innovation through diversity: Empowering women in the SA tech sector

By Mia Odendaal, Marketing Manager at Ecentric Payment Systems In South Africa’s tech industry, significant strides have been made in recent years to drive innovation through diversity. However, the journey towards cultivating a truly inclusive and supportive environment for women is far from complete. Despite this progress, a pressing need exists for further advancements in creating a welcoming space that empowers and embraces women in our tech industry. While some women may lack the confidence that they can compete with their male counterparts, one should not forget the role that unconscious bias plays in how boys and girls are introduced to the tech industry from a young age. The former might be given opportunities to attend technology classes while the latter is often pigeon-holed in...

A pervasive data culture helps organisations optimise their data value chain

28Jul

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Tech

A pervasive data culture helps organisations optimise their data value chain

In today’s data-driven world organisations need to treat data as a strategic asset In our current digital landscape, data has become a vital strategic asset for any organisation in its journey to success. These organisations understand that a successful business is one that is underpinned by a strong data culture which grows, mines, uses and closely manages this asset. In the year 2023 and beyond, any business that does not appreciate this is not only missing out on a golden opportunity to leapfrog their competition, but also runs the risk of being left behind, as more forward-looking competitors begin to place greater emphasis on the importance of managing data across the data value chain. Data integrates into every dimension of a business's operations and its employees, meaning that it...

20Jul

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Tech

Understanding the Role of Identity and Access Management Services in Authentication

By Janice Thompson Identity and access management (IAM) systems are evolving rapidly. They address the challenge of authenticating parties needing access to critical resources—people, IoT devices, or applications. To do this, they validate identities using multiple methods, such as multi-factor or adaptive authentication. They also use the principle of least privilege to ensure users have only the permissions necessary for their tasks. Authentication Verifying a user's digital identity is the first stage in the identity and access management (IAM) process. The IAM system checks the login credentials supplied by the user against information kept in an internal database whenever someone tries to access a system. The IAM system allows users to access the network if the credentials match...

11Jul

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Tech

4IR Skills aren’t all digital – Empowering artisans and more this World Youth Skills Day and beyond

Artificial Intelligence is going to change the way people work, rather than making that work obsolete. Similarly, learning to work with and alongside AI requires a different skill set to maximise the advantages of the technology – and it’s also essential to preserve the importance of the human element. It’s vital to consider that AI can’t do everything – like generating normal-looking human hands – and as much as it evolves, there’ll always be a place for managers, programmers and the like, alongside it. World Youth Skills Day on 15 July is themed ‘Skilling teachers, trainers and youth for a transformative future’ for 2023 and has a focus on the essential role that teachers, trainers and other educators play in providing skills for youth to transition to the labour market and to actively...

30Jun

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South Africa News, Tech

The sky’s the limit for cloud security

By Jan Bouwer, Chief of Digital Platform Solutions at BCX The digital era has opened new vistas for individuals and businesses with cloud computing being a critical driver of digital transformation. But as with everything, there is a downside to cloud technology, the biggest threat being security. Every business, big or small, and every individual using the cloud and digital products is at risk of being hacked. It is estimated that cybercrime will cost the global economy around $10.5 billion and new threats are emerging all the time. Ransomware attacks have increased by about 435% year-on-year and new viruses/malware are emerging every seven seconds. This equates to a million new variants every day! It was against this background that the Cloud and Security Conference 2023 was held at Jo...

29Jun

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Business, Tech

How to find the story in a business’s data and then action it

By Rene McGregor, Head of Consulting at Insight Consulting Data literacy is a journey and is key to an organisation’s data strategy While it is widely accepted that data is the lifeblood of our increasingly digital world, not all organisations are able to collect, manage, analyse, interpret and then apply insights from data. If data were currency, then only some people in some organisations truly know how to earn it and spend it. It’s broadly understood that a data literate person can read, understand, communicate, argue and apply insights from data. Often, it is believed that a once-off literacy intervention or solution will suddenly “upskill” a workforce, allowing the C-suite to move on to another project. This could not be further from the truth. Data literacy is a journey whose goa...

22Jun

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Tech

How technology enables businesses to fight fraud without impacting customer experience

Mark Wells, Chief Customer Officer, Experian Africa The continual growth in online fraud has led to a shift in Financial Services and Telecommunications business priorities. Experian’s latest research report shows that nearly 3 in 4 senior decision-makers are now prioritising investments to improve protection against fraud. This illustrates the severity of the fraud threat as more organisations find it necessary to look for new solutions to this problem. Of equal importance to fraud prevention is the need to improve customer experience (73%). These top two business priorities are closely linked – as fraud checks often have a negative impact on customer experience and conversion rates. In response to this challenge, many organisations are looking to use emerging technology that provides ...

13Jun

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Tech

The Association of African Exhibition Organisers Welcomes Joeri Van den Bergh as Guest Speaker for Lunch & Learn Series

World-renowned expert, Joeri Van Den Bergh, to provide insight on the GenZ generation for markets, whilst highlighting the differences with Y and X generations. Recognising the immense value of continuous learning and professional development for event organisers, the Association of African Exhibition Organisers (AAXO) launched their members-exclusive Lunch & Learn series in late 2022, designed to enhance members’ understanding and upskill them on a wide range of topics relevant to the events industry. With a total of eight sessions hosted since inception, over 300+ registrations and covering topics ranging from Writing Winning Event Proposals, Metaverse Marketing, The Power of PR, Putting Confidence Back in Your Sales Performance, How to Use TikTok, and Managing Stress, the AAXO L...

Satcom Direct joins forces with McQ to launch groundbreaking Video Bandwidth Agility Kit

13Jun

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Tech

Satcom Direct joins forces with McQ to launch groundbreaking Video Bandwidth Agility Kit

New tech streams HD video in reduced bandwidth BLOS applications SD Government, the satellite communications provider for global governments, has teamed with advanced surveillance systems experts, McQ, to add the SD Video Bandwidth Agility Kit (VBAK) to its expanding portfolio of services. Delivering near real-time high-definition video over low bandwidth in beyond line-of-sight (BLOS) applications for military and civilian government customers, the VBAK is a breakthrough technology for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), and search and rescue (SAR) missions. With its clarity, speed, and multiple-platform capabilities, it is transforming fixed-wing, helicopter, and UAV operations with reduced weight and size limitations. The VBAK internal compact SD WiFi Hub router and ...