African Digital Transition Archives

How will Digital Transformation evolve the Blockchain Practices in African Countries?

17Mar

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

Fintech

How will Digital Transformation evolve the Blockchain Practices in African Countries?

By HariKrishna Kundariya The use of blockchain practices has been rising in every industry. Today, every single industry is making the most out of it and making things easier for their audience to deal with it. If you are thinking how blockchain practices is going to get better with digital transformation, then you have landed on the right page. Africa is at the cusp of a digital transformation revolution. Not only this, in this part of the world, blockchain is poised to catalyse unprecedented growth across different industries. With a median age of 19 years and rapid technology adoption, the continent is well-positioned to leapfrog legacy systems with decentralized solutions. Here in this post, we are going to examine and discuss the key sectors in African countries that may evolve t...

6Dec

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

South Africa News, Tech

BCX Releases Digital Innovation Index Report 2023. Offering Strategic Insights for South African Businesses

BCX, a leading technology company, in collaboration with EY-Parthenon, has unveiled the much-anticipated BCX Digital Innovation Index Report 2023. This comprehensive report aims to guide businesses by evaluating their innovation strategies and shedding light on the dynamic landscape of digital transformation in South Africa. Jan Bouwer, Chief Solutions Officer, and Innovation Sponsor at BCX expressed enthusiasm about the partnership with EY-Parthenon, saying, “Digital technologies are growing exponentially, and as leaders, we need to understand the innovation landscape to ensure our businesses are future-fit for growth and sustainability. Encouraging our organisations to think creatively about harnessing the power of technology is essential if we are to grow our businesses and the economy...

3Dec

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

Tech

New study reveals how digital technologies are shaping the global recovery

Latest Network Readiness Index ranks world’s most ‘network ready’ markets The latest results and rankings of the Network Readiness Index (NRI) were released today by the Portulans Institute, revealing how countries around the world are leveraging information technologies to emerge from the COVID pandemic and become ‘network ready’. This latest edition – the third compiled by the Portulans Institute since taking over the Index from the World Economic Forum in 2019 – ranks a total of 130 global economies based on their performance across 60 variables. STL, the industry leading integrator of digital networks, is the NRI’s official knowledge partner. The findings are included in a new report published this month, ‘Shaping the Global Recovery: How digital technologies can help make the post-C...

22Oct

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

Tech

The future of work

With new technology such as AI support and smart cameras, the workplace of the future can be anywhere In what felt like the blink of an eye, the work landscape was transformed as the pandemic spread across the world in 2020. Entire workforces went mobile, seemingly overnight, while organisations bolstered existing remote working processes. And when the world emerges on the other side of this life-altering event, it won’t revert to the way things were before. By some estimates, 70 percent of the workforce will work remotely at least five days a month by 2025. Even in South Africa, where face-to-face meetings, office models and in-person communication has long been the standard, a hybrid model – a combination of remote and on-site working – will likely be the answer in the future, s...

Five Tech Megatrends that can Transform African economies in 2021 and beyond

15Jan

By Richard LiNo Comments

African News, Agriculture, Fintech, Main, Medicine

Five Tech Megatrends that can Transform African economies in 2021 and beyond

The world has been experiencing massive digital disruption with the relentless rollout and adoption of disruptive and innovative technologies. Embracing digital disruption is daunting, since it is extremely unsettling with the rapid change brought about within societies and the severe impact on unskilled labor. Even if the African continent will not be spared by digital disruption, Africa cannot afford to be left out of these global technology (Tech) trends. If technology is wisely implemented, developing African countries are able to hop on the digital bandwagon to rapidly undergo a digital revolution that can boost their respective economies. While disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence, additive manufacturing, augmented and virtual reality, and others are becoming more and...

24Oct

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

African News, South Africa News

Exset’s Digital Monetisation System plans to promote African Digital Transition

By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa Exset, pioneers of TV ecosystems for emerging markets, recently launched its Digital Monetisation System (DMS) in Africa. The DMS facilitates the transformation and monetisation of television platforms across Africa, assisting in the closing of the digital divide. And the Africa Page is a new and unique way of increasing operator revenues in value-based digital television networks. Furthermore, DMS, already an award-winning solution - bridges the gap between technology and value-added services creating digital television platforms that can be monetised where previously impossible, allowing populations to benefit from new information and entertainment services while partnering governments to achieve digita...