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How Your Print Buyers’ Needs Are Changing And How To Add Value Amidst Digital Fatigue

By Head of Marketing at Canon South Africa, Jimmy De Waal Despite 46% of marketing budgets being dedicated to digital media, nearly 50% of brands are using print frequently in their campaigns[1]. With digital fatigue amongst consumers continuing to grow in light of recent global events, now is the time for print to step into the […]

Wingcopter joins Flying Labs Network to support locally led drone delivery projects around the world

Germany, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Isarwinkel, Jachenau, rural landscape in fog at sunrise

Wingcopter, the German developer, manufacturer and operator of unmanned delivery drones for commercial and humanitarian applications, has joined forces with the Flying Labs Network as a Technology Partner. The goal of the partnership is to improve supply chains through locally led cargo drone projects and to equip local talent with the skills to operate Wingcopter’s unmanned […]

The New Creative Sector Workspace – Adapt, Innovate and Thrive Creative Africa Nexus Virtual Event

The Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX), a programme put in place by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to support Africa’s creative and cultural industries, announces a series of virtual forums in the lead-up to the Intra-African Trade Fair 2021 (IATF2021). On 25 February at 15:00 CAT, digital innovators and experts from across some of Africa’s key […]

Orange Business Services to design and build cloud-based ICT infrastructure for Egypt’s newest smart city

Sahem Azzam, Vice President Middle East, Africa and Turkey, Orange Business Services

 – Selected as master system integrator to deliver a new data center, offering critical cloud and smart services –  Supports Orange Egypt – the prime contractor – in a multimillion Euro project to develop part of the New Administrative Capital Orange Business Services, a network-native digital services company, has announced that it will design and […]

Most Exciting Features Of LG’s Newest Ultra Series Monitors

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LG is a trusted and respected name among customers around the world because of the company’s innovative products and solutions for diverse industries worldwide. Its products are all designed to maximize work efficiency and return strong value to its customers. In 2021, it has come up with a new surprise for the customers and that […]

Making The Smart Home Experience Accessible To All

LG Addresses Growing Demand for Intuitive Experiences via Evolving ThinQ App Being immersed in technology from an early age, Millennials and Gen Z are driving changes in smart home technology, ranging from greater convenience, to personalization and monitoring consumption habits. Leading the smart home agenda, LG, via its ThinQ technology, is deploying machine learning and […]

Inclusive design is transforming the customer journey as digital accelerates and expectations skyrocket

Reynhardt Uys, Chief Experience Officer at Immersion Group

Embracing inclusive design is a pathway to innovation that organisations ignore at their peril says Reynhardt Uys, Chief Experience Officer, Immersion Group. “Before now, it was common for the industry to see accessibility and inclusion as a box to tick somewhere within the design or process, but as Covid-19 has accelerated the digital world, inclusive […]

AVEVA Joins United Nations Global Compact Network

AVEVA Underscores Commitment to Build a Sustainable Future as a Member of the UN Global Compact Network AVEVA, a global leader in engineering and industrial software, has joined the United Nations Global Compact and the UN Global Compact Network UK — a voluntary leadership platform for the development, implementation, and disclosure of responsible business practices. […]

Wingcopter raises $22M to advance technology leadership in drone delivery, announces serial production

Wingcopter, the German developer, manufacturer and operator of unmanned delivery drones for commercial and humanitarian applications, has secured $22 million in Series A funding. Wingcopter will use the funds to strengthen its leadership in drone-based logistics, with a special focus on healthcare-related applications, including the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. At the same time, Wingcopter is […]

How Risk 360 technology is helping business security in Africa

In Africa, as in other parts of the world, Risk 360 is giving our customers real-time information to reduce the threats they face and optimise their resources. It’s taking our service beyond what our clients thought was possible, and helping to improve the international reputation for doing business in Africa. In a secure control room […]

AVEVA’s Third Digital Conference Assembles Environmental Sustainability Experts to Discuss how Technology Is Helping to Lower Carbon Footprint

Craig Hayman, CEO of AVEVA

AVEVA World Digital Conference Convenes Industry leaders to Discuss Emerging Trends, Meeting Sustainability and Business Goals, and The Role of the Connected Workforce in Accelerating the Digital Journey AVEVA, a global leader in engineering and industrial software, announced its third AVEVA World Digital (AWD) conference, themed ‘Accelerate Your Digital Intelligence’ which will take place from […]

HONOR 10X Lite – the Choice of Millennials

HONOR 10X Lite Combines Outstanding Photography with Stylish Looks and Long Battery Life to Create a Smartphone for the Always-On Generation Global technology brand, HONOR, has created the smartphone of choice for millennials, the feature-packed HONOR 10X Lite. With 48MP AI Quad Camera Camera, 6.67” HONOR FullView display, 128GB of storage and GPU Turbo 3.0, […]

Cisco reveals the top 6 tech trends for 2021 and beyond

From a greater adoption of sensors to a password-less future and closing the digital divide, 2021 will accelerate technologies that allow for more agility, resilience, and innovation Cisco has revealed the top tech trends for 2021 and beyond with technologies that enable businesses to be more agile, resilient, and better prepared for unexpected challenges coming […]

New Swedish technology to support a greener aviation recovery

Flying is like competition sailing: it is all about using good winds and avoiding unfavorable air currents. To allow airlines to fully use the favorable winds there is a new weather optimization service available that shows exactly how the wind blows and where there is bad weather in the atmosphere. With this knowledge airlines can […]

Africa needs the space industry to go forward

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The African continent is bound to become increasingly more dependent on the space industry for job creation, poverty alleviation and sustainable resource management. These were some of the findings in a paper recently published by an expert in the field of Earth Observation and Geo-Information Sciences. The paper titled “The status of Earth Observation (EO) […]

How Fintech can help secure the world from the economic impact of viral pandemics

The coronavirus pandemic continues to turn the world and our lives upside down, with the outbreak forcing governments to put into place measures that reduce the risk of contamination, and focus on pre-emptive processes.  The strain on the economy is palpable, and is an impending catastrophe that could exceed the crash of 2008, and the Great […]

Telemedicine in Africa as a concrete way to solve some problems

Telemedicine. Photo Credit: Edward Jenner (pexels.com)

Tools for innovation: mobile applications, medical specialized websites for medical personnel, scientists, and for educating people in the field of medicine, crowdfunding fundraising campaigns, mobile medical cars and other innovations The use of telemedicine can greatly help in solving the problems of medicine in African countries. The creation of special telemedicine websites within a specific […]