by Dianne Bayley | May 30, 2022 | Innovation
When WhatsApp Business launched in 2018, it’s safe to say that many people feared they’d be inundated with promotional messages from businesses, by Dori-Jo Bonner, Strategist at Striata Africa.Those fears have largely proven unfounded. That’s not because it isn’t...
by Dianne Bayley | May 15, 2022 | Innovation
New thinkers are not only revolutionising the ways in which data can lead to innovation, but also the ways in which we work to realise those innovations. Africa has its own means of fostering, accommodating, and eventually promoting its own pool of data talent, notes...
by Dianne Bayley | May 12, 2022 | Innovation
Big data is the currency that now runs the world, notes Gary Allemann, Managing Director at Master Data Management. But the applications of this incredible tool go far beyond business.When the COVID-19 pandemic made its way across the globe, big data was there to help...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 28, 2022 | Sustainability
Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) in rural and peri-urban areas has largely been under-prioritised, writes Mpopi Khupe, Executive Director at Zevoli Growth Partners. With most corporate ESD initiatives focusing on SMMEs in close proximity to metropolitan hubs,...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 20, 2022 | Innovation
The Ericsson 2021 Mobility Report forecasts that by 2027 there will be over 30 billion Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices in use globally, writes Dr Dawie de Wet (Pr. Eng. M.Sc. Eng.) – Group CEO of Q-KON and Chief Engineer for Twoobii. Previously, Ericsson...
