Ethics: this time it’s personal
For Hoosen, any ethical discussion is not primarily about following the letter of the law: “Traditionally, when we talk about ethics, we tend to go to corporate governance and POPI – and for many it’s almost a boring topic, a necessary evil, with all the wrong connotations.”
A megalopolis megatrend
With more than 60 percent of the world population expected to live in urban cities by 2025, urbanisation as a trend will have diverging impacts and influences on future personal lives and mobility. Rapid expansion of city borders, driven by increase in population...
All change for the modern workforce
Technology has had a profound effect on most areas of our lives, but none more so than on the way we work. Today most of us don’t think twice about receiving – and responding to – work mails at any time of the day or night. Because we can be equally productive whether...
Bringing innovation home …
Innovation is the buzzword du jour, but it’s not so easy to nail down exactly how the CIO can position himself to lead the charge. We asked Mohamed Cassoojee, country manager of Software AG, to share some of his thoughts. What kinds of innovations should IT be...
The shape of business to come is digital
The Nexus of Forces – cloud, mobile, big data and social media – have come together and, as expected, caused major disruption in the IT industry. But the disruption doesn’t stop in the IT department: the technology landscape has made it necessary for whole companies...
Technology to drive social innovation
Technology long ago moved out of the back room and into every pocket and home – but now that is poised to become embedded in every physical device possible, it is becoming a catalyst for social innovation. Nick Toozs-Hobson, chief technology officer at Hitachi Data...
Microsoft makes Office for iPhone, iPad and Android free
Last night, Microsoft announced the next step to bringing the productivity of Office to everyone with new Office apps and experiences for the iPhone and iPad, a preview of Office for Android tablet, and the ability for customers using these devices to create and edit...
Workforce 2020 survey shows keys to future employee satisfaction — and concerns
By 2020, the workplace will have undergone tremendous change to transform into the most diverse that the world has ever seen, characterised by multiple generations working together. Workers will possess different skills, experiences, habits, and motivations, with a...
Public IT cloud services hits critical innovation stage
Public IT cloud services spending will reach $56.6 billion in 2014 and grow to more than $127 billion in 2018, according to a new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC). This represents a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.8%, which is...
Wireless data drives public Wi-Fi demand
Vendors must address security, service quality, billing and cost differentials to maximise network efficiency and monetise Wi-Fi access CAPE TOWN, South Africa. – 4 November, 2014 – The exponential rise in the number of internet users and overall broadband services is...
It bites: SA consumers blame data-hungry smartphones for high data charges
There is a growing understanding among customers that smart phones are data-hungry, whereas previously they tended to blame the networks for high data charges.
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