Mining: Stepping carefully into 4IR

Mining: Stepping carefully into 4IR

By Aalia Manie, a Partner at Webber Wentzel and expert in technology related law and Intellectual Property Rapid advances in technology and artificial intelligence (AI) in the mining industry raise issues like data protection, intellectual property ownership and legal...
AI and mind-blowing business growth

AI and mind-blowing business growth

By Jim Holland, Country Manager at Lenovo Data Center Group Southern Africa The furore around Artificial Intelligence (AI) is understandable. When adopted correctly, it is a true enabler for achieving a business life without limits, and it has the potential to power...
AI: The apex of tech, policy challenges

AI: The apex of tech, policy challenges

By Aalia Manie, Senior Associate at Webber Wentzel Artificial intelligence (AI) is the apex of today’s technology age as we push the boundaries towards Industry 4.0 and superintelligence. It is already here in disruptive narrow forms, cutting across the economy and...
AI: Delivering value to the IoT strategy

AI: Delivering value to the IoT strategy

By Eckart Zollner, Head of Business Development, the Jasco Group The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the latest technology buzzwords, promising to deliver many benefits by connecting devices with sensors that transmit data via the Internet to a platform where this...
Humans will still be at the centre of work

Humans will still be at the centre of work

Digital business execution is requiring more frequent and complex decision making, continuous problem solving and rapid pattern recognition, all of which require workforce digital dexterity.  In most organisations, however, responsibility for helping employees develop...