by Dianne Bayley | Jul 8, 2020 | Innovation
In his 2009 book The Nature of Technology, the noted economist W Brian Arthur defines technology as “a means to fulfil a human purpose”, writes Yolisa Skwintshi, Head of IT, Eskom Pension and Provident Fund. It’s a broad definition, certainly, and one of many for...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 1, 2020 | Sustainability
According to UNICEF’s Generation 2030/Africa Report, over the next three decades almost two billion babies will be born in Africa. In fact, the report predicts that, by 2050, roughly 40% of all births, and the same percentage of all children, in the world will...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 30, 2020 | Innovation
Vuma has always been a connectivity company, says Dietlof Mare CEO, Vuma Our roots, quite literally, are in fibre. However, we’ve always had a clear mission: our job is to connect people. In this age of COVID-19 remote working, we are even more conscious of...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 18, 2020 | Security and Legal
Recent years have seen a marked shift in the way technology interacts with our data privacy, notes Shuman Ghosemajumder, Global Head of Artificial Intelligence at F5 Networks. As people live and work in an increasingly digital world, they are also becoming more aware...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 18, 2020 | Innovation
The new world order revolves around technology, says Thokozile Mahlangu, CEO of the Insurance Institute of South Africa, and we would be doing ourselves an injustice, as professionals, if we assumed we would be unaffected, we would also be doing an injustice to those...