by Dianne Bayley | Aug 20, 2019 | Featured Articles
There has been no shortage of predictions about how advances in artificial intelligence and robotics will replace humans in all kinds of jobs. Financial services company Deloitte recently published its 2019 Global Human Capital Trends report, looking at how technology...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 20, 2019 | Workplace 2020
Worldwide, gender equality continues to remain a focus area for many organisations as the awareness around the gender pay gap gains momentum. There is consensus regarding the need to transform boards and companies to bridge the gender pay gap, both from a...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 20, 2019 | Security and Legal
The Department of Communications (DoC) has published its highly-anticipated ‘Policy on High Demand Spectrum and Policy Direction on Licensing of a Wireless Open Access Network’ which purports to address South Africa’s longstanding spectrum scarcity challenges....
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 20, 2019 | Innovation
Doing more with less. Working in an agile way. These phrases are typically mentioned when describing essential components of doing business in the digital age, writes Kevin South, Head of Digital & CX at SEACOM. Emerging technologies like cloud, robotics and AI...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 20, 2019 | Features
If traditional storage was a bicycle, Hybrid cloud storage is a fighter jet – and Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s new generation of enterprise storage allows an IT department to focus on innovation while storage manages itself, predicts and prevents disruptions,...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 20, 2019 | Security and Legal
The South African mining sector frequently faces criticism for its poor safety record and high number of fatalities, but conditions are improving, and the proper use of technology could be a major boost for safety at mining operations. According to statistics on the...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 20, 2019 | Security and Legal
Should Elon Musk’s robot-surgeon start inserting electrodes into human brains to connect humans and computers via a high-bandwidth brain-machine? What exactly are the implications for medical insurance? Should a self-driving flying taxi crash and kill civilians? Who...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 19, 2019 | Workplace 2020
Even though the South African constitution is regarded as one of the most progressive in the world, lesbian, gay, bisexual, questioning, and intersex (LGBTQI) employees continue to experience discrimination and harassment. Ian McAlister, General Manager of CRS...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 19, 2019 | Internet of Things
From the Internet of things (IOT) to Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Smart cities, to the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR), the list of buzzwords is steadily growing – but with a shortage of tangible and visible planning on how this will change the lives for the...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 19, 2019 | Sustainability
In today’s digital world, insurers must adapt to better service the needs of customers who have come to expect an integrated experience across all channels. Ben Burger, managing executive at SilverBridge, says this continuous customer journey requires a different...
